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David E. Kyvig

American historian
Person human Q5233189

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
1943, 1944[5]
Date of death
June 22, 2015
Place of birth
Ames
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
historian
Employer
University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway, University of Akron[7][8]
Educated at
Northwestern University, Kalamazoo College[9][10]
Award received
Bancroft Prize[11]
Given name
David[13]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Northwestern University Libraries[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en David E. Kyvig
🔖 Identifiers · 19
ISNI
0000000109246187
VIAF cluster ID
92010866
Library of Congress authority ID
n79059578
GND ID
136465161
BIBSYS ID
90081528
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12155940k
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
136465161
Freebase ID
/m/04ymm76
IdRef ID
030069076
NUKAT ID
n98005947
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007264023205171
National Library of Latvia ID
000231289
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068859236
Open Library ID
OL457551A
Prabook ID
2535825
UOM ID
47326
Wellcome Collection concept ID
dhuw5zde
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyGTr7DrTKmhTYfV49MT3
Yale LUX ID
person/f2bfec77-832a-4cae-be4b-775996fdca24

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Summary

David E. Kyvig was born on 1943[1] in Ames[2]. He died on June 22, 2015[3]. He worked as a historian[4].

FAQs

Where was David E. Kyvig born?

David E. Kyvig's place of birth was Ames[2].

What did David E. Kyvig do for work?

David E. Kyvig worked as a historian[4].

Where did David E. Kyvig go to school?

David E. Kyvig was educated at Northwestern University[9] and Kalamazoo College[10].

What awards did David E. Kyvig receive?

Honors received include Bancroft Prize[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . library.columbia.edu. library.columbia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Sex or gender → male
    Country of citizenship → United States
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