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David Weber

American science fiction and fantasy writer (born 1952)
Person Human Q588653

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
October 24, 1952
Place of birth
Cleveland
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
novelist, writer, science fiction writer, fantasy author, screenwriter
Field of work
fantasy literature, science fiction, literary activity, science fiction literature[9][10][11][12]
Educated at
Appalachian State University, Warren Wilson College[13][14]
Award received
European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film, Phoenix Award[16][17]
Notable work
Honor Harrington[15]
Genre
science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, military science fiction, speculative fiction[19][20][21][22][23]
Official website
www.davidweber.net[26]
Nominated for
European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film, Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[28][29]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[30]
Described by source
Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction[27]
Family name
Weber[24]
Given name
David[25]
Name in native language
David Mark Weber[31]
Start of work period
1990[32]
🏷️ Also known as
en David Mark Weber en David Martin Weber en David Weber ar دايفيد ويبر cs David Mark Weber cs David M. Weber de David Mark Weber fa دیوید وبر ja デイヴィッド・ウェーバー ja デイヴィッド ウェーバー ko 데이비드 웨버 ko 데이비드 마틴 웨버 ko 데이빗 웨버 nl David Martin Weber pl David Mark Weber pl David Martin Weber ru Дэвид Марк Вебер uk Девід Вебер
🔖 Identifiers · 57
ISNI
0000000071416151
VIAF cluster ID
171240
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n96016522
GND ID
131364014
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
David Weber at CONduit 17 (cropped).png ↗
Awards & Winners artist ID
0191zt
BIBSYS ID
90529835
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
WeberDavid1952-
Babelio author ID
11195
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
135297108
BookBrainz author ID
fa5d7e76-8084-4e1b-9cf7-bd2d7225b051
CBDB.cz author ID
2489
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CONOR.BG ID
32117093
CONOR.SI ID
53390691
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11962878
DDB person (GND) ID
131364014
Databazeknih.cz author ID
1871
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
weber_david
FAST ID
1526013
Fancyclopedia 3 ID
David_Weber
FantLab author ID
556
Fantastic Fiction author ID
w/david-weber
Freebase ID
/m/0191zt
Goodreads author ID
10517
ISFDB author ID
2243
IdRef ID
050434985
J9U entity ID
987007422286805171
LdiF person ID
336262
Libraries Australia ID
35531350
LibraryThing author ID
weberdavid-1
MusicBrainz artist ID
9804f521-09a2-4b3f-b640-55374b3e68b6
NDL Authority ID
00722424
NL CR AUT ID
xx0000077
NLA Trove people ID
986729
NLP ID
a0000002221625
NUKAT ID
n00045153
National Library of Israel ID (old)
004154262
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201410929
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:tpa;=CP
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810559408305606
National Library of Russia ID
7732672
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1157988
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
301277214
NooSFere author ID
-50394
Obálky knih ID
xx0000077
Online Books Page author ID
Weber, David, 1952-
Open Library ID
OL2748339A, OL1550283A
RSL ID (person)
000003370
SVKKL authority ID
p0092232-Weber-David-1952
Science Fiction Awards Database author ID
David_Weber
Songkick artist ID
395023
Topic's main category
Category:David Weber
Tor.com author ID
david-weber
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
20746
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgCM6h3DKdJYtCcQ3W7HC
X (Twitter) username
davidweber1
Yale LUX ID
person/c04dadbf-7b53-4549-bfbd-71e469b47db9

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🔗 Connections
Genre 5
science fiction, fantasy, speculative fiction, alternate history, military science fiction
Occupation 4
writer, screenwriter, novelist, science fiction writer
Field of work 3
science fiction, fantasy literature, science fiction literature
Mb:writer 2
On Basilisk Station, On Basilisk Station
Nominated for 2
European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film, Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
← Creator 2
Honorverse, Honor Harrington
Award received 1
European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Appalachian State University
Family name 1
Weber
Films written 1
Another Day of Life
Given name 1
David
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Notable work 1
Honor Harrington
Place of birth 1
Cleveland
Sex or gender 1
male
Works by author 1
On Basilisk Station
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Summary

David Weber was born on October 24, 1952[1], in Cleveland[2]. He has worked as a novelist[3], writer[4], science fiction writer[5], fantasy author[6], and screenwriter[7].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include On Basilisk Station[33], a literary work[34].

FAQs

Where was David Weber born?

David Weber's place of birth was Cleveland[2].

What did David Weber do for work?

David Weber worked as a novelist[3], writer[4], science fiction writer[5], fantasy author[6], and screenwriter[7].

Where did David Weber go to school?

David Weber was educated at Appalachian State University[13] and Warren Wilson College[14].

What awards did David Weber receive?

Honors received include European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film[16] and Phoenix Award[17].

Related Entities

Appalachian State University United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . noosfere.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . noosfere.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . davidweber.net. davidweber.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [16] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [17] ↑ . davidweber.net. davidweber.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . noosfere.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 22w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0092232-Weber-David-1952
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: p0092232-Weber-David-1952, batch #259496"
  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://www.davidweber.net/
    Described by source → Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
    Nominated for → European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film, Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
    Family name → Weber
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