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John Nicholas Luff

American stamp dealer and philatelist (1860–1938)
Person human Q6250097

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
November 16, 1860
Date of death
August 23, 1938
Place of birth
Manhattan
Place of death
Manhattan
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
author, philatelist (1889–present), stamp dealer
Position held
President of the American Philatelic Society (1907–1909)[10]
Award received
American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame[11]
Citizenship
United States
Described by source
APS Website, Wer ist wer in der Philatelie? (3 ed.)
Family name
Luff[13]
Given name
John[14]
Name in native language
John Nicholas Luff
Place of burial
Cedar Grove Cemetery[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Nicholas Luff ar جون نيكولاس لوف da John N. Luff ru Джон Николас Лафф ru Лафф, Джон Николас
🔖 Identifiers · 14
ISNI
0000000026949346
VIAF cluster ID
45668545
Library of Congress authority ID
n83005478
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
John Nicholas Luff (1860-1938) in 1923 (cropped).png ↗
Described at URL
www.americanstampdealer.com, classic.stamps.org
FamilySearch person ID
GSYG-JJ8
Find a Grave memorial ID
60138510
Freebase ID
/m/024hqt
OpenMLOL author ID
178632
Prabook ID
2233630
Project Gutenberg author ID
6221
SNAC ARK ID
w6rf7d50
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WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcrh8wY7CG4dV8wmMk7HC
Yale LUX ID
person/7020aa97-0641-4481-a208-9842f2b897f6

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
author, philatelist, stamp dealer
Award received 1
American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Described by source 1
APS Website
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Named after 1
Luff Award
Place of birth 1
Manhattan
Place of death 1
Manhattan
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

John Nicholas Luff was born in Manhattan[1]. He was born on November 16, 1860[2]. He passed away in Manhattan[3]. He died on August 23, 1938[4]. He worked as an author[5], philatelist[6], and stamp dealer[7].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for John Nicholas Luff include Luff Award[15], an award[16], founded in 1940[17].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Luff Award[15], an award[16], founded in 1940[17].

FAQs

Where was John Nicholas Luff born?

John Nicholas Luff's place of birth was Manhattan[1].

Where did John Nicholas Luff die?

John Nicholas Luff passed away in Manhattan[3].

What did John Nicholas Luff do for work?

John Nicholas Luff worked as author[5], philatelist[6], and stamp dealer[7].

What awards did John Nicholas Luff receive?

Honors received include American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame[11].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . APS Website. Retrieved . stamps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Wer ist wer in der Philatelie? (3 ed.). wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . APS Website. Retrieved . stamps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [2] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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