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Ngaio Marsh

New Zealand writer (1895–1982)
Person Human Q234392
Ngaio Marsh
Henry Herbert Clifford 1872-1949 · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[20]
Date of birth
April 23, 1895
Date of death
February 18, 1982
Place of birth
Christchurch
Place of death
Christchurch
Country of citizenship
New Zealand[11]
Occupation
writer, theatre director, novelist, autobiographer, screenwriter, stage actor, film actor, playwright[13][14][15]
Educated at
University of Canterbury[16]
Award received
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, The Grand Master, honorary doctor of the University of Canterbury[17][18][19]
Genre
detective fiction[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[25]
Family name
Marsh[22]
Given name
Edith, Ngaio[23][24]
Name in native language
Edith Ngaio Marsh[26]
Native language
New Zealand English[12]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia
Place of burial
Church of the Holy Innocents Churchyard[10]
Start of work period
1932[27]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Dame Edith Ngaio Marsh en Ngaio Marsh en Edith Ngaio Marsh ar نايو مارش cs Ngaio Marshová cs Edith Ngaio Marsh de Edith Ngaio Marsh fa ان گایو مارش he נאיו מארש id Edith Ngaio Marsh ja ナイオ・マーシュ ko 나이오 마쉬 ko 나이오 마시 nl Ngaio Edith Marsh pl Edith Ngaio Marsh ro Dame Ngaio Marsh ru Марш Найо ru Марш, Найо ru Найо Марш sv Marsh
🔖 Identifiers · 98
ISNI
0000000121332301
VIAF cluster ID
99813949
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n78089813
GND ID
119049864
AbART person ID
130856
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
77616
Arabic Ontology lexical concept ID
151060643
Artnet artist ID
marsh-dame-ngaio
AusStage person ID
229842
BAnQ authority ID
0000105215
BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
90073296
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BabelNet ID
00053543n
Babelio author ID
20784
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
119147181
BookBrainz author ID
6c3b283a-a252-439c-949a-5b84bc478fed
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
marsh-edith-ngaio
CBDB.cz author ID
13082
CONOR.SI ID
21427299
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10891014
CiNii Research ID
1140282266615832064
DBC author ID
87097969354599
DDB person (GND) ID
119049864
DUC ID
ngaio-marsh
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
u8861
Databazeknih.cz author ID
1389
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119049864
Dictionary of New Zealand Biography ID
4m42
ELNET ID
a11547820
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Ngaio-Marsh
Europeana entity
agent/base/61416
FAST ID
28508
Fantastic Fiction author ID
m/ngaio-marsh
FemBio ID
18829
Find NZ Artists ID
9539
Find a Grave memorial ID
14107272
Freebase ID
/m/015mpg
Geni profile ID
6000000018365013082
Goodreads author ID
68144
Google Doodle
ngaio-marshs-122nd-birthday
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Ngaio_Edith_Marsh
HAND ID
FA71-4AA7-AE6A-BD04-410D
Harper's tag
ngaio-marsh
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
39105
IMDb ID
nm0550635
IdRef ID
027011763
Interlingual Index ID
i96127
J9U entity ID
987007265044205171
KBR person ID
14132216
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
119049864
Kinobox person ID
884716
Krugosvet article (archived)
kultura_i_obrazovanie/literatura/MARSH_NAO.html
Lex ID
Ngaio_Marsh
Libraries Australia ID
35961425
MusicBrainz artist ID
4c492a58-2d1c-46fa-978c-9458d0cdbaa3
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA08574331
NDL Authority ID
00518167
NE.se ID
ngaio-marsh
NL CR AUT ID
jn19990005424
NLA Trove people ID
1164422
NLB authority ID (Belarus)
SEK-176201
NLP ID
a0000002136477
NNDB people ID
570/000114228
NUKAT ID
n99704892
National Library of Brazil ID
000289812
National Library of Chile ID
000160965
National Library of Greece ID
85649
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001226729
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000089439
National Library of Korea ID
KAC199617787
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:wVP;=Bz
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810599257805606
National Library of Portugal ID
33265
National Library of Russia ID
77236
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1017978
National Virtual Library of India ID
899681
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068946457
Obálky knih ID
jn19990005424
Open Library ID
OL26952A
Orlando author ID
marsng
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
31414
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100136201
Prabook ID
724697, 724596
RERO ID (legacy)
A003564627
Read NZ Te Pou Muramura writer ID
marsh-ngaio
SBN author ID
RAVV032881
SHARE Catalogue author ID
168000
SNAC ARK ID
w6gh9vht
SVKKL authority ID
p0025318-Marsh-Ngaio-18951982
Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID
vtls012805578
Te Papa agent ID
38483
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
2951
Union List of Artist Names ID
500246233
WikiTree person ID
Marsh-4793
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
11178523-n
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJj8Q4BDPbvGTRJyQXHwG3
Yale LUX ID
person/427e8818-fff0-4d90-9c20-d6bea4c3f170
ČSFD person ID
723993

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Occupation 8
writer, playwright, screenwriter, theatre director, novelist, film actor, stage actor, autobiographer
Mb:writer 2
Death and the Dancing Footman, Death and the Dancing Footman
Award received 1
honorary doctor of the University of Canterbury
Country of citizenship 1
New Zealand
Educated at 1
University of Canterbury
Genre 1
detective fiction
Given name 1
Edith
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Native language 1
New Zealand English
Place of birth 1
Christchurch
Place of death 1
Christchurch
Sex or gender 1
female
Works by author 1
A Man Lay Dead
Writing language 1
English
← FactGrid item ID 1
Princess Caroline Louise of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
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Summary

Ngaio Marsh was born on April 23, 1895[1], in Christchurch[2]. She died on February 18, 1982[3], in Christchurch[4]. She worked as a writer[5], theatre director[6], novelist[7], autobiographer[8], and screenwriter[9].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to her include A Man Lay Dead[28], a written work[29].

FAQs

Where was Ngaio Marsh born?

Ngaio Marsh was born in Christchurch[2].

Where did Ngaio Marsh die?

Ngaio Marsh passed away in Christchurch[4].

What did Ngaio Marsh do for work?

Ngaio Marsh worked as a writer[5], theatre director[6], novelist[7], autobiographer[8], and screenwriter[9].

Where did Ngaio Marsh go to school?

Ngaio Marsh was educated at University of Canterbury[16].

What awards did Ngaio Marsh receive?

Honors received include Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire[17], The Grand Master[18], and honorary doctor of the University of Canterbury[19].

Related Entities

New Zealand University of Canterbury

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . edgarawards.com. edgarawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . canterbury.ac.nz. canterbury.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [nb] labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: other names, source for place of birth, source for place of death, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksik"
  2. 4w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    NLB authority ID (Belarus) → SEK-176201
    "Created claim: NLB authority ID (Belarus): SEK-176201, batch #289884"
  3. 11w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    BabelNet ID → 00053543n
    Arabic Ontology lexical concept ID → 151060643
    "added/modified IDs mapped to WordNet 3.1"
  4. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → FA71-4AA7-AE6A-BD04-410D
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46379: HAND ID (2)"
  5. 13w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → ngaio-marsh
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: ngaio-marsh, Matched to ngaio marsh (#289952510) in Harper's tag"
  6. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0025318-Marsh-Ngaio-18951982
    Wikidata description → New Zealand writer (1895–1982)
    Prabook ID → 724697, 724596
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: p0025318-Marsh-Ngaio-18951982, batch #259494"
  7. 27w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start of work period → 1932
    Native language → New Zealand English
    Award received → Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, The Grand Master, honorary doctor of the University of Canterbury
    Genre → detective fiction
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Prabook ID: 724697, batch #257026"
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