Des Britten

New Zealand restaurateur and priest (1937–2020)
Person human Q15040610
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Des Britten

Summary

Des Britten is a human[1]. He was born in Ōtāne[2]. He was born on +1937-12-27T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Wellington[4]. He died on +2020-02-13T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a restaurateur[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Des Britten was born in Ōtāne[2].
  • Des Britten died in Wellington[4].
  • Des Britten was born on +1937-12-27T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Des Britten died on +2020-02-13T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Des Britten held citizenship in New Zealand[8].
  • Des Britten's professions included restaurateur[6].
  • Des Britten's education included a stint at Napier Boys' High School[9].
  • Des Britten received the Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎[10].
  • Des Britten received the Wellingtonian of the Year (supreme award)[11].
  • Des Britten's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[12].
  • Des Britten's image is recorded as Des Britten KNZM investiture (cropped).jpg[13].
  • Des Britten is recorded as male[14].
  • Des Britten's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Des Britten's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 2661164357896213250006[16].
  • Des Britten's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2022009897[17].
  • Des Britten's Commons category is recorded as Des Britten[18].
  • The cause of death was cancer[19].
  • Des Britten's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0rfbfkg[20].
  • Des Britten's family name is recorded as Britten[21].
  • Des Britten's given name is recorded as Desmond[22].
  • Des Britten's given name is recorded as John[23].
  • Des Britten's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[24].
  • Des Britten's Te Papa agent ID is recorded as 33195[25].
  • Des Britten's Alexander Turnbull Library ID is recorded as 182994[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Des Britten's place of birth was Ōtāne[2]. He was born on +1937-12-27T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Des Britten's education included a stint at Napier Boys' High School[9].

Career and Affiliations

Des Britten worked as a restaurateur[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎[10], a grade of an order[27], in New Zealand[28] and Wellingtonian of the Year (supreme award)[11], an award[29], in New Zealand[30], founded in 1989[31].

Personal Life

Des Britten's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[12].

Death and Burial

Des Britten died on +2020-02-13T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Wellington[4]. The cause of death was cancer[19].

Why It Matters

Des Britten ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Des Britten born?

Des Britten's place of birth was Ōtāne[2].

Where did Des Britten die?

Des Britten died in Wellington[4].

What did Des Britten do for work?

Des Britten worked as restaurateur[6].

Where did Des Britten go to school?

Des Britten was educated at Napier Boys' High School[9].

What awards did Des Britten receive?

Honors received include Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎[10] and Wellingtonian of the Year (supreme award)[11].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . dpmc.govt.nz. dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wellys.co.nz. Retrieved . wellys.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . 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. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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