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Aaron Elkins

American novelist
Person human Q3603071

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
July 24, 1935
Place of birth
Brooklyn
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
writer, novelist
Educated at
University of Wisconsin–Madison, Hunter College, University of Arizona, University of California, Berkeley, California State University, Los Angeles[7][8][9][10][11]
Award received
Edgar Awards[12]
Spouse
Charlotte Elkins[5]
Genre
crime literature[14]
Official website
www.aaronelkins.com[17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
American English[18]
Family name
Elkins[15]
Given name
Aaron[16]
Writing language
English[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Aaron Elkins en Aaron J. Elkins ar هارون إلكنز de Aaron J. Elkins es Aaron J. Elkins fr Aaron J. Elkins it Aaron J. Elkins ja アーロン・エルキンズ pt Aaron J. Elkins
🔖 Identifiers · 37
ISNI
0000000117004436
VIAF cluster ID
116758272
Library of Congress authority ID
n83043229
GND ID
121871398
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Aaron Elkins, author.jpg ↗
Awards & Winners artist ID
0dlvbl
Babelio author ID
373625
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14040319s
BookBrainz author ID
d7586a20-c26d-4489-8b0b-55f9e0810a1c
CBDB.cz author ID
33645
CONOR.BG ID
17768293
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10349215
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CiNii Research ID
1140845216513490432
DBC author ID
87097968279046
Databazeknih.cz author ID
1505
Europeana entity
agent/base/86053
FAST ID
110716
Fantastic Fiction author ID
e/aaron-elkins
Freebase ID
/m/0dlvbl
Internet Book Database of Fiction writer ID
8200
Libraries Australia ID
36540690
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA12331184
NDL Authority ID
00466072
NL CR AUT ID
xx0002467
NLA Trove people ID
1281316
NUKAT ID
n2022184372
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000043238
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007260876905171
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX4685883
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
109660447
Obálky knih ID
xx0002467
Open Library ID
OL26604A
Penguin Random House author ID
7964
SBN author ID
LO1V161817
SVKKL authority ID
p0084361-Elkins-Aaron-1935
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwD6F3HFkXcGRffqFcgKd
Yale LUX ID
person/aa95e186-31b7-4cd2-9960-3748e819fab7

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🔗 Connections
Educated at 5
University of California, Berkeley, University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Arizona, Hunter College, California State University, Los Angeles
Occupation 2
writer, novelist
Award received 1
Edgar Awards
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Genre 1
crime literature
Given name 1
Aaron
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
American English
Place of birth 1
Brooklyn
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
← Winner 1
Nero Award
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Summary

Born in Brooklyn[1], he… he was born on July 24, 1935[2]. He worked as a writer[3] and novelist[4].

Body

Education

Educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[7], a public research university[20], in United States[21], founded in 1848[22]; Hunter College[8], a university[23], in United States[24], founded in 1870[25]; University of Arizona[9], a public university[26], in United States[27], founded in 1885[28], headquartered in Tucson[29]; University of California, Berkeley[10], a public research university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1868[32], headquartered in Berkeley[33]; and California State University, Los Angeles[11], a university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1947[36], headquartered in Los Angeles[37].

FAQs

Where was Aaron Elkins born?

Born in Brooklyn[1].

Who was Aaron Elkins married to?

Aaron Elkins's spouses include Charlotte Elkins[5].

What did Aaron Elkins do for work?

Aaron Elkins worked as writer[3] and novelist[4].

Where did Aaron Elkins go to school?

Aaron Elkins was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[7], Hunter College[8], University of Arizona[9], and University of California, Berkeley[10].

What awards did Aaron Elkins receive?

Honors received include Edgar Awards[12].

Related Entities

California State University, Los Angeles Hunter College United States

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  1. 27d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0084361-Elkins-Aaron-1935
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bg', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'ur']
    Sitelink count → 9
    BookBrainz author ID → d7586a20-c26d-4489-8b0b-55f9e0810a1c
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  2. 24w ago · Pi bot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → —
    Official website → http://www.aaronelkins.com
    Instance of → human
    Award received → Edgar Awards
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