Sophie Hannah

British poet and novelist (born 1971)
Person human Q7563004
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Sophie Hannah

Summary

Sophie Hannah is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Manchester[2]. She was born on June 28, 1971[3]. She worked as a writer[4], children's writer[5], poet[6], and novelist[7]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (413 views/month, #7,164 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Sophie Hannah's place of birth was Manchester[2].
  • Sophie Hannah was born on June 28, 1971[3].
  • Sophie Hannah held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Sophie Hannah worked as a writer[4].
  • Sophie Hannah worked as a children's writer[5].
  • Sophie Hannah's professions included poet[6].
  • Sophie Hannah's professions included novelist[7].
  • Sophie Hannah's field of work was poetry[10].
  • Sophie Hannah's field of work was children's and young adult literature[11].
  • Sophie Hannah's field of work was detective literature[12].
  • Sophie Hannah's education included a stint at University of Manchester[13].
  • Sophie Hannah received the Eric Gregory Award[14].
  • Sophie Hannah received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[15].
  • Sophie Hannah is recorded as female[16].
  • Sophie Hannah's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Sophie Hannah's Commons category is recorded as Sophie Hannah[18].
  • Sophie Hannah's archives at is recorded as University of Leeds Libraries[19].
  • Sophie Hannah's family name is recorded as Hannah[20].
  • Sophie Hannah's given name is recorded as Sophie[21].
  • Sophie Hannah's official website is recorded as http://sophiehannah.com[22].
  • Sophie Hannah's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Sophie Hannah's writing language is recorded as English[24].

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.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[25]

  • Country: GB[26]

  • Began / founded: 1971-06-28[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 34c8c891-8f6d-45eb-b95e-c89f947ff2cb[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Sophie Hannah's place of birth was Manchester[2]. She was born on June 28, 1971[3].

Education

Sophie Hannah's education included a stint at University of Manchester[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], children's writer[5], poet[6], and novelist[7]. Fields of work include poetry[10], a literary form[29]; children's and young adult literature[11], a sub-set of literature[30]; and detective literature[12], a literary genre[31].

Recognition

Awards received include Eric Gregory Award[14], a poetry award[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1960[34] and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[15], a fellowship award[35], in United Kingdom[36].

Why It Matters

Sophie Hannah ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (413 views/month, #7,164 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37]

Works attributed to her include The Monogram Murders[38], a literary work[39] and Closed Casket[40], a literary work[41].

FAQs

Where was Sophie Hannah born?

Sophie Hannah's place of birth was Manchester[2].

What did Sophie Hannah do for work?

Sophie Hannah worked as writer[4], children's writer[5], poet[6], and novelist[7].

Where did Sophie Hannah go to school?

Sophie Hannah was educated at University of Manchester[13].

What awards did Sophie Hannah receive?

Honors received include Eric Gregory Award[14] and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[15].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . rsliterature.org. Retrieved . rsliterature.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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