David Drake

Summary

David Drake is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Dubuque^[2]. He was born on September 24, 1945^[3]. He died in Silk Hope^[4]. He died on December 10, 2023^[5]. He worked as a novelist^[6], writer^[7], science fiction writer^[8], lawyer^[9], and editor^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (229 views/month, #7,220 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• David Drake was born in Dubuque^[2].
• David Drake died in Silk Hope^[4].
• David Drake was born on September 24, 1945^[3].
• David Drake died on December 10, 2023^[5].
• David Drake held citizenship in United States^[12].
• David Drake worked as a novelist^[6].
• David Drake's professions included writer^[7].
• David Drake worked as a science fiction writer^[8].
• David Drake worked as a lawyer^[9].
• David Drake's professions included editor^[10].
• David Drake worked as a fantasy author^[13].
• David Drake's field of work was science fiction^[14].
• David Drake's field of work was fantasy^[15].
• David Drake's field of work was fantasy literature^[16].
• David Drake's field of work was science fiction literature^[17].
• David Drake was educated at Duke University^[18].
• David Drake was educated at University of Iowa^[19].
• David Drake was educated at Duke University School of Law^[20].
• A notable work attributed to David Drake is Hammer's Slammers^[21].
• A notable work attributed to David Drake is Servant of the Dragon^[22].
• A notable work attributed to David Drake is Northworld^[23].
• A notable work attributed to David Drake is More Than Honor^[24].
• David Drake was a member of Phi Beta Kappa Society^[25].
• David Drake is recorded as male^[26].
• David Drake's instance of is recorded as human^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1945-09-24^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2023-12-10^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 17ab7edb-f5a9-43c2-8ac0-ae46aa8fa290^[32]

Body

Origins and Family

David Drake was born in Dubuque^[2]. He was born on September 24, 1945^[3].

Education

Educated at Duke University^[18], a university^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1838^[35], headquartered in Durham^[36]; University of Iowa^[19], a public research university^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1847^[39], headquartered in Iowa City^[40]; and Duke University School of Law^[20], a law school^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1868^[43].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include novelist^[6], writer^[7], science fiction writer^[8], lawyer^[9], editor^[10], and fantasy author^[13]. Fields of work include science fiction^[14], a speculative fiction genre^[44]; fantasy^[15], a speculative fiction genre^[45]; fantasy literature^[16], a literary genre^[46]; and science fiction literature^[17], a literary genre^[47].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Hammer's Slammers^[21], a literary work^[48]; Servant of the Dragon^[22], a literary work^[49]; Northworld^[23], a literary work^[50]; and More Than Honor^[24], a literary work^[51], written by David Weber^[52].

Death and Burial

David Drake died on December 10, 2023^[5]. He died in Silk Hope^[4].

Why It Matters

David Drake ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (229 views/month, #7,220 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

FAQs

Where was David Drake born?

David Drake's place of birth was Dubuque^[2].

Where did David Drake die?

David Drake died in Silk Hope^[4].

What did David Drake do for work?

David Drake worked as novelist^[6], writer^[7], science fiction writer^[8], lawyer^[9], and editor^[10].

Where did David Drake go to school?

David Drake was educated at Duke University^[18], University of Iowa^[19], and Duke University School of Law^[20].