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Dave Eggers

American writer, editor, and publisher
Person Human Q589497

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[27]
Date of birth
March 12, 1970
Place of birth
Boston
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
writer, editor, screenwriter, novelist, science fiction writer, journalist, activist shareholder, satirical novelist[10][11][12]
Educated at
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Lake Forest High School, UIUC College of Media[13][14][15]
Award received
Prix Médicis étranger, TED Prize, Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community, American Book Awards, Carl Sandburg Literary Award, Newbery Medal, Heinz Award[19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
Notable work
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, What Is the What, Zeitoun[16][17][18]
Spouse
Vendela Vida[8]
Sibling
William D. Eggers
Official website
daveeggers.net[31]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[33]
Described by source
Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum biographical files[32]
Family name
Eggers[29]
Given name
Dave[30]
Member of
American Academy of Arts and Letters[26]
Movement
postmodern literature[28]
Name in native language
Dave Eggers[34]
Start of work period
1996[35]
🏷️ Also known as
en Lucy Thompson en Dave Eggers ar ديف إغرز de Lucy Thompson es Lucy Thompson fa دیو اگرز he דייב אגרס ja デイブ・エガーズ ja デイヴ・エガース ja デイヴ・エガーズ ko 데이브 에거의 소원 pt Lucy Thompson ru Дэйв Эггерс uk Дейв Еґґерс zh 大卫·艾格斯 zh 大衛·艾格斯 zh 戴夫·埃格斯 zh 戴夫·艾格斯
🔖 Identifiers · 122
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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AllMusic artist ID
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American Academy in Rome ID
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Artsy artist ID
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Critique d'art ID
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DBC author ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Discogs artist ID
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Elonet person ID
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Encyclopedia of Science Fiction 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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Fantastic Fiction author ID
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Film.ru person ID
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Filmportal ID
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
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Goodreads author ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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HAND ID
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Harper's tag
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Hoopla artist ID
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IMDb ID
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ISFDB author ID
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IdRef ID
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JRC Names ID
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KBR person ID
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Kallías ID
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Los Angeles Review of Books author ID
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Medium username
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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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NYRB contributor ID
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
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Perlentaucher ID
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Prabook ID
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Quora topic ID
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Ricochet author ID
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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Scope.dk person ID
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Sinemalar person ID
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Songkick artist ID
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Swedish Film Database person ID
391683
TED speaker ID
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TMDB person ID
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Tabakalera ID
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The Numbers person ID (archived)
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Treccani ID
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Union List of Artist Names ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
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Unz Review author ID
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WikiKids ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Worlds Without End author ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ČSFD person ID
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🔗 Connections
Occupation 7
writer, journalist, screenwriter, novelist, editor, activist shareholder, science fiction writer
Award received 6
Newbery Medal, American Book Awards, Prix Médicis étranger, Heinz Award, TED Prize, Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community
Works by author 4
The Circle, A Hologram for the King, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, What Is the What
Films written 3
The Circle, Where the Wild Things Are, Away We Go
Mb:label founder 2
1,000 Days, 1,000 Songs, 1,000 Days, 1,000 Songs
Mb:writer 2
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Notable work 2
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, What Is the What
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Family name 1
Eggers
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Movement 1
postmodern literature
Place of birth 1
Boston
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Vendela Vida
Spouses 1
Vendela Vida
← Different from 1
Dave Eggar
← FactGrid item ID 1
Łoniów
← Winner 1
American Book Awards
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Summary

Dave Eggers was born on March 12, 1970[1], in Boston[2]. He has worked as a writer[3], editor[4], screenwriter[5], novelist[6], and science fiction writer[7].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Dave Eggers include A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius[36], a literary work[37]; The Circle[38], a literary work[39]; What Is the What[40], a written work[41]; and A Hologram for the King[42], a literary work[43].

FAQs

Where was Dave Eggers born?

Dave Eggers's place of birth was Boston[2].

Who was Dave Eggers married to?

Dave Eggers's spouses include Vendela Vida[8].

What did Dave Eggers do for work?

Dave Eggers worked as a writer[3], editor[4], screenwriter[5], novelist[6], and science fiction writer[7].

Where did Dave Eggers go to school?

Dave Eggers was educated at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign[13], Lake Forest High School[14], and UIUC College of Media[15].

What awards did Dave Eggers receive?

Honors received include Prix Médicis étranger[19], TED Prize[20], Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community[21], and American Book Awards[22].

Related Entities

The Circle United States University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Where the Wild Things Are

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . ted.com. ted.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . nationalbook.org. Retrieved . nationalbook.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . chipublib.org. chipublib.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . nypl.org. Retrieved . nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . heinzawards.org. heinzawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . cartoons.osu.edu. cartoons.osu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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    Harper's tag → dave-eggers
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: dave-eggers, Matched to dave eggers (#289924639) in Harper's tag"
  4. 12w ago · Symac · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → CF87-CD1E-7A83-981C-F76E
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    Occupation → writer, editor, screenwriter +2
    "Created claim: Occupation: satirical novelist"
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    SVKKL authority ID → p0101042-Eggers-Dave-1970
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    Open Library ID → OL32722A, OL7460959A, OL14997331A
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