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Eric Foner

American historian (born 1943)
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Eric Foner
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[28]
Date of birth
February 7, 1943
Place of birth
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
historian, university teacher, author
Employer
Columbia University, University of Cambridge[10][11]
Educated at
Columbia University, Oriel College, Long Beach High School[12]
Award received
Lincoln Prize, Guggenheim Fellowship, Pulitzer Prize for History, Bancroft Prize, Francis Parkman Prize, Bancroft Prize, John Jay Award, American History Book Prize[13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
Father
Jack D. Foner[6]
Spouse
Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal, Lynn Garafola[7][8]
Official website
www.ericfoner.com[33]
Doctoral student
Mae Ngai[29]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[34]
Academic degree
Doctor of Philosophy[30]
Family name
Foner[31]
Given name
Eric[32]
Has written for
The Nation, The New York Review of Books[35][36]
Member of
British Academy, American Historical Association, Organization of American Historians, American Antiquarian Society, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Society of American Historians, Southern Historical Association, Phi Beta Kappa Society[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]
P14750
A557-3B6D-032A-8C04-4D42
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 55
ISNI
0000000108685436
VIAF cluster ID
9861542
Library of Congress authority ID
n80028592
GND ID
132103540
Academic Tree ID
34135
Angelicum ID
34247
Awards & Winners artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
90197844
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12028107g
C-SPAN person numeric ID
47697
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
47697
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CANTIC ID
981058515194406706
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11260704
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
132103540
FAST ID
51383
Film.ru person ID
eric-foner
Freebase ID
/m/04qv1z
Geni.com profile ID
6000000008620123604
Golden ID
Eric_Foner-K4Y3NJ
Goodreads author ID
14558
Guggenheim fellows ID
eric-foner
IMDb ID
nm1197217
IdRef ID
028447700
KBR person ID
14308146
Kinobox person ID
1273814
LRB contributor ID
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Libraries Australia ID
35091895
LibraryThing author ID
fonereric
MusicBrainz artist ID
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NDL Authority ID
01134034
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2005278349
NLA Trove people ID
824245
NUKAT ID
n99041799
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007261236905171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200702006
National Library of Latvia ID
000254262
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810677383705606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX930047
National Virtual Library of India ID
222866
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069112398
Open Library ID
OL216536A
Parsifal cluster ID
258284
Podchaser creator ID
107a4TBCAV
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
28402
RERO ID (legacy)
A003251689
Rodovid ID
674110
SBN author ID
RAVV011284
SHARE Catalogue author ID
145022
UOM ID
47040
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058515194406706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1232642
WikiTree person ID
Foner-6
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/f8d3f4f8-da02-4035-ab03-0c37e2c444d2

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🔗 Connections
Award received 6
Guggenheim Fellowship, Pulitzer Prize for History, Bancroft Prize, Francis Parkman Prize, American History Book Prize, John Jay Award
Member of 6
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, British Academy, Phi Beta Kappa Society, American Historical Association, American Antiquarian Society, Organization of American Historians
Educated at 2
Columbia University, Oriel College
Employer 2
University of Cambridge, Columbia University
Has written for 2
The New York Review of Books, The Nation
Occupation 2
historian, university teacher
← Winner 2
Bancroft Prize, Bancroft Prize
Academic degree 1
Doctor of Philosophy
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
Eric
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal
Spouses 1
Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal
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Summary

Eric Foner was born on February 7, 1943[1], in New York City[2]. He has worked as a historian[3], university teacher[4], and author[5].

FAQs

Where was Eric Foner born?

Eric Foner was born in New York City[2].

Who were Eric Foner's parents?

Eric Foner's father was Jack D. Foner[6].

Who was Eric Foner married to?

Eric Foner's spouses include Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal[7] and Lynn Garafola[8].

What did Eric Foner do for work?

Eric Foner worked as a historian[3], university teacher[4], and author[5].

Where did Eric Foner go to school?

Eric Foner was educated at Long Beach High School[12].

What awards did Eric Foner receive?

Honors received include Lincoln Prize[13], Guggenheim Fellowship[14], Pulitzer Prize for History[15], and Bancroft Prize[16].

Related Entities

New York City United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . tandfonline.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . Contemporary Authors. wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . gettysburg.edu. gettysburg.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . pulitzer.org. pulitzer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . library.columbia.edu. library.columbia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . sah.columbia.edu. sah.columbia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . Contemporary Authors. wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . Contemporary Authors. wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . Contemporary Authors. wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . Contemporary Authors. wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . Contemporary Authors. wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . Contemporary Authors. wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . Contemporary Authors. wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . Contemporary Authors. wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [1] ↑ . Contemporary Authors. wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . thenation.com. Retrieved . thenation.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . nybooks.com. Retrieved . nybooks.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → A557-3B6D-032A-8C04-4D42
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  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → historian, university teacher, author
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