Bret Harte

American writer and poet (1836–1902)

Person Human Q301983

Facts

27 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[26]
Date of birth: August 25, 1836, 1836^[10]
Date of death: May 5, 1902, May 6, 1902, 1902^[11]^[12]
Place of birth: Albany
Place of death: London
Country of citizenship: United States^[14]
Occupation: writer, poet, journalist, typesetter, playwright, prose writer, editor, teacher^[15]^[16]^[17]
Field of work: creative and professional writing, journalism^[18]^[19]
Notable work: The Luck of Roaring Camp, The Outcasts of Poker Flat, Tennessee's Partner, The Idyl of Red Gulch, What the Chimney Sang^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]
Cause of death: cancer^[28]
Work location: Krefeld^[32]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English
Archives at: New York Public Library Main Branch^[27]
Birth name: Francis Brett Hart
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired
Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), The Encyclopedia Americana, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Library of the World's Best Literature, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The New Student's Reference Work, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6, ProDetLit^[34]^[35]^[36]^[37]^[38]^[39]^[40]^[41]^[42]
Family name: Harte^[29]
Given name: Francis, Bret^[30]^[31]
Has works in the collection: Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Manner of death: natural causes^[33]
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Letters^[25]
Name in native language: Francis Bret Harte
On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject New York Public Library

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Place of burial: St. Peter's Church, Frimley^[13]
Start of work period: 1857
Writing language: English

🏷️ Also known as

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Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online: francis-brett-harte

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Occupation 6

writer, poet, journalist, playwright, typesetter, prose writer

Described by source 5

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Concise Literary Encyclopedia, ProDetLit

← After a work by 4

Four of the Apocalypse, The Last Drop of Water, In the Aisles of the Wild, The Outcasts of Poker Flat

Archives at 1

New York Public Library Main Branch

Cause of death 1

cancer

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Field of work 1

journalism

Films written 1

Fighting Cressy

Given name 1

Francis

Has works in the collection 1

Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Member of 1

American Academy of Arts and Letters

Place of birth 1

Albany

Place of death 1

London

Sex or gender 1

male

Work location 1

Krefeld

Writing language 1

English

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Zwinge

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Summary

Bret Harte was born on August 25, 1836^[1], in Albany^[2]. He died on May 5, 1902^[3], in London^[4]. He worked as a writer^[5], poet^[6], journalist^[7], typesetter^[8], and playwright^[9].

FAQs

Where was Bret Harte born?

Bret Harte's place of birth was Albany^[2].

Where did Bret Harte die?

Bret Harte passed away in London^[4].

What did Bret Harte do for work?

Bret Harte worked as a writer^[5], poet^[6], journalist^[7], typesetter^[8], and playwright^[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Bret Harte — place of birth (P19): Albany. Q20638423. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Bret Harte — place of death (P20): London. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Bret Harte — sex or gender (P21): male. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2024-07-15. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Bret Harte — country of citizenship (P27): United States. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Bret Harte — field of work (P101): creative and professional writing. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2023-07-27. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Bret Harte — field of work (P101): journalism. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2023-07-27. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Bret Harte — occupation (P106): writer. Q20638423. Retrieved 2021-04-01. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Bret Harte — occupation (P106): poet. Q20638423. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Bret Harte — occupation (P106): journalist. The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved 2021-04-01. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Bret Harte — occupation (P106): typesetter. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Bret Harte — occupation (P106): playwright. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Bret Harte — occupation (P106): prose writer. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Bret Harte — occupation (P106): editor. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Bret Harte — occupation (P106): teacher. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Bret Harte — place of burial (P119): St. Peter's Church, Frimley. Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Bret Harte — member of (P463): American Academy of Arts and Letters. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Bret Harte — archives at (P485): New York Public Library Main Branch. archives.nypl.org. Retrieved 2025-03-06. archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Bret Harte — cause of death (P509): cancer. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Bret Harte — date of birth (P569): August 25, 1836. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Bret Harte — date of birth (P569): 1836. Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Bret Harte — date of death (P570): May 5, 1902. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Bret Harte — date of death (P570): May 6, 1902. The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved 2021-04-01. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Bret Harte — date of death (P570): 1902. Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Bret Harte — family name (P734): Harte. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Bret Harte — given name (P735): Francis. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-07-21. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Bret Harte — given name (P735): Bret. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Bret Harte — notable work (P800): The Luck of Roaring Camp. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Bret Harte — notable work (P800): The Outcasts of Poker Flat. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Bret Harte — notable work (P800): Tennessee's Partner. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Bret Harte — notable work (P800): The Idyl of Red Gulch. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Bret Harte — notable work (P800): What the Chimney Sang. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Bret Harte — work location (P937): Krefeld. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-03-30. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Bret Harte — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Bret Harte — described by source (P1343): Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Bret Harte — described by source (P1343): Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Bret Harte — described by source (P1343): Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947). wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Bret Harte — described by source (P1343): The Encyclopedia Americana. wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ Bret Harte — described by source (P1343): The Nuttall Encyclopædia. wikidata.org.
[39] ↑ Bret Harte — described by source (P1343): Library of the World's Best Literature. bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[40] ↑ Bret Harte — described by source (P1343): Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890). wikidata.org.
[41] ↑ Bret Harte — described by source (P1343): Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. wikidata.org.
[42] ↑ Bret Harte — described by source (P1343): The New Student's Reference Work. wikidata.org.

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8d ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-11-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗

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Harper's tag → bret-harte

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Dezède person ID → 38769

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21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗

SVKKL authority ID → p0103610-Harte-Bret-18361902

Described by source → Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947) +1

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Darwin Correspondence ID → 5851

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