Ronald Firbank

English novelist (1886-1926)
Person human Q2706580
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Ronald Firbank

Summary

Ronald Firbank is a human[1]. Born in London[2], he… he was born on January 17, 1886[3]. He passed away in Rome[4]. He died on May 21, 1926[5]. He worked as a writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (546 views/month, #7,214 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Ronald Firbank was born in London[2].
  • Ronald Firbank's place of birth was Italy[8].
  • Ronald Firbank passed away in Rome[4].
  • Ronald Firbank was born on January 17, 1886[3].
  • Ronald Firbank died on May 21, 1926[5].
  • Burial took place at Campo Verano[9].
  • Ronald Firbank held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10].
  • Ronald Firbank worked as a writer[6].
  • Ronald Firbank's field of work was British prose literature[11].
  • Ronald Firbank's education included a stint at Trinity Hall[12].
  • Ronald Firbank's religion is recorded as Catholicism[13].
  • Ronald Firbank is recorded as male[14].
  • Ronald Firbank's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Ronald Firbank's sexual orientation is recorded as homosexuality[16].
  • Ronald Firbank's archives at is recorded as University of Leeds Libraries[17].
  • Ronald Firbank's archives at is recorded as Harry Ransom Center[18].
  • Ronald Firbank's given name is recorded as Ronald[19].
  • Ronald Firbank's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Ronald Firbank's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ronald Firbank'}[21].
  • Ronald Firbank's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Harry Ransom Center[22].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: GB[24]

  • Began / founded: 1886-01-17[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1926-05-21[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8c544176-62f4-4d69-9b75-92804cbcabec[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include London[2], a metropolis[28], in Roman Empire[29], founded in 0047[30] and Italy[8], a country[31], in Italy[32], founded in 1946[33]. Ronald Firbank was born on January 17, 1886[3].

Education

Ronald Firbank was educated at Trinity Hall[12].

Career and Affiliations

Ronald Firbank worked as a writer[6]. His field of work was British prose literature[11].

Personal Life

Ronald Firbank's religion is recorded as Catholicism[13].

Death and Burial

Ronald Firbank died on May 21, 1926[5]. He passed away in Rome[4]. Burial took place at Campo Verano[9].

Why It Matters

Ronald Firbank ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (546 views/month, #7,214 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Ronald Firbank born?

Ronald Firbank's place of birth was London[2].

Where did Ronald Firbank die?

Ronald Firbank passed away in Rome[4].

What did Ronald Firbank do for work?

Ronald Firbank worked as writer[6].

Where did Ronald Firbank go to school?

Ronald Firbank was educated at Trinity Hall[12].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Google Books. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . books.google.ca. books.google.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . bibliolimpo.com. bibliolimpo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . theage.com.au. theage.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . norman.hrc.utexas.edu. Retrieved . norman.hrc.utexas.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . books.google.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Field of work British prose literature
    Religion or worldview Catholicism
    Place of death Rome
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