Musician Dictionary

Charles Dickens

English novelist and social critic (1812–1870) · English novelist

DescriptionEnglish novelist and social critic (1812–1870)
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Born1812-02-07
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BirthplacePortsmouth Landport
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died1870-06-09
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathKent Gads Hill Place
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited Kingdom
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CountryGB
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CitizenshipUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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Occupationplaywright parliamentary stenographer children's writer botanist writer novelist prose writer journalist social critic author editor short story writer court reporter
Source: Wikidata
Genresnovella non-fiction
Source: Wikidata
AwardsFellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Source: Wikidata

Also known as

Boz C. Dickens Ch. Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens Dickens K. Dickens Κάρολος Ντίκενς Ч. Диккенс Ч.Диккенса Чарлз Диккенс Чарльз Диккенс

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Identifiers

mbid: fac5c33f-4339-445a-88d7-f69da327f07b · wikidata: Q5686 · isni: 0000000121428469, 0000000448885549 · discogs: 436719 · apple_music: 2671774 · spotify: 496ho8Jmxk19aCyagWaOdQ

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