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Eleanor Smith

noblewoman; English writer, journalist, and member of the Bright Young Things
Person human Q5354389

Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[20]
Date of birth
1902
Date of death
1945, October 20, 1945[10]
Place of birth
Birkenhead
Place of death
Westminster
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[13][14]
Occupation
journalist, novelist, short story writer, reporter, writer
Field of work
creative and professional writing, prose, short story, historical novel[16][17][18][19]
Member of political party
Conservative Party[22]
Father
F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead[11]
Mother
Margaret Furneaux[12]
Sibling
Frederick Smith, 2nd Earl of Birkenhead, Pamela Smith[36][37]
Genre
romantic fiction, historical fiction, horror literature, ghost story[23][24][25][26]
Part of
Bright Young Things[27]
Work location
England[32]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[33]
Birth name
Eleanor Furneaux Smith[34]
Contributor to the creative work or subject
Weird Tales[31]
Family name
Smith[28]
Given name
Eleanor, Furneaux[29][30]
Native language
British English[15]
Noble title
lady[21]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
VisibleWikiWomen[39]
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P14750
D796-6889-6B43-2394-6872
Social classification
nobility[38]
Start of work period
1930[35]
Writing language
British English[40]
🏷️ Also known as
en Lady Eleanor Furneaux Smith en Lady Eleanor Smith en Eleanor Furneaux Smith en Eleanor Smith ar اليانور سميث cs Eleanor Furneaux Smith hu Lady Eleanor Furneaux Smith ja レディ・エレノア・スミス ru Смит, Элеанор ru Элеанор Смит
🔖 Identifiers · 47
ISNI
0000000108549768
VIAF cluster ID
7905831
Library of Congress authority ID
no2008020658
GND ID
1061870715
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Lady Eleanor Furneaux Smith.jpg ↗
BBC Things ID
bc150382-c06a-4a06-9475-27450abd6622
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
119947985
CONOR.BG ID
60058981
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11693060
CiNii Research ID
1140563741538082560
DDB person (GND) ID
1061870715
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
u6980
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1061870715
ELNET ID
a11888490
FAST ID
1960638
Freebase ID
/m/0414wh8
Hoopla artist ID
1588150656
IMDb ID
nm0808114
ISFDB author ID
20247, 200098
IdRef ID
098465392
KBR person ID
14620224
Kinobox person ID
1273983
Libraries Australia ID
36524696
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA03321168
NL CR AUT ID
mzk20231186908
NLA Trove people ID
1272107
NUKAT ID
n98702396
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000011619
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007291922005171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*94144;=BI
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp60413
National Virtual Library of India ID
378k (377k–378k, n=3)
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
126960291
Open Library ID
OL2082109A, OL5364765A
Prabook ID
1737157
SBN author ID
CUBV146627
SNAC ARK ID
w66j6rpj
SNARC ID
Richard Becker
TMDB person ID
127456
The Peerage person ID
p27843.htm#i278424
Theatricalia person ID
1y17
UK National Archives ID
F58602
Unz Review author ID
SmithEleanorFurneaux
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV12648018
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/336430
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmP949K7tB3vkRMdkMF8C
Yale LUX ID
person/238abbf8-7080-4e5b-a8cf-d940f4e1e2c9

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
writer, journalist, reporter, novelist, short story writer
Field of work 3
short story, prose, historical novel
Genre 3
historical fiction, horror literature, ghost story
Country of citizenship 2
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Contributor to the creative work or subject 1
Weird Tales
Family name 1
Smith
Father 1
F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead
Given name 1
Eleanor
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Conservative Party
Native language 1
British English
Noble title 1
lady
Parent of 1
F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead
Part of 1
Bright Young Things
Place of birth 1
Birkenhead
Place of death 1
Westminster
SNARC ID 1
Richard Becker
Sex or gender 1
female
Sibling 1
Frederick Smith, 2nd Earl of Birkenhead
Siblings 1
Frederick Smith, 2nd Earl of Birkenhead
Social classification 1
nobility
Work location 1
England
Writing language 1
British English
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Summary

Eleanor Smith was born in 1902[1] in Birkenhead[2]. She died in 1945[3] in Westminster[4]. She worked as a journalist[5], novelist[6], short story writer[7], reporter[8], and writer[9].

FAQs

Where was Eleanor Smith born?

Eleanor Smith's place of birth was Birkenhead[2].

Where did Eleanor Smith die?

Eleanor Smith died in Westminster[4].

Who were Eleanor Smith's parents?

Eleanor Smith's father was F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead[11]. Eleanor Smith's mother was Margaret Furneaux[12].

What did Eleanor Smith do for work?

Eleanor Smith worked as a journalist[5], novelist[6], short story writer[7], reporter[8], and writer[9].

Related Entities

England United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [10] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Eleanor, Furneaux
    Field of work → creative and professional writing, prose, short story +1
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → VisibleWikiWomen
    Instance of → human
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