Catherine Spence

Scottish-born Australian author, teacher, journalist, politician and suffragist (1825–1910)
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Catherine Spence
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Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[19]
Date of birth
October 31, 1825
Date of death
April 3, 1910
Place of birth
Melrose, Scotland[10]
Place of death
Norwood
Religion or worldview
Unitarianism[18]
Cause of death
heart failure[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[28]
Date of burial or cremation
April 4, 1910[30]
Described by source
The Dictionary of Australasian Biography, 1892, The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Victorian Women's Writing[26][27]
Family name
Spence[22]
Manner of death
natural causes[25]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Australian Women in Religion[31]
Place of burial
St Jude's Cemetery[11]
Writing language
English[32]
🏷️ Also known as
en Catherine Helen Spence en Catherine Spence ar كاثرين سبينس el Κάθριν Χέλεν Σπενς he קתרין ספנס ja キャサリン・ヘレン・スペンス ko 캐서린 헬렌 스펜스 zh 凯瑟琳·海伦·斯宾塞 zh 凱瑟琳·海倫·斯彭斯 zh-hant 凱瑟琳·海倫·斯賓塞
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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At the Circulating Library ID
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AustLit ID
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Australian Dictionary of Biography ID
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Australian Women's Register ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CERL Thesaurus ID
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Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Europeana entity
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FAST ID
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FactGrid item ID
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FamilySearch person ID
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FemBio ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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Freebase ID
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Gazetteer for Scotland person ID
1035
Geni profile ID
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Goodreads author ID
1522003
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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ISFDB author ID
139407
IdRef ID
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J9U entity ID
987007398523305171
Libraries Australia ID
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LibriVox author ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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NooSFere author ID
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Obituaries Australia ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Online Books Page author ID
Spence, Catherine Helen, 1825-1910
Open Library ID
OL1191294A
Open Plaques subject ID
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OpenMLOL author ID
22461
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
52431
Oxford Reference overview ID
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People Australia ID
4627
Project Gutenberg author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
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Who's Who UK ID
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WikiTree person ID
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Women Australia ID
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Women of Scotland subject ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Place of birth 2
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Award received 1
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Summary

Catherine Spence was born on October 31, 1825[1], in Melrose[2]. She died on April 3, 1910[3], in Norwood[4]. She worked as a journalist[5], autobiographer[6], novelist[7], critic[8], and women's rights activist[9].

FAQs

Where was Catherine Spence born?

Catherine Spence's place of birth was Melrose[2].

Where did Catherine Spence die?

Catherine Spence passed away in Norwood[4].

What did Catherine Spence do for work?

Catherine Spence worked as a journalist[5], autobiographer[6], novelist[7], critic[8], and women's rights activist[9].

What awards did Catherine Spence receive?

Honors received include Victorian Honour Roll of Women[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . vic.gov.au. Retrieved . vic.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . FamilySearch Family Tree. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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