Carl Van Vechten (1880 - 1964) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds
Searching…
0 sources
Summary
William Somerset Maugham was born on January 25, 1874[1], in 8th arrondissement of Paris[2]. He died on December 16, 1965[3], in Nice[4]. He worked as a playwright[5], novelist[6], physician writer[7], screenwriter[8], and prose writer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,290 views/month, #5,761 of 1,000,298).[10]
Archives at: Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library[38], University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives[39], Harry Ransom Center[40]
The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.
Things named for William Somerset Maugham include Somerset Maugham Award[53].
Why It Matters
William Somerset Maugham has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] He is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
He has been cited as an influence by Seichō Matsumoto[56], a writer[57], 1909–1992[58], of Japan[59], awarded the Akutagawa Prize[60].
Works attributed to him include Of Human Bondage[61], a literary work[62], founded in 1915[63]; The Razor's Edge[64], a literary work[65], founded in 1944[66]; The Moon and Sixpence[67], a literary work[68], founded in 1919[69]; The Painted Veil[70], a literary work[71]; Ten Novels and Their Authors[72], a written work[73], founded in 1954[74]; and Theatre[75], a literary work[76], founded in 1937[77]. Entities named for him include Somerset Maugham Award[53].
FAQs
Where was William Somerset Maugham born?
William Somerset Maugham's place of birth was 8th arrondissement of Paris[2].
Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.
APA4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). William Somerset Maugham. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/william-somerset-maugham
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.
"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Sancho el sabio foundation id: 68426, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/285718440|William Somerset Maugham (#285718440)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/787"
"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Filmas.lv person id: 3875, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167409334|Viljams Somersets Moems (#167409334)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6345|filmas.lv"
