William Sansom

British writer who specialized in descriptions of London local life (1912-1976)
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William Sansom

Summary

William Sansom is a human[1]. Born in London[2], he… he was born on January 18, 1912[3]. He passed away in Greater London[4]. He died on April 20, 1976[5]. He worked as a writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William Sansom was born in London[2].
  • William Sansom passed away in Greater London[4].
  • William Sansom passed away in London[8].
  • William Sansom was born on January 18, 1912[3].
  • William Sansom died on April 20, 1976[5].
  • William Sansom held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • William Sansom worked as a writer[6].
  • William Sansom's education included a stint at Uppingham School[10].
  • William Sansom received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[11].
  • William Sansom was a member of Royal Society of Literature[12].
  • William Sansom is recorded as male[13].
  • William Sansom's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • William Sansom's family name is recorded as Sansom[15].
  • William Sansom's given name is recorded as William[16].
  • William Sansom's given name is recorded as Norman[17].
  • William Sansom's given name is recorded as Trevor[18].
  • William Sansom's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • William Sansom's birth name is recorded as William Norman Trevor Sansom[20].
  • William Sansom's name in native language is recorded as William Sansom[21].
  • William Sansom's copyright representative is recorded as PRS for Music[22].
  • William Sansom's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[23].

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[24]

  • Country: GB[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: dffde8b0-d6c2-4c8c-8f87-b558b18dcb1e[26]

Body

Origins and Family

William Sansom's place of birth was London[2]. He was born on January 18, 1912[3].

Education

William Sansom was educated at Uppingham School[10].

Career and Affiliations

William Sansom worked as a writer[6].

Recognition

William Sansom received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[11].

Death and Burial

William Sansom died on April 20, 1976[5]. Recorded place of death include Greater London[4], a ceremonial county of England[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1965[29] and London[8], a metropolis[30], in Roman Empire[31], founded in 0047[32].

Why It Matters

William Sansom ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was William Sansom born?

William Sansom was born in London[2].

Where did William Sansom die?

William Sansom died in Greater London[4].

What did William Sansom do for work?

William Sansom worked as writer[6].

Where did William Sansom go to school?

William Sansom was educated at Uppingham School[10].

What awards did William Sansom receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[11].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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