Bill Bryson
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Bill Bryson is an American-born author known for his humorous and informative books on travel, language, science, and history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bill Bryson canonical | 4 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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non-fiction writer ⓘ travel writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Aventis Prize for Science Books
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Honorary OBE NERFINISHED ⓘ James Joyce Award NERFINISHED ⓘ President’s Award of the Royal Society of Chemistry NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Society Prize for Science Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1951-12-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Drake University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 2011 ⓘ |
| familyName | Bryson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
history of English language
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popularization of science ⓘ travel writing ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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language ⓘ popular science ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasWritingStyle |
humorous
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informative ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Bill Bryson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Short History of Nearly Everything
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A Walk in the Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ At Home: A Short History of Private Life NERFINISHED ⓘ Down Under NERFINISHED ⓘ Made in America NERFINISHED ⓘ Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Notes from a Small Island NERFINISHED ⓘ One Summer: America, 1927 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way NERFINISHED ⓘ The Road to Little Dribbling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Des Moines, Iowa, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Chancellor of Durham University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ |
| spouse | Cynthia Billen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 2005 ⓘ |
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