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Anthony Boucher

American author, critic, and editor (1911–1968)
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Anthony Boucher
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Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
August 21, 1911
Date of death
April 29, 1968
Place of birth
Oakland
Place of death
Oakland
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
writer, novelist, literary critic, journalist, science fiction writer, fantasy author, crime fiction writer[12][13]
Educated at
University of Southern California, University of California, Berkeley[14][15]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[18]
Award received
Edgar Awards, Hugo Award for Best Professional Magazine[16][17]
Genre
science fiction[20]
Cause of death
lung cancer[21]
Nominated for
Locus Award for Best Short Fiction, Locus Award for Best Collection[29][30]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[31]
Described by source
Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction[28]
Documentation files at
University of California, Riverside Library Special Collections & University Archives
Family name
White[22]
Given name
William[23]
Manner of death
natural causes[27]
Native language
English[11]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject UC Riverside Library Jay Kay Klein Photographs[32]
Pseudonym
Anthony Boucher, H. H. Holmes, Herman W. Mudgett[24][25][26]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 53
ISNI
000000008104331X
VIAF cluster ID
25048067
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50019878
GND ID
10492411X
Awards & Winners artist ID
023vfz
BIBSYS ID
2042802
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15723830b
BookBrainz author ID
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CiNii Research ID
1140000791855179392
DDB person (GND) ID
10492411X
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
u16855
Databazeknih.cz author ID
21951
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
10492411X
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
boucher_anthony
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Anthony-Boucher
FAST ID
6441
Fancyclopedia 3 ID
Anthony_Boucher
Fantastic Fiction author ID
b/anthony-boucher
Freebase ID
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Goodreads author ID
2454
HAND ID
8839-09EE-E173-70DF-2D28
Harper's tag
anthony-boucher
IMDb ID
nm0244346
ISFDB author ID
449
IdRef ID
084334894
J9U entity ID
987007594425405171
Krugosvet article (archived)
kultura_i_obrazovanie/literatura/BAUCHER_ENTONI.html
Libraries Australia ID
36515548
LibraryThing author ID
boucheranthony
Libris-URI
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA12986285
NDL Authority ID
00512162
NE.se ID
anthony-boucher
NL CR AUT ID
xx0014770
NLA Trove people ID
1266723
NUKAT ID
n2013176405
National Library of Korea ID
KAC199629889
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX5646389
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
06817943X
NooSFere author ID
625
Open Library ID
OL1197683A
Prabook ID
1079628
Project Gutenberg author ID
46245
SBN author ID
CFIV091724
SELIBR ID
189720
SNAC ARK ID
w68k7m6z
Science Fiction Awards Database author ID
Anthony_Boucher
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy ID
boucher_anthony
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
10533
WikiTree person ID
White-105796
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmdqQC8k4HxbpW7wjCxXd
Yale LUX ID
person/8decea70-fcaa-447e-b1ad-e2e029ae216a

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
writer, journalist, novelist, literary critic, science fiction writer, crime fiction writer
Award received 2
Edgar Awards, Hugo Award for Best Professional Magazine
Educated at 2
University of California, Berkeley, University of Southern California
← Winner 2
Hugo Award for Best Professional Magazine, Hugo Award for Best Professional Magazine
Cause of death 1
lung cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
White
Founded entities 1
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
Genre 1
science fiction
Given name 1
William
Influenced 1
Ron Goulart
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Named after 1
Anthony Award
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
Oakland
Place of death 1
Oakland
Religion or worldview 1
Catholic Church
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Anthony Boucher was born on August 21, 1911[1], in Oakland[2]. He died on April 29, 1968[3], in Oakland[4]. He worked as a writer[5], novelist[6], literary critic[7], journalist[8], and science fiction writer[9].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Anthony Boucher include Anthony Award[33], a literary award[34], in United States[35], founded in 1986[36].

Why It Matters

He has been cited as an influence by Ron Goulart[37], a writer[38], 1933–2022[39], of United States[40], awarded the Inkpot Award[41], specialised in fantasy literature[42].

Entities named for him include Anthony Award[33], a literary award[34], in United States[35], founded in 1986[36].

FAQs

Where was Anthony Boucher born?

Anthony Boucher's place of birth was Oakland[2].

Where did Anthony Boucher die?

Anthony Boucher passed away in Oakland[4].

What did Anthony Boucher do for work?

Anthony Boucher worked as a writer[5], novelist[6], literary critic[7], journalist[8], and science fiction writer[9].

Where did Anthony Boucher go to school?

Anthony Boucher was educated at University of Southern California[14] and University of California, Berkeley[15].

What awards did Anthony Boucher receive?

Honors received include Edgar Awards[16] and Hugo Award for Best Professional Magazine[17].

Who did Anthony Boucher influence?

Anthony Boucher has been cited as an influence by Ron Goulart[37].

Related Entities

United States

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  20. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  29. [29] ↑ . sfadb.com. Retrieved . sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . sfadb.com. Retrieved . sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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