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Ruth Park

New Zealand-born Australian writer (1917–2010)
Person human Q3116934

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[20]
Date of birth
August 24, 1917
Date of death
December 14, 2010
Place of birth
Auckland
Place of death
Sydney
Country of citizenship
New Zealand, Australia[11][12]
Occupation
writer, novelist, children's writer
Field of work
belletristic literature, children's and young adult literature[13][14]
Award received
Dromkeen Medal, Miles Franklin Literary Award, Member of the Order of Australia, Colin Roderick Award[16][17][18][19]
Notable work
Playing Beatie Bow[15]
Spouse
D'Arcy Niland[8]
Child
Kilmeny Niland, Deborah Niland[9][10]
Official website
ruth-park.com.au[25]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[26]
Family name
Park[21]
Given name
Ruth, Rosina, Lucia[22][23][24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Rosina Ruth Lucia Park en Ruth Park en Ruth Niland ar روث بارك cs Ruth Park Niland cs Rosina Ruth Lucia Park de Rosina Ruth Park es Rosina Ruth Lucia Park ja ルース・パーク ru Рут Парк
🔖 Identifiers · 54
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
85574248
Library of Congress authority ID
n80063010
GND ID
1033785830
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ruth Park, pre 1947, by unknown photographer.jpg ↗
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
95163
AustLit ID
A16879
Australian Women's Register ID
AWE5259b
BIBSYS ID
90086612
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14560033s
CBDB.cz author ID
13677
CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
1033785830
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) 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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FID performing arts ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
63678283
Freebase ID
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
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ISFDB author ID
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IdRef ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
1033785830
Libraries Australia ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA05518684
NDL Authority ID
00472737
NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
000428750
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007273501805171
National Library of Latvia ID
000019332
National Library of Lithuania ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071478167
OFDb person ID
43022
Obituaries Australia ID
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Open Library ID
OL513406A
People Australia ID
27683
Read NZ Te Pou Muramura writer ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
130998
SNAC ARK ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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Sceneweb artist ID
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Sinemalar person ID
519145
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
3477
Unz Review author ID
ParkRuth
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
20883
WikiTree person ID
Park-504
Women Australia ID
park-rosina-ruth-27683
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/354eca54-c5a2-4b5a-8977-0f255ddcfffc

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🔗 Connections
Given name 3
Lucia, Ruth, Rosina
Occupation 3
writer, novelist, children's writer
Award received 2
Miles Franklin Literary Award, Dromkeen Medal
Country of citizenship 2
Australia, New Zealand
Field of work 2
belletristic literature, children's and young adult literature
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Auckland
Place of death 1
Sydney
Sex or gender 1
female
← Winner 1
Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature
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Summary

Ruth Park was born on August 24, 1917[1], in Auckland[2]. She died on December 14, 2010[3], in Sydney[4]. She worked as a writer[5], novelist[6], and children's writer[7].

FAQs

Where was Ruth Park born?

Ruth Park's place of birth was Auckland[2].

Where did Ruth Park die?

Ruth Park died in Sydney[4].

Who was Ruth Park married to?

Ruth Park's spouses include D'Arcy Niland[8].

What did Ruth Park do for work?

Ruth Park worked as a writer[5], novelist[6], and children's writer[7].

What awards did Ruth Park receive?

Honors received include Dromkeen Medal[16], Miles Franklin Literary Award[17], Member of the Order of Australia[18], and Colin Roderick Award[19].

Related Entities

Australia New Zealand Sydney

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . slv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved . slv.vic.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Australian honours system. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . theaustralian.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fi', 'fr', 'hy', 'id', '
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    Sinemalar person ID → 519145
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  3. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0072407-Park-Ruth-19172010
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  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Kilmeny Niland, Deborah Niland
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Notable work → —
    Notable work → Playing Beatie Bow
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