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Christopher Fowler

British writer (1953–2023)
Person human Q959699

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
March 26, 1953, 1953[8]
Date of death
March 2023, March 3, 2023, March 2, 2023[9][10]
Place of birth
Greenwich
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[11]
Occupation
writer, novelist, actor
Educated at
Colfe's School[12]
Award received
August Derleth Award, Dagger in the Library, British Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction, British Fantasy Award for Best Novella, British Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction, British Fantasy Award for Best Collection[13][14][15][16][17]
Genre
mystery fiction[19]
Official website
www.christopherfowler.co.uk[23]
Cause of death
cancer[20]
Nominated for
August Derleth Award, Dilys Award, Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short Story, August Derleth Award, August Derleth Award, British Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction, British Fantasy Award for Best Collection, British Fantasy Award for Best Collection, World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction, Bram Stoker Award for Best Fiction Collection, Bram Stoker Award for Best Fiction Collection, Bram Stoker Award for Best Fiction Collection[25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[32]
End of work period
2023[35]
Family name
Fowler[21]
Given name
Christopher[22]
Manner of death
natural causes[24]
Name in native language
Christopher Fowler[33]
P14750
D7EF-69B9-2E06-04DB-262F
Start of work period
1984[34]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Christopher Fowler en Christopher Robert Fowler en Kristofer Fauler ar كريستوفر فولر he כריסטופר פאולר ja クリストファー ファウラー ja クリストファー・ファウラー ja クリストファー・フォウラー ru Кристофер Фаулер
🔖 Identifiers · 54
ISNI
0000000109201237
VIAF cluster ID
84038874
Library of Congress authority ID
n85109053
GND ID
1064964958
Awards & Winners artist ID
05kkdt
BD Gest' author ID
30844
BIBSYS ID
90883350
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
FowlerChristopher
Babelio author ID
31523
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
122521655
CWA writer ID
fowler-christopher
CiNii Research ID
1140563741599850240
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CineMagia person ID
9757
DBC author ID
87097968318491
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
fowler_christopher
Europeana entity
agent/base/71789
FAST ID
149800
Facebook username
christopherrobertfowler
FantLab author ID
1877
Fantastic Fiction author ID
f/christopher-fowler
Freebase ID
/m/05kkdt
Goodreads author ID
3912
IMDb ID
nm0288680
ISFDB author ID
1475
IdRef ID
031274927
Kinobox person ID
216587
Libraries Australia ID
35093141, 35105889
Los Angeles Review of Books author ID
christopher-fowler
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA09638258
NDL Authority ID
00466648
NL CR AUT ID
jn20000710037
NLA Trove people ID
824526
NLP ID
a0000001159980
NUKAT ID
n94007994
National Library of Greece ID
73354
National Library of Israel ID (old)
004973037
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007411937805171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:COex;=B/
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810649190105606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX931670
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
075045338
NooSFere author ID
213
Open Library ID
OL249526A
Penguin Random House author ID
9092
RERO ID (legacy)
A003256351
SBN author ID
LO1V130623
SNAC ARK ID
w6bm056w
SVKKL authority ID
p0088426-Fowler-Christopher-1953
TMDB person ID
1045315
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy ID
fowler_christopher
Unz Review author ID
FowlerChristopher
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
12024
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/2b330f6c-da91-4563-b600-df08d3d03c55

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
actor, writer, novelist
Award received 1
Dagger in the Library
Cause of death 1
cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Family name 1
Fowler
Genre 1
mystery fiction
Given name 1
Christopher
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Nominated for 1
Dilys Award
Place of birth 1
Greenwich
Place of death 1
London
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
← Winner 1
Dagger in the Library
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Summary

Christopher Fowler was born on March 26, 1953[1], in Greenwich[2]. He died in March 2023[3] in London[4]. He worked as a writer[5], novelist[6], and actor[7].

FAQs

Where was Christopher Fowler born?

Christopher Fowler was born in Greenwich[2].

Where did Christopher Fowler die?

Christopher Fowler passed away in London[4].

What did Christopher Fowler do for work?

Christopher Fowler worked as a writer[5], novelist[6], and actor[7].

Where did Christopher Fowler go to school?

Christopher Fowler was educated at Colfe's School[12].

What awards did Christopher Fowler receive?

Honors received include August Derleth Award[13], Dagger in the Library[14], British Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction[15], and British Fantasy Award for Best Novella[16].

Related Entities

London United Kingdom

References

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  1. [2] ↑ . Google Books. Retrieved . dailykos.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Fortean Times. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . noosfere.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . thecwa.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] ↑ . thecwa.co.uk. thecwa.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . noosfere.org. Retrieved . noosfere.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . theguardian.com. theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . FantLab. Retrieved . newworlds.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [8] ↑ . Open Library. Retrieved . noosfere.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . theguardian.com. theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [9] ↑ . locusmag.com. locusmag.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [10] ↑ . The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Retrieved . telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . thecwa.co.uk. Retrieved . thecwa.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . gpi.noosfere.org. gpi.noosfere.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . sfadb.com. Retrieved . sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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