Victoria Hislop

British writer
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Victoria Hislop

Summary

Victoria Hislop is a human[1]. She was born in Bromley[2]. She was born on June 8, 1959[3]. She worked as a writer[4], journalist[5], and novelist[6]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (783 views/month, #7,080 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Victoria Hislop was born in Bromley[2].
  • Victoria Hislop was born on June 8, 1959[3].
  • Victoria Hislop was married to Ian Hislop[8].
  • A child of Victoria Hislop was Will Hislop[9].
  • Victoria Hislop held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Victoria Hislop held citizenship in Greece[11].
  • English was Victoria Hislop's native language[12].
  • Victoria Hislop's professions included writer[4].
  • Victoria Hislop worked as a journalist[5].
  • Victoria Hislop worked as a novelist[6].
  • Victoria Hislop was educated at St Hilda's College[13].
  • Victoria Hislop's education included a stint at Tonbridge Grammar School[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Victoria Hislop is The Island[15].
  • Victoria Hislop received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[16].
  • Victoria Hislop is recorded as female[17].
  • Victoria Hislop's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Victoria Hislop's Commons category is recorded as Victoria Hislop[19].
  • Victoria Hislop's family name is recorded as Hislop[20].
  • Victoria Hislop's given name is recorded as Victoria[21].
  • Victoria Hislop's official website is recorded as http://www.victoriahislop.com[22].
  • Victoria Hislop's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Victoria Hislop's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[24].
  • Victoria Hislop's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Modern Greek[25].
  • Victoria Hislop's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Victoria Hamson'}[26].
  • Victoria Hislop's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Victoria Hislop'}[27].

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[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 532df006-7a5c-4df6-902a-b7e98eb44184[30]

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Origins and Family

Victoria Hislop's place of birth was Bromley[2]. She was born on June 8, 1959[3]. English was her native language[12].

Education

Educated at St Hilda's College[13], a college of the University of Oxford[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1893[33], headquartered in Oxford[34] and Tonbridge Grammar School[14], a grammar school[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 1905[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], journalist[5], and novelist[6].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Victoria Hislop is The Island[15].

Recognition

Victoria Hislop received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[16].

Personal Life

Victoria Hislop was married to Ian Hislop[8]. A child of her was Will Hislop[9].

Why It Matters

Victoria Hislop ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (783 views/month, #7,080 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] She is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Victoria Hislop born?

Victoria Hislop's place of birth was Bromley[2].

Who was Victoria Hislop married to?

Victoria Hislop's spouses include Ian Hislop[8].

What did Victoria Hislop do for work?

Victoria Hislop worked as writer[4], journalist[5], and novelist[6].

Where did Victoria Hislop go to school?

Victoria Hislop was educated at St Hilda's College[13] and Tonbridge Grammar School[14].

What awards did Victoria Hislop receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Tatler. tatler.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . rsliterature.org. Retrieved . rsliterature.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Babelio. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . 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. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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