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David Mayer

American-British theatre historian
Person Human Q112054585

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
1928, 1928, November 23, 1928[8][9]
Date of death
2023
Country of citizenship
United States, United Kingdom[12][13]
Occupation
theatre historian, university teacher, military officer, writer, historian
Employer
University of Manchester[15]
Field of work
Dramatická výchova[14]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship[16]
Child
Catherine Mayer, Lise Mayer[10][11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Family name
Mayer[19]
Given name
David[20]
Military branch
United States Army[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en David Mayer
🔖 Identifiers · 22
ISNI
0000000114520910
VIAF cluster ID
93217057
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50007289
GND ID
138745285
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Prof David Mayer.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
90166734
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16718352d
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11368974
CiNii Research ID
1981149384727498166
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_138745285
Freebase ID
/m/05wv9j8
Guggenheim fellows ID
david-mayer-iii
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IdRef ID
240238265
J9U entity ID
987007422323405171
Libraries Australia ID
35725051
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA08776631
NL CR AUT ID
xx0191610
NUKAT ID
n2011077871
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000101862
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068131577
SNARC ID
Gajapati Empire
Yale LUX ID
person/6179b5af-4044-4ed1-832f-893214be9de0

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Summary

David Mayer was born in 1928[1]. He died in 2023[2]. He worked as a theatre historian[3], university teacher[4], military officer[5], writer[6], and historian[7].

FAQs

What did David Mayer do for work?

David Mayer worked as a theatre historian[3], university teacher[4], military officer[5], writer[6], and historian[7].

What awards did David Mayer receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . research.manchester.ac.uk. Retrieved . research.manchester.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [2] ↑ . astr.org. astr.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Guggenheim fellows ID → david-mayer-iii
    Library of Congress Authorities ID → n50007289
    Date of death → 2023
    Wikidata description → American-British theatre historian
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