Ernest Samuels

American biographer (1903-1996)
Person human Q5393782

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
May 19, 1903
Date of death
February 12, 1996
Place of birth
Chicago
Place of death
Evanston
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
biographer, lawyer
Educated at
University of Chicago (?–1942)[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Family name
Samuels
Given name
Ernest
Imported from
wholeness_audit_2026-05-02
Residence
Evanston (?–1996)[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ernest Samuels
🔖 Identifiers · 39
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Library of Congress authority ID
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American Academy in Rome ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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Freebase ID
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Geni.com profile ID
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Goodreads author ID
569818
Guggenheim fellows ID
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IdRef ID
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Illinois Center for the Book author ID
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KBR person ID
14246834
NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068378033
Open Library ID
OL954578A
Parsifal cluster ID
701851
Prabook ID
1450285
RERO ID (legacy)
A003783174
SHARE Catalogue author ID
218244
SNAC ARK ID
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Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Summary

Ernest Samuels was born in Chicago[1]. He was born on May 19, 1903[2]. He died in Evanston[3]. He died on February 12, 1996[4]. He worked as a biographer[5] and lawyer[6].

Body

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[9], a fellowship grant[16], in United States[17], founded in 1925[18]; Bancroft Prize[10], a literary award[19], in United States[20]; Pulitzer Prize for Biography[11], a class of award[21], in United States[22], founded in 1917[23]; and Francis Parkman Prize[12], an award[24].

FAQs

Where was Ernest Samuels born?

Ernest Samuels was born in Chicago[1].

Where did Ernest Samuels die?

Ernest Samuels passed away in Evanston[3].

What did Ernest Samuels do for work?

Ernest Samuels worked as biographer[5] and lawyer[6].

Where did Ernest Samuels go to school?

Ernest Samuels was educated at University of Chicago[8].

What awards did Ernest Samuels receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[9], Bancroft Prize[10], Pulitzer Prize for Biography[11], and Francis Parkman Prize[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . library.columbia.edu. library.columbia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . pulitzer.org. pulitzer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . sah.columbia.edu. sah.columbia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . findingaids.library.northwestern.edu. Retrieved . findingaids.library.northwestern.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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