Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Smith, Wilbur (author)
Parallel form(s) of name
- Smith, Wilbur Stephen
- Smith, W.S.
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- Wilbur Smith
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1957-
History
Wilbur Stephen Smith is a well-known South African novelist. He was born in Russia into a family of South African diplomats. He attended primary school in Odessa, Russia until the age of 12 and was then sent to Michael House boarding school from the age of 13 until the age of 19. While attending Michael House he kept correspondence with his girlfriend, Jane Eyre, who was attending St. Mary's School for Girls. He started writing novels at the age of 21 and has been heralded as one of South Africa's most prolific novelists. He currently resides in Constantia in Cape Town with his wife, Jane.
Places
Odessa (Russia)
Kwa-Zulu Natal (South Africa)
Cape Town (South Africa)
Kwa-Zulu Natal (South Africa)
Cape Town (South Africa)
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
Novelist (occupation)
Genealogy (hobby)
Reading (hobby)
Extreme sports (hobby)
Genealogy (hobby)
Reading (hobby)
Extreme sports (hobby)
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
Adam David Smith, 1928-2004 (father)
Patricia Alison Smith (nee Simons), 1930-2010 (mother)
Katherine Jane Smith, 1960- (sister)
Jane Penelope Eyre, 1958- (wife)
Patricia Alison Smith (nee Simons), 1930-2010 (mother)
Katherine Jane Smith, 1960- (sister)
Jane Penelope Eyre, 1958- (wife)