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Saki

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Summary

Saki was born on December 18, 1870[1], in Sittwe[2]. He died on November 13, 1916[3], in Beaumont-Hamel[4]. He worked as a writer[5], historian[6], novelist[7], playwright[8], and journalist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,113 views/month, #6,868 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: November 14, 1916[11]
  • Place of burial: Thiepval Memorial[12]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[13]
  • Native language: English[14]
  • Ethnic group: English people[15]
  • Educated at: Bedford School[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Military branch: British Army[18]
  • Commons category: Hector Hugh Munro[19]
  • Military, police or special rank: lance sergeant[20]
  • Participated in conflict: World War I[21]
  • Family name: Munro[22]
  • Given name: Hector[23], Hugh[24]
  • Pseudonym: Saki[25]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Hector Hugh Munro[26]
  • Commons gallery: Hector Hugh Munro[27]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, third supplement[28]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[29]
  • Birth name: Hector Hugh Munro[30]
  • Name in native language: Saki[31]
  • Different from: sake[32]

Why It Matters

Saki has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Works attributed to him include Sredni Vashtar[35], a literary work[36].

FAQs

Where was Saki born?

Saki's place of birth was Sittwe[2].

Where did Saki die?

Saki passed away in Beaumont-Hamel[4].

What did Saki do for work?

Saki worked as a writer[5], historian[6], novelist[7], playwright[8], and journalist[9].

Where did Saki go to school?

Saki was educated at Bedford School[16].

Related Entities

Beaumont-Hamel Sittwe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Munro, Hector Hugh. wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 1d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Viaf cluster id → 7396805
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  2. 8d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 11d ago · Anvilaquarius · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 15d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'be', 'bg', 'bn', 'br', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en',
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  5. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
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  6. 6w ago · ~2026-47880-40 · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Babelnet id → 00042375n
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id → 151060864
    Svkkl authority id → p0005075-Saki-18701916
    Sex or gender → male
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  7. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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