Christopher Booker

British journalist and author
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Christopher Booker

Summary

Christopher Booker is a human[1]. His place of birth was Eastbourne[2]. He was born on October 7, 1937[3]. He died on July 3, 2019[4]. He worked as a journalist[5] and writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (194 views/month, #7,236 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Christopher Booker's place of birth was Eastbourne[2].
  • Christopher Booker was born on October 7, 1937[3].
  • Christopher Booker died on July 3, 2019[4].
  • Christopher Booker's father was John Michael Booker[8].
  • Christopher Booker was married to Emma Tennant[9].
  • Christopher Booker was married to Valerie Patrick[10].
  • Christopher Booker held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • Christopher Booker worked as a journalist[5].
  • Christopher Booker worked as a writer[6].
  • Christopher Booker's field of work was journalism[12].
  • Christopher Booker's field of work was literary activity[13].
  • Christopher Booker's field of work was satire[14].
  • Among Christopher Booker's employers was Private Eye[15].
  • Christopher Booker's education included a stint at Corpus Christi College[16].
  • Christopher Booker was educated at Dragon School[17].
  • Christopher Booker was educated at Shrewsbury School[18].
  • Christopher Booker is recorded as male[19].
  • Christopher Booker's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Christopher Booker's family name is recorded as Booker[21].
  • Christopher Booker's given name is recorded as Christopher[22].
  • Christopher Booker's given name is recorded as John[23].
  • Christopher Booker's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Christopher Booker's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Christopher Booker'}[25].

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[26]

  • Country: GB[27]

  • Began / founded: 1937-10-07[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2019-07-03[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 20b8bd6e-f2ab-49db-b8db-5091bd5bbded[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Eastbourne[2], Christopher Booker… he was born on October 7, 1937[3]. His father was John Michael Booker[8].

Education

Educated at Corpus Christi College[16], a college of the University of Cambridge[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1352[33], headquartered in Cambridge[34]; Dragon School[17], an independent school[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 1877[37], headquartered in Oxford[38]; and Shrewsbury School[18], a secondary school[39], in United Kingdom[40], founded in 1552[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[5] and writer[6]. Fields of work include journalism[12], an industry[42]; literary activity[13]; and satire[14], an art genre[43]. Christopher Booker was employed by Private Eye[15].

Personal Life

Spouses include Emma Tennant[9], a novelist[44], 1937–2017[45], of United Kingdom[46], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[47] and Valerie Patrick[10].

Death and Burial

Christopher Booker died on July 3, 2019[4].

Why It Matters

Christopher Booker ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (194 views/month, #7,236 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

Works attributed to him include The Seven Basic Plots[49], a literary work[50].

FAQs

Where was Christopher Booker born?

Christopher Booker was born in Eastbourne[2].

Who were Christopher Booker's parents?

Christopher Booker's father was John Michael Booker[8].

Who was Christopher Booker married to?

Christopher Booker's spouses include Emma Tennant[9] and Valerie Patrick[10].

What did Christopher Booker do for work?

Christopher Booker worked as journalist[5] and writer[6].

Where did Christopher Booker go to school?

Christopher Booker was educated at Corpus Christi College[16], Dragon School[17], and Shrewsbury School[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [3] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  18. [4] . BnF authorities. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [49] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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