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Brian Behan

Irish writer and trade unionist (1926-2002)
Person Human Q15458092

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
November 10, 1926, 1927[5]
Date of death
November 2, 2002
Place of birth
Dublin
Country of citizenship
Ireland[8]
Occupation
trade unionist
Employer
London College of Communication[9]
Educated at
University of Sussex, Artane Industrial school[10][11]
Member of political party
Workers Revolutionary Party, Communist Party of Great Britain[13][14]
Father
Stephen Behan[6]
Mother
Kathleen Behan[7]
Sibling
Brendan Behan, Dominic Behan[17][18]
Family name
Behan[15]
Given name
Brian[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Brian Behan ar برايان بيهان
🔖 Identifiers · 15
ISNI
0000000110591519
VIAF cluster ID
41987447
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n84234291
GND ID
124222501
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13334232v
Dictionary of Irish Biography ID
009228
FAST ID
145845
Freebase ID
/m/02r5ksr
IdRef ID
035754001
NLA Trove people ID
965641
NUKAT ID
n2006135353
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071278737
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Prabook ID
2477575
WikiTree person ID
Behan-86
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkT6RHGhBqJJwKbGQKTpP

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Summary

Brian Behan was born on November 10, 1926[1], in Dublin[2]. He died on November 2, 2002[3]. He worked as a trade unionist[4].

FAQs

Where was Brian Behan born?

Brian Behan was born in Dublin[2].

Who were Brian Behan's parents?

Brian Behan's father was Stephen Behan[6]. Brian Behan's mother was Kathleen Behan[7].

What did Brian Behan do for work?

Brian Behan worked as a trade unionist[4].

Where did Brian Behan go to school?

Brian Behan was educated at University of Sussex[10] and Artane Industrial school[11].

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  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → November 10, 1926, 1927
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