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Kate Atkinson

English writer of novels, plays and short stories
Person human Q272622

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[24]
Date of birth
December 20, 1951
Place of birth
York
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[8]
Occupation
screenwriter, novelist, playwright, journalist, short story writer, writer, poet, teacher[9][10][11]
Field of work
literary activity, detective literature, drama, prose[12][13][14][15]
Educated at
University of Dundee, Queen Anne Grammar School[16][17]
Award received
Member of the Order of the British Empire, E. M. Forster Award, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Saltire Awards, Not the Booker Prize[18][19][20][21][22]
Genre
historical fiction, detective fiction[25][26]
Official website
www.kateatkinson.co.uk[31]
Nominated for
Dagger in the Library, Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel[32][33]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[34]
Different from
Kate Atkinson[36]
Family name
Atkinson[29]
Given name
Kate[30]
Member of
Royal Society of Literature[23]
Name in native language
Kate Atkinson[35]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia
P14750
233B-67FD-F31B-2D36-04E8
Residence
Edinburgh, Whitby[27][28]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 92
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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AdoroCinema person ID
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AllMovie person ID
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AlloCiné person ID
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BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Babelio author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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British Council writer ID
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CANTIC ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DBC author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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ELNET ID
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Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Europeana entity
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FAST ID
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FantLab author ID
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Fantastic Fiction author ID
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Film.ru person ID
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Freebase ID
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Goodreads author ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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IDU person ID
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IMDb ID
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ISFDB author ID
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IdRef ID
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Ivi person ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
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Kinopoisk person ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Libris-URI
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Marsilio Editori author ID
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Munzinger person ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLP ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Brazil ID
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National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
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National Library of Russia ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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NooSFere author ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Open Library ID
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PORT person ID
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Penguin Random House author ID
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Perlentaucher ID
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Podchaser creator ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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RSL author ID
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
603808
SNK ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID
vtls004866505
TMDB person ID
1531192
TV Maze person ID
333561
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
5191
Theatricalia person ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1263349
Unz Review author ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/2b887dfc-da7a-4636-ab53-83942dbbed8f
ČSFD person ID
15830

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 7
writer, poet, journalist, playwright, screenwriter, novelist, short story writer
Field of work 3
prose, drama, detective literature
Nominated for 3
Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, Dagger in the Library
Works by author 3
Life After Life, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, Life After Life
Genre 2
detective fiction, historical fiction
Residence 2
Edinburgh, Whitby
Award received 1
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Different from 1
Kate Atkinson
Educated at 1
University of Dundee
Family name 1
Atkinson
Given name 1
Kate
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
Royal Society of Literature
Place of birth 1
York
Sex or gender 1
female
Writing language 1
English
← Creator 1
Case Histories
← Different from 1
Kate Atkinson
← FactGrid item ID 1
Jean de Meun
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Summary

Kate Atkinson was born on December 20, 1951[1], in York[2]. She has worked as a screenwriter[3], novelist[4], playwright[5], journalist[6], and short story writer[7].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to her include Life After Life[37], a television series[38], directed by John Crowley[39] and Behind the Scenes at the Museum[40], a literary work[41].

FAQs

Where was Kate Atkinson born?

Kate Atkinson was born in York[2].

What did Kate Atkinson do for work?

Kate Atkinson worked as a screenwriter[3], novelist[4], playwright[5], journalist[6], and short story writer[7].

Where did Kate Atkinson go to school?

Kate Atkinson was educated at University of Dundee[16] and Queen Anne Grammar School[17].

What awards did Kate Atkinson receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[18], E. M. Forster Award[19], Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[20], and Saltire Awards[21].

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Author Our Noble Selves emerging0.868 independent sources

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drama Jean de Meun United Kingdom University of Dundee

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . contactmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . rsliterature.org. Retrieved . rsliterature.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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