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Charles Royster

American historian
Person human Q5082205

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
November 27, 1944
Date of death
February 6, 2020
Place of birth
Nashville
Place of death
Zachary
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
historian
Employer
Louisiana State University[7]
Educated at
University of California, Berkeley[8]
Award received
Lincoln Prize, Bancroft Prize, Guggenheim Fellowship, Francis Parkman Prize[9][10][11][12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[17]
Family name
Royster[15]
Given name
Charles[16]
Residence
Baton Rouge[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Charles Royster en Charles William Royster ko 찰스 로이스터 ko 찰스 윌리엄 로이스터
🔖 Identifiers · 21
ISNI
0000000109206919
VIAF cluster ID
84653820
Library of Congress authority ID
n79026374
GND ID
136300405
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Royster, Charles L100.jpg ↗
Awards & Winners artist ID
09v984s
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12315304k
Freebase ID
/m/09v984s
Guggenheim fellows ID
charles-royster
IdRef ID
032049161
KBR person ID
14087498
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2006322796
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NUKAT ID
n01050585
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007455170105171
National Virtual Library of India ID
399412
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
096871849
Open Library ID
OL237116A
Prabook ID
2500010
UOM ID
44082
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/9d226e66-8a0d-4ccb-9c4e-d43504edc1e5

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Summary

Charles Royster was born on November 27, 1944[1], in Nashville[2]. He died on February 6, 2020[3], in Zachary[4]. He worked as a historian[5].

FAQs

Where was Charles Royster born?

Charles Royster's place of birth was Nashville[2].

Where did Charles Royster die?

Charles Royster died in Zachary[4].

What did Charles Royster do for work?

Charles Royster worked as a historian[5].

Where did Charles Royster go to school?

Charles Royster was educated at University of California, Berkeley[8].

What awards did Charles Royster receive?

Honors received include Lincoln Prize[9], Bancroft Prize[10], Guggenheim Fellowship[11], and Francis Parkman Prize[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . gettysburg.edu. gettysburg.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . library.columbia.edu. library.columbia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . sah.columbia.edu. sah.columbia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . obits.theadvocate.com. obits.theadvocate.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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