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Beryl Gilroy

Guyanese writer (1924-2001)
Person Human Q4896071

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[17]
Date of birth
August 30, 1924
Date of death
April 4, 2001
Place of birth
Guyana, Berbice[9]
Place of death
United Kingdom, London[10]
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[12]
Occupation
writer, teacher, poet, pedagogue
Employer
University of London, UCL Institute of Education[14][15]
Position held
head teacher[13]
Educated at
University of London[16]
Child
Paul Gilroy[11]
Cause of death
myocardial infarction[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[23]
Birth name
Beryl Agatha Answick[24]
Described by source
Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro-Latin American Biography, Third World Women's Literatures[21][22]
Given name
Beryl[19]
Manner of death
natural causes[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Beryl Agatha Answick en Beryl Agatha Gilroy en Beryl Gilroy ar بيريل غيلروي fa بریل گیلروی fr Beryl Agatha Answick ru Берил Гилрой ru Гилрой, Берил
🔖 Identifiers · 25
ISNI
000000002956533X
VIAF cluster ID
64058686
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n86074009
GND ID
120141450
Africultures person ID
45214
BIBSYS ID
90880768
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
GilroyBeryl
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
122312544
BookBrainz author ID
7b6cff75-21d1-4b1d-90bc-a498092b31eb
CiNii Research ID
1140000791825312256
DDB person (GND) ID
120141450
FAST ID
198036
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Freebase ID
/m/0dx238
IdRef ID
031012248
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA13533606
National Virtual Library of India ID
114k (113k–114k, n=3)
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072830956
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
75721
Prabook ID
643496
RERO ID (legacy)
A003297415
SBN author ID
TO0V298140
SHARE Catalogue author ID
526624
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
1755
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqk7PKQtWJ94vRQCmd4v3
Yale LUX ID
person/34b41c27-4778-434a-bf64-77a6981bb231

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
teacher, writer, poet
Employer 2
University of London, UCL Institute of Education
Place of birth 2
Guyana, Berbice
Cause of death 1
myocardial infarction
Child 1
Paul Gilroy
Children (maternal) 1
Paul Gilroy
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Described by source 1
Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro-Latin American Biography
Educated at 1
University of London
Given name 1
Beryl
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of death 1
United Kingdom
Position held 1
head teacher
Sex or gender 1
female
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Summary

Beryl Gilroy was born on August 30, 1924[1], in Guyana[2]. She died on April 4, 2001[3], in United Kingdom[4]. She worked as a writer[5], teacher[6], poet[7], and pedagogue[8].

FAQs

Where was Beryl Gilroy born?

Beryl Gilroy's place of birth was Guyana[2].

Where did Beryl Gilroy die?

Beryl Gilroy passed away in United Kingdom[4].

What did Beryl Gilroy do for work?

Beryl Gilroy worked as a writer[5], teacher[6], poet[7], and pedagogue[8].

Where did Beryl Gilroy go to school?

Beryl Gilroy was educated at University of London[16].

Related Entities

Guyana United Kingdom University of London

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . scholarship.richmond.edu. Retrieved . scholarship.richmond.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . encyclopediaofafroeuropeanstudies.eu. Retrieved . encyclopediaofafroeuropeanstudies.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Third World Women's Literatures. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . encyclopediaofafroeuropeanstudies.eu. Retrieved . encyclopediaofafroeuropeanstudies.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65766: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 4w ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    BookBrainz author ID → 7b6cff75-21d1-4b1d-90bc-a498092b31eb
    "Created claim: BookBrainz author ID: 7b6cff75-21d1-4b1d-90bc-a498092b31eb, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791629849434"
  3. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → United Kingdom, London
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57880: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Beryl
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom
    Child → Paul Gilroy
    Instance of → human
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32116: import P21 and P106 from GND (29)"
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