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Bernard DeVoto

American historian and author (1897–1955)
Person human Q3638666

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
January 11, 1897
Date of death
November 13, 1955
Place of birth
Ogden
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
historian, writer
Employer
Northwestern University[9]
Educated at
Harvard University, University of Utah[10][11]
Award received
Pulitzer Prize for History, Bancroft Prize, National Book Award for Nonfiction[12][13][14]
Spouse
Avis DeVoto[7]
Nominated for
National Book Award for Nonfiction[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Archives at
Stanford University Libraries Department of Special Collections and University Archives[17]
Given name
Bernard[19]
Member of
American Academy of Arts and Letters[15]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Northwestern University Libraries[22]
Participated in conflict
World War I[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Bernard Augustine en Bernard Augustine De Voto en Bernard Augustine DeVoto en Bernard DeVoto en DeVoto fa دوتو، برنارد اوگاستین، ۱۸۹۷ - ۱۹۵۵م. fr Cady Hewes fr John August ja バーナード・デヴォート ja バーナード・デ・ボォート nl Bernard Augustine DeVoto ru Бернард Девото zh 伯納特·德沃托 zh 伯纳德·A·德沃托 zh 伯纳德·德·沃托
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Babelio author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CONOR.BG ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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EGAXA ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Europeana entity
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FAST ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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Freebase ID
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Geni.com profile ID
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Geographicus cartographer ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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KBR person ID
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Latter-day Saint Literature database artist ID (archived)
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Libraries Australia ID
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Libris-URI
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLAI ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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National Virtual Library of India ID
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Open Library ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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Prabook ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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Sinemalar person ID
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The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
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Treccani ID
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Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
Award received 2
Pulitzer Prize for History, Bancroft Prize
Educated at 2
Harvard University, University of Utah
Occupation 2
writer, historian
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Employer 1
Northwestern University
Given name 1
Bernard
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Participated in conflict 1
World War I
Place of birth 1
Ogden
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
← After a work by 1
Across the Wide Missouri
← Winner 1
Bancroft Prize
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Summary

Bernard DeVoto was born on January 11, 1897[1], in Ogden[2]. He died on November 13, 1955[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a historian[5] and writer[6].

FAQs

Where was Bernard DeVoto born?

Bernard DeVoto's place of birth was Ogden[2].

Where did Bernard DeVoto die?

Bernard DeVoto passed away in New York City[4].

Who was Bernard DeVoto married to?

Bernard DeVoto's spouses include Avis DeVoto[7].

What did Bernard DeVoto do for work?

Bernard DeVoto worked as a historian[5] and writer[6].

Where did Bernard DeVoto go to school?

Bernard DeVoto was educated at Harvard University[10] and University of Utah[11].

What awards did Bernard DeVoto receive?

Honors received include Pulitzer Prize for History[12], Bancroft Prize[13], and National Book Award for Nonfiction[14].

Related Entities

New York City Northwestern University United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Latter-day Saint Literature database. crossfitdecatur.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Geographicus Rare Antique Maps biographical dictionary of cartographers. Retrieved . tandfonline.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . pulitzer.org. pulitzer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . library.columbia.edu. library.columbia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Online Archive of California. wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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