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Greg Stafford

American game designer (1948–2018)
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Greg Stafford

Summary

Greg Stafford is a human[1]. Born in Waterbury[2], he… he was born on February 9, 1948[3]. He died in Arcata[4]. He died on October 11, 2018[5]. He worked as a shaman[6], writer[7], and role-playing game designer[8]. He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9]

Key Facts

  • Greg Stafford's place of birth was Waterbury[2].
  • Greg Stafford died in Arcata[4].
  • Greg Stafford was born on February 9, 1948[3].
  • Greg Stafford died on October 11, 2018[5].
  • Greg Stafford held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Greg Stafford worked as a shaman[6].
  • Greg Stafford worked as a writer[7].
  • Greg Stafford's professions included role-playing game designer[8].
  • Among Greg Stafford's employers was Chaosium[11].
  • Greg Stafford was employed by Issaries, Inc.[12].
  • Greg Stafford was educated at Beloit College[13].
  • Greg Stafford is recorded as male[14].
  • Greg Stafford's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Greg Stafford's Commons category is recorded as Greg Stafford[16].
  • Greg Stafford's family name is recorded as Stafford[17].
  • Greg Stafford's given name is recorded as Greg[18].
  • Greg Stafford's given name is recorded as Francis[19].
  • Greg Stafford's given name is recorded as Gregory[20].
  • Greg Stafford's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Francis Gregory Stafford'}[21].

Body

Origins and Family

Greg Stafford was born in Waterbury[2]. He was born on February 9, 1948[3].

Education

Greg Stafford was educated at Beloit College[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include shaman[6], writer[7], and role-playing game designer[8]. Employers include Chaosium[11], a business[22], in United States[23], founded in 1975[24], headquartered in Hayward[25] and Issaries, Inc.[12], a board game publishing company[26], in United States[27], founded in 1999[28].

Death and Burial

Greg Stafford died on October 11, 2018[5]. He died in Arcata[4].

Why It Matters

Greg Stafford has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9]

Works attributed to him include Basic Role-Playing[29], a role-playing game system[30]; RuneQuest[31], a tabletop role-playing game[32], written by Steve Perrin[33]; and Pendragon[34], a tabletop role-playing game[35].

FAQs

Where was Greg Stafford born?

Greg Stafford's place of birth was Waterbury[2].

Where did Greg Stafford die?

Greg Stafford passed away in Arcata[4].

What did Greg Stafford do for work?

Greg Stafford worked as shaman[6], writer[7], and role-playing game designer[8].

Where did Greg Stafford go to school?

Greg Stafford was educated at Beloit College[13].

Related Entities

United States

References

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  13. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . chaosium.com. chaosium.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  3. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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