Harry Bloom

South African journalist, novelist, and lecturer (1913–1981)
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Summary

Harry Bloom was born on January 1, 1913[1], in Johannesburg[2]. He died on July 28, 1981[3], in Canterbury[4]. He worked as a journalist[5], novelist[6], writer[7], and lecturer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,455 views/month, #7,160 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Child: Steve Bloom[10], Orlando Bloom[11]
  • Country of citizenship: South Africa[12]
  • Field of work: journalism[13], literature[14], education[15]
  • Employer: University of Kent[16]
  • Educated at: University of the Witwatersrand[17]
  • Sex or gender: male[18]
  • Family name: Bloom[19]
  • Given name: Harry[20]
  • Work location: Czechoslovakia[21]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[22]

Why It Matters

Harry Bloom has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

Where was Harry Bloom born?

Harry Bloom's place of birth was Johannesburg[2].

Where did Harry Bloom die?

Harry Bloom died in Canterbury[4].

What did Harry Bloom do for work?

Harry Bloom worked as a journalist[5], novelist[6], writer[7], and lecturer[8].

Where did Harry Bloom go to school?

Harry Bloom was educated at University of the Witwatersrand[17].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0101981-Bloom-Harry-19171981, 0406295-Storm-Walter-19171981
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ckb', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'nl', 'ru', 'sv']
    Harper's tag → harry-bloom
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: harry-bloom, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289935473|harry bloom (#289935473)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] "
  2. 18w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Czechoslovakia
    Aliases → —
    Field of work → —
    Citizenship → —
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: p0101981-Bloom-Harry-19171981, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259576|batch #259576]]"
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