Matheson

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Matheson is a surname of Scottish origin borne by various notable individuals, including acclaimed American writer Richard Matheson.

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Label Occurrences
Matheson canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf family name
novelist
person
person
person
person
politician
politician
politician
screenwriter
surname
writer
countryOfCitizenship Canada
United Kingdom
United States of America
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1926-02-20
dateOfDeath 2013-06-23
derivedFromGivenName Matheson (Gaelic form of Matthew)
Matthew
genre fantasy fiction
horror fiction
science fiction
hasCountryOfOrigin Scotland
hasLanguageOfOrigin English
Scottish Gaelic
hasNotableBearer Jim Matheson
John Matheson
Mackenzie Matheson
Richard Matheson
Sir Alexander Matheson
hasType patronymic surname
hasVariant Mathewson
Mathieson
Mathison
influenced Anne Rice
Stephen King
memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
notableWork Duel
The Legend of Hell House
surface form: Hell House

I Am Legend
The Shrinking Man
What Dreams May Come
placeOfBirth Allendale, New Jersey
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States of America
surface form: Los Angeles, California
usedAs surname in Canada
surname in English-speaking countries
surname in Scotland
surname in the United States of America
wroteFor The Twilight Zone (TV series episodes)
surface form: The Twilight Zone

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Richard Matheson familyName Matheson
Diana Matheson familyName Matheson