Author for children Peter Dickinson

Peter Dickinson

Living place: Zambia

Birthday: 16-12-1927 (97 years old)

Global rank: #65255

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Author for children Peter Dickinson profile

Who is Author for children Peter Dickinson?
Best known for his young work of literature and detective fiction, this Northern Rhodesian-born British writer has written award-winning books such as Golden City, Tulku, The Flight of Dragons, and Eva.
His many literary honors include The Guardian Award, the Book of the Horn Prize, the Carnegie Medal and the Phoenix Prize.
 
 

Young / Before famous

After graduating from King's College, Cambridge, he had a career of nearly two decades as a poet, literary critic, and editor of Punch magazine.

Family life info

His first marriage, to Mary Rose Barnard, resulted in four children, including a son, John Dickinson, who became a successful writer. After Barnard's death, he married fellow young author Robin McKinley.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Author for children Peter Dickinson?
During his childhood years, he was inspired by the work of Rudyard Kipling.

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When was Author for children Peter Dickinson born?
Peter Dickinson birthday 16-12-1927 (at the age of 97).
Where is Author for children Peter Dickinson's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Peter Dickinson was born in . is a Author for children, whose Zodiac is Sagittarius, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Cat. Peter Dickinson's global rank is 65255 and whose rank is 195 in list of famous Author for children.
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Events in 1927 and 16-12

Events in the world in the birth year of Peter Dickinson

  • The German economy collapses.
  • Socialists riot in Vienna; a general strike follows acquittal of Nazis for political murder.
  • Trotsky is expelled from the Russian Communist Party.
  • Charles Lindbergh makes the first nonstop solo transatlantic flight.

Birthday Peter Dickinson (16-12) in history

  • Day 16-12 year 1653: Politician Oliver Cromwell became the protective lord of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
  • Day 16-12 year 1773: The birth of the Boston Tea Party.
  • Day 16-12 year 1916: Grigori Rasputin assassinated by a group of noble Russian conspirators.
  • Day 16-12 year 1920: One of the deadliest earthquakes in history hit the Gansu province in China. The 8.6 quake killed 200,000 people.
  • Day 16-12 year 1944: The Battle of the Bulge during World War II began in Belgium.
  • Day 16-12 year 1990: Jean-Bertrand Aristide was elected president of Haiti in the country's first democratic elections.
  • Day 16-12 year 2000: Colin Powell was selected to become the first African-American secretary of state.
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