Gilbert Keith Chesterton was an English writer, lay theologian, poet, philosopher, dramatist, journalist, orator, literary and art critic, biographer, and Christian apologist.
Gilbert Keith Chesterton
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English author and Christian apologist (1874–1936)
| Born | 29 May 1874 |
| Died | 14 June 1936 |
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Gilbert Keith Chesterton
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English author and Christian apologist (1874–1936)
| Born | 29 May 1874 |
| Died | 14 June 1936 |
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English literature, Fiction, English Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, mystery & detective, traditional, Biography, England, fiction, English essays, Fiction, general, Brown, father (fictitious character), fiction, Criticism and interpretation, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Religion, Father Brown (Fictitious character), Catholic Church, Catholic church, clergy, fiction, Christianity, History, Literature, history and criticism, Chesterton, g. k. (gilbert keith), 1874-1936, Clergy, Catholics, Detective and mystery stories, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Children's fiction, English AuthorsPlaces
England, Great Britain, London, London (England), United States, Australia, Baker Street, Europe, Germany, Grande-Bretagne, Paris, 221B Baker Street, Bohemia, Rome (Italy), Tibet, 427 Park Lane, Abbey Grange, Allemagne, Amazon rainforest, Assisi, Ballarat, Belgium, Bohemia (Czech Republic), Boscombe Pool, Boscombe ValleyPeople
G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936), Charles Dickens (1812-1870), John H. Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Francis of Assisi, Saint (1182-1226), Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), C. Auguste Dupin, Leo Tolstoy graf (1828-1910), Minister D—, Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), William Blake (1757-1827), William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Alexander Pope (1688-1744), Alfred King of England (849-899), Alfred Tennyson Tennyson Baron (1809-1892), Archie, Charles II King of England (1630-1685), Duncan Ross, Edmond Rostand (1868-1918), George Gordon Byron Byron Baron (1788-1824), Jabez Wilson, John Clay, John Milton (1608-1674)Time
20th century, 19th century, 1890, 1910-1936, 1918-1945, 19e siècle, 1182-1226, 12th century, 13th century, 1600-1800, 1789-1820, 17th century, 1888, 1894, 1895, 18th Century, 1911, 1914-, 1933-1945, 1935-1947, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1947ID Numbers
- OLID: OL18524A
- BookBrainz: cfe875ae-0733-403f-84b8-9ab8f5c729ec
- GoodReads: 7014283
- ISNI: 0000000114680957
- Integrated Authority File (GND): 118520393
- IMDb: nm0156363
- Library of Congress Names: n79021157
- LibraryThing: chestertongk
- LibriVox: 426
- Project Gutenberg: 80
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV007330
- VIAF: 14767719
- Wikidata: Q183167
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q183167
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Alternative names
- G. K. Chesterton
- G. Keith Chesterton
- Gilbert K. Chesterton
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| November 29, 2025 | Edited by bitnapper | merge authors |
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