John A. Williams

American writer (1925–2015)
Person Human Q661925
John A. Williams
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Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
December 5, 1925, 1925[10]
Date of death
July 3, 2015, 2015[11]
Place of birth
Jackson
Place of death
Paramus
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[24]
Different from
John A. Williams[25]
Family name
Williams[20]
Given name
John, Alfred[21][22]
Manner of death
natural causes[23]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject African diaspora[26]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Alfred Williams en John A. Williams ar جون وليامز cs John A. William fr John Alfred Williams it John Williams ja ジョン・A・ウィリアムズ ja ジョン・ウィリアムズ (作家) ko 존 앨프리드 윌리엄스 ko 존 A. 윌리엄스 nl John Alfred Williams pt John Alfred Williams ru Джон А. Уильямс
🔖 Identifiers · 40
VIAF cluster ID
84582743
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50018058
GND ID
118807463
AbART person ID
139857
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
120531412
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
williams-john-a-alfred
CiNii Research ID
1981993809651482893
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118807463
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
williams_john_a
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/John-A-Williams
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FAST ID
5730
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_118807463
Freebase ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
John_A._Williams
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
66176
ISFDB author ID
105229
IdRef ID
028762207
J9U entity ID
987007462906105171
KBR person ID
14098625
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118807463
Kallías ID
PE00607313
LibraryThing author ID
williamsjohna-2
Munzinger person ID
00000021489
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02360619
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2004237291
NUKAT ID
n2008058634
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810601865805606, 9810641180505606
National Virtual Library of India ID
176722, 474820
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
067812112
Open Library ID
OL20756A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803122536757
Prabook ID
3541193
SBN author ID
SBLV000486
SNAC ARK ID
w6kq06xx
WorldCat Entities ID
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Cause of death 1
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Ethnic group 1
Family name 1
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Manner of death 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

John A. Williams was born on December 5, 1925[1], in Jackson[2]. He died on July 3, 2015[3], in Paramus[4]. He worked as a journalist[5], writer[6], professor[7], novelist[8], and academic[9].

FAQs

Where was John A. Williams born?

John A. Williams was born in Jackson[2].

Where did John A. Williams die?

John A. Williams died in Paramus[4].

What did John A. Williams do for work?

John A. Williams worked as a journalist[5], writer[6], professor[7], novelist[8], and academic[9].

Where did John A. Williams go to school?

John A. Williams was educated at Syracuse University[15].

What awards did John A. Williams receive?

Honors received include American Book Awards[16] and Black Literary Hall of Fame[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . chicagotribune.com. Retrieved . chicagotribune.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . chicagotribune.com. Retrieved . chicagotribune.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . BlackPast.org. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [10] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [11] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [nb] labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: other names, source for place of birth, source for place of death, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksik"
  2. 10w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → john-alfred-williams
    SVKKL authority ID → 0212604-Williams-John-A-19252015
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: john-alfred-williams, Matched to john alfred williams (#289939143) in…"
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