Simon Winchester

Summary

Simon Winchester is a human^[1]. He was born in London^[2]. He was born on September 28, 1944^[3]. He worked as a journalist^[4] and writer^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (405 views/month, #7,145 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Born in London^[2], Simon Winchester…
• Simon Winchester was born on September 28, 1944^[3].
• Simon Winchester held citizenship in United Kingdom^[7].
• Simon Winchester's professions included journalist^[4].
• Simon Winchester worked as a writer^[5].
• Among Simon Winchester's employers was The Guardian^[8].
• Simon Winchester's education included a stint at St Catherine's College^[9].
• Simon Winchester was educated at The Thomas Hardye School^[10].
• Simon Winchester received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire^[11].
• Simon Winchester received the Great Immigrants Award^[12].
• Simon Winchester's religion is recorded as atheism^[13].
• Simon Winchester is recorded as male^[14].
• Simon Winchester's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Simon Winchester's Commons category is recorded as Simon Winchester^[16].
• Simon Winchester's family name is recorded as Winchester^[17].
• Simon Winchester's given name is recorded as Simon^[18].
• Simon Winchester's official website is recorded as http://www.simonwinchester.com/^[19].
• Simon Winchester's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[20].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[21]

• Country: GB^[22]

• Began / founded: 1944-09-28^[23]

• MusicBrainz ID: 3d4f0248-a5a1-46e6-af0f-a2b25a6ea376^[24]

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Origins and Family

Simon Winchester's place of birth was London^[2]. He was born on September 28, 1944^[3].

Education

Educated at St Catherine's College^[9], a college of the University of Oxford^[25], in United Kingdom^[26], founded in 1962^[27], headquartered in Oxford^[28] and The Thomas Hardye School^[10], a school^[29], in United Kingdom^[30], founded in 2011^[31].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist^[4] and writer^[5]. Among Simon Winchester's employers was The Guardian^[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire^[11], a grade of an order^[32], in United Kingdom^[33] and Great Immigrants Award^[12], an award^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 2006^[36].

Personal Life

Simon Winchester's religion is recorded as atheism^[13].

Why It Matters

Simon Winchester ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (405 views/month, #7,145 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37]

Works attributed to him include The Surgeon of Crowthorne^[38], a written work^[39].

FAQs

Where was Simon Winchester born?

Simon Winchester's place of birth was London^[2].

What did Simon Winchester do for work?

Simon Winchester worked as journalist^[4] and writer^[5].

Where did Simon Winchester go to school?

Simon Winchester was educated at St Catherine's College^[9] and The Thomas Hardye School^[10].

What awards did Simon Winchester receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire^[11] and Great Immigrants Award^[12].