Roy Fisher

British artist, bookmaker, and author, born 1930 (1930–2017)
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Roy Fisher

Summary

Roy Fisher is a human[1]. He was born in Handsworth[2]. He was born on +1930-06-11T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2017-03-21T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a poet[5], essayist[6], jazz musician[7], university teacher[8], and bookmaker[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Roy Fisher's place of birth was Handsworth[2].
  • Roy Fisher was born on +1930-06-11T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Roy Fisher died on +2017-03-21T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Roy Fisher held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • Roy Fisher worked as a poet[5].
  • Roy Fisher's professions included essayist[6].
  • Roy Fisher's professions included jazz musician[7].
  • Roy Fisher's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Roy Fisher worked as a bookmaker[9].
  • Roy Fisher's professions included artist[12].
  • Roy Fisher was employed by University of Keele[13].
  • Among Roy Fisher's employers was University of Keele[14].
  • Roy Fisher was educated at University of Birmingham[15].
  • Roy Fisher received the Cholmondeley Award[16].
  • Roy Fisher received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[17].
  • Roy Fisher was a member of Royal Society of Literature[18].
  • Roy Fisher's image is recorded as Roy Fisher portrait.jpg[19].
  • Roy Fisher is recorded as male[20].
  • Roy Fisher's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Roy Fisher's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109276554[22].
  • Roy Fisher's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 96556401[23].
  • Roy Fisher's GND ID is recorded as 122486617[24].
  • Roy Fisher's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n86015668[25].
  • Roy Fisher's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500118054[26].
  • Roy Fisher's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12038541z[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Handsworth[2], Roy Fisher… he was born on +1930-06-11T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Roy Fisher was educated at University of Birmingham[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[5], essayist[6], jazz musician[7], university teacher[8], bookmaker[9], and artist[12]. Employers include University of Keele[13], a university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1949[30].

Recognition

Awards received include Cholmondeley Award[16], a poetry award[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1966[33] and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[17], a fellowship award[34], in United Kingdom[35].

Death and Burial

Roy Fisher died on +2017-03-21T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Roy Fisher ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was Roy Fisher born?

Roy Fisher's place of birth was Handsworth[2].

What did Roy Fisher do for work?

Roy Fisher worked as poet[5], essayist[6], jazz musician[7], university teacher[8], and bookmaker[9].

Where did Roy Fisher go to school?

Roy Fisher was educated at University of Birmingham[15].

What awards did Roy Fisher receive?

Honors received include Cholmondeley Award[16] and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [19] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . societyofauthors.org. societyofauthors.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [18] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [4] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.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
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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