David McKee

Summary

David McKee is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Tavistock^[2]. He was born on January 2, 1935^[3]. He passed away in Nice^[4]. He died on April 6, 2022^[5]. He worked as a writer^[6], illustrator^[7], children's writer^[8], painter^[9], and filmmaker^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (742 views/month, #7,196 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• David McKee was born in Tavistock^[2].
• David McKee was born in Plympton^[12].
• David McKee died in Nice^[4].
• David McKee was born on January 2, 1935^[3].
• David McKee was born on 1918^[13].
• David McKee died on April 6, 2022^[5].
• David McKee held citizenship in United Kingdom^[14].
• English was David McKee's native language^[15].
• David McKee worked as a writer^[6].
• David McKee worked as an illustrator^[7].
• David McKee's professions included children's writer^[8].
• David McKee worked as a painter^[9].
• David McKee's professions included filmmaker^[10].
• David McKee worked as a picture book writer^[16].
• David McKee's field of work was illustration^[17].
• David McKee's field of work was children's book^[18].
• David McKee's field of work was creative and professional writing^[19].
• David McKee's field of work was children's literature^[20].
• David McKee's field of work was young adult literature^[21].
• David McKee was educated at Tavistock College^[22].
• David McKee was educated at Hele's School^[23].
• David McKee was educated at Arts University Plymouth^[24].
• David McKee was educated at Hornsey College of Art^[25].
• A notable work attributed to David McKee is Mr Benn^[26].
• David McKee received the honorary doctorate^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1935-01-02^[30]

• Community tags: has german audiobooks^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: c97c3244-432e-479b-92a3-c8f6f7bbc185^[32]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Tavistock^[2], a town^[33], in United Kingdom^[34] and Plympton^[12], a suburb^[35], in United Kingdom^[36]. Recorded date of birth include January 2, 1935^[3] and 1918^[13]. English was David McKee's native language^[15].

Education

Educated at Tavistock College^[22], a school^[37], in United Kingdom^[38], founded in 2018^[39]; Hele's School^[23], a secondary school^[40], in United Kingdom^[41], founded in 1658^[42]; Arts University Plymouth^[24], an art academy^[43], in United Kingdom^[44], founded in 1856^[45]; and Hornsey College of Art^[25], an art academy^[46], in United Kingdom^[47], founded in 1880^[48].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[6], illustrator^[7], children's writer^[8], painter^[9], filmmaker^[10], and picture book writer^[16]. Fields of work include illustration^[17], an activity^[49]; children's book^[18], a literary genre^[50]; creative and professional writing^[19], an academic discipline^[51]; children's literature^[20], a sub-set of literature^[52]; and young adult literature^[21], a sub-set of literature^[53].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to David McKee is Mr Benn^[26].

Recognition

David McKee received the honorary doctorate^[27].

Death and Burial

David McKee died on April 6, 2022^[5]. He passed away in Nice^[4].

Why It Matters

David McKee ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (742 views/month, #7,196 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] He is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]

Works attributed to him include Elmer the Patchwork Elephant^[56], a book series^[57].

FAQs

Where was David McKee born?

Born in Tavistock^[2], David McKee…

Where did David McKee die?

David McKee passed away in Nice^[4].

What did David McKee do for work?

David McKee worked as writer^[6], illustrator^[7], children's writer^[8], painter^[9], and filmmaker^[10].

Where did David McKee go to school?

David McKee was educated at Tavistock College^[22], Hele's School^[23], Arts University Plymouth^[24], and Hornsey College of Art^[25].

What awards did David McKee receive?

Honors received include honorary doctorate^[27].