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Herbert Huncke

American writer and poet (1915–1996)
Person Human Q1318001

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
January 9, 1915
Date of death
August 8, 1996
Place of birth
Greenfield
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
writer, poet, diarist
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[14]
Described by source
UbuWeb[13]
Family name
Huncke[11]
Given name
Herbert[12]
Movement
Beat Generation[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Herbert Edwin Huncke en Herbert Huncke cs Herbert Edwin Huncke da Herbert Edwin Huncke es Herbert Edwin Huncke ja ハーバート・. ハンケ pl Herbert Edwin Huncke ru Герберт Ханке ru Ханке, Герберт zh 赫伯特·亨克 zh 赫伯特·埃德温·汉克 zh 赫伯特·汉克
🔖 Identifiers · 37
ISNI
0000000053354292
VIAF cluster ID
51736048
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n88163934
GND ID
120553805, 1089267908
American National Biography ID
1603457
BIBSYS ID
7025121
Babelio author ID
78104
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12196888c
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11522440
DBC author ID
870979138095584
DDB person (GND) ID
120553805
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
120553805
Show all 37 identifiers +25
Discogs artist ID
242762
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Herbert-Huncke
Europeana entity
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FAST ID
254847
Filmportal ID
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Freebase ID
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HAND ID
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IMDb ID
nm0402121
IdRef ID
110051718
Kallías ID
PE00541549
Kinobox person ID
869825
Kinopoisk person ID
460656
Libris-URI
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
M00000073187
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000842014
National Library of Portugal ID
1894438
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
150971575
RERO ID (legacy)
A016815656
RILM ID
205093
SELIBR ID
222359
SNAC ARK ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/59a4f22b-003f-4090-aa72-26c63e65e652
ČSFD person ID
629224

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
writer, poet, diarist
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Described by source 1
UbuWeb
Given name 1
Herbert
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Movement 1
Beat Generation
Place of birth 1
Greenfield
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
← Recorded participant 1
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Summary

Herbert Huncke was born on January 9, 1915[1], in Greenfield[2]. He died on August 8, 1996[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a writer[5], poet[6], and diarist[7].

FAQs

Where was Herbert Huncke born?

Herbert Huncke was born in Greenfield[2].

Where did Herbert Huncke die?

Herbert Huncke passed away in New York City[4].

What did Herbert Huncke do for work?

Herbert Huncke worked as a writer[5], poet[6], and diarist[7].

Related Entities

New York City UbuWeb United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . ubu.com. Retrieved . ubu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: GND ID: 120553805, Set preferred value using PrefRank"
  2. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    DBC author ID → 870979138095584
    Canadiana Name Authority ID → ncf11522440
    National Library of Portugal ID → 1894438
    RERO ID (legacy) → A016815656
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed labels, descriptions or aliases: Cleanup: add mul label; add mul alias (Difool/WikidataCleanup)"
  3. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID → biography/Herbert-Huncke
    Place of birth → Greenfield
    Place of death → New York City
    Instance of → human
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #45810: add missing GNDs"
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