William Horwood

British writer (1944-)
Person human Q2005408
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William Horwood

Summary

William Horwood is a human[1]. He was born in Oxford[2]. He was born on +1944-05-12T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a writer[4] and novelist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • William Horwood's place of birth was Oxford[2].
  • William Horwood was born on +1944-05-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Horwood held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • William Horwood worked as a writer[4].
  • William Horwood worked as a novelist[5].
  • William Horwood was educated at University of Bristol[8].
  • William Horwood is recorded as male[9].
  • William Horwood's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • William Horwood's ISNI is recorded as 0000000108916986[11].
  • William Horwood's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 41957279[12].
  • William Horwood's GND ID is recorded as 124715265[13].
  • William Horwood's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79116873[14].
  • William Horwood's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12564356z[15].
  • William Horwood's IdRef ID is recorded as 072227354[16].
  • William Horwood's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA07371736[17].
  • William Horwood's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00443796[18].
  • William Horwood's SBN author ID is recorded as CFIV000437[19].
  • William Horwood's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36150236[20].
  • William Horwood's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02cw4z[21].
  • William Horwood's Open Library ID is recorded as OL4452545A[22].
  • William Horwood's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0035321[23].
  • William Horwood's family name is recorded as Horwood[24].
  • William Horwood's given name is recorded as William[25].
  • William Horwood's pseudonym is recorded as James Conan[26].
  • William Horwood's National Library of Portugal ID is recorded as 1808012[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Oxford[2], William Horwood… he was born on +1944-05-12T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

William Horwood was educated at University of Bristol[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4] and novelist[5].

Why It Matters

William Horwood ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was William Horwood born?

Born in Oxford[2], William Horwood…

What did William Horwood do for work?

William Horwood worked as writer[4] and novelist[5].

Where did William Horwood go to school?

William Horwood was educated at University of Bristol[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Open Library. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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