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Jane Langton

Novelist, children's writer (1922-2018)
Person human Q6152472

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[17]
Date of birth
December 30, 1922
Date of death
December 22, 2018
Place of birth
Belmont
Place of death
Lincoln
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
writer, novelist, children's writer, illustrator
Field of work
children's and young adult literature, detective novel[11][12]
Educated at
Radcliffe College, Harvard University, University of Michigan, Wellesley College[13][14][15][16]
Child
Christopher Langton[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
American English, English[21][22]
Described by source
Jane Langton, Author of New England Mysteries, Is Dead at 95[20]
Family name
Langton[18]
Given name
Jane[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jane Langton en Jane Gillson Langton ar جين لانغتون cs Jane Gillson Langton ja ジェイン・ラングトン ja ジェーン・ラングトン ja ジェーン・ラントン
🔖 Identifiers · 27
ISNI
0000000089942336
VIAF cluster ID
111096798
Library of Congress authority ID
n79126959
GND ID
1041656483
Awards & Winners artist ID
02r0553
BIBSYS ID
90176610
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
122030057
DDB person (GND) ID
1041656483
FAST ID
1717109
Freebase ID
/m/02r0553
Goodreads author ID
83378
ISFDB author ID
7562
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IdRef ID
030657504
KBR person ID
14708157
Libraries Australia ID
35291120
NDL Authority ID
00741568
NL CR AUT ID
pna2016929440
NUKAT ID
n2006080499
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072837640
Open Library ID
OL4778807A
Prabook ID
358102
SBN author ID
UBOV375567
SHARE Catalogue author ID
439065
SNAC ARK ID
w6t517br
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy ID
langton_jane
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJd8d3pmBdmcmWRPcFFdwC
Yale LUX ID
person/cd252c7f-96eb-43bc-9b2c-248074e0116e

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🔗 Connections
Educated at 4
Harvard University, University of Michigan, Wellesley College, Radcliffe College
Occupation 3
writer, novelist, children's writer
Field of work 2
children's and young adult literature, detective novel
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, American English
Child 1
Christopher Langton
Children (maternal) 1
Christopher Langton
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
Jane
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Belmont
Place of death 1
Lincoln
Sex or gender 1
female
← Winner 1
Nero Award
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Summary

Jane Langton was born on December 30, 1922[1], in Belmont[2]. She died on December 22, 2018[3], in Lincoln[4]. She worked as a writer[5], novelist[6], children's writer[7], and illustrator[8].

FAQs

Where was Jane Langton born?

Jane Langton's place of birth was Belmont[2].

Where did Jane Langton die?

Jane Langton died in Lincoln[4].

What did Jane Langton do for work?

Jane Langton worked as a writer[5], novelist[6], children's writer[7], and illustrator[8].

Where did Jane Langton go to school?

Jane Langton was educated at Radcliffe College[13], Harvard University[14], University of Michigan[15], and Wellesley College[16].

Related Entities

Christopher Langton United States Wellesley College

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  1. [2] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Lincoln
    Child → Christopher Langton
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → American English, English
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