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Howard Thurston

American magician (1869–1936)
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Howard Thurston
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Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
July 20, 1869
Date of death
April 13, 1936
Place of birth
Columbus
Place of death
Miami
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
magician
Educated at
Northfield Mount Hermon School[8]
Cause of death
pneumonia[11]
Given name
Howard[12]
Manner of death
natural causes[13]
Place of burial
Green Lawn Abbey[6]
Unmarried partner
Harry August Jansen[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Howard Thurston ar هوارد ثورستون ja ハワード・サーストン zh 霍華德·薩斯頓 zh 霍華·薩斯頓
🔖 Identifiers · 22
ISNI
0000000074008778
VIAF cluster ID
36123008
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n93023437
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
159251
American National Biography ID
1801146
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10368301
Carnegie Hall agent ID
89542
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Howard-Thurston
FAST ID
318409
Find a Grave memorial ID
5194
Freebase ID
/m/05drln
IMDb ID
nm0862250
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Kinobox person ID
1254521
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1780952
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
162699077
Online Books Page author ID
Thurston, Howard, 1869-1936
Open Library ID
OL735755A
Prabook ID
1095412
SNAC ARK ID
w6cr5w1x
WikiTree person ID
Thurston-4200
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkTdMBbQBYfDQ9CpyRFrq
Yale LUX ID
person/1e7800a9-9821-4898-a7d0-6afd8e5ef1dc

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Cause of death 1
pneumonia
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Northfield Mount Hermon School
Given name 1
Howard
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Occupation 1
magician
Place of birth 1
Columbus
Place of death 1
Miami
Sex or gender 1
male
Unmarried partner 1
Harry August Jansen
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Harry August Jansen
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Summary

Howard Thurston was born on July 20, 1869[1], in Columbus[2]. He died on April 13, 1936[3], in Miami[4]. He worked as a magician[5].

FAQs

Where was Howard Thurston born?

Howard Thurston was born in Columbus[2].

Where did Howard Thurston die?

Howard Thurston passed away in Miami[4].

What did Howard Thurston do for work?

Howard Thurston worked as a magician[5].

Where did Howard Thurston go to school?

Howard Thurston was educated at Northfield Mount Hermon School[8].

Related Entities

United States

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  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 26w ago · WFinch · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of burial → Green Lawn Abbey
    Given name → Howard
    Cause of death → pneumonia
    Country of citizenship → United States
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Image: Howard Thurston performing a levitation illusion.jpg"
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