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Julius Fast

American writer (1919–2008)
Person Human Q1813909

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
April 17, 1919
Date of death
December 16, 2008
Place of birth
Manhattan
Place of death
Kingston
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
writer, non-fiction writer, novelist
Educated at
New York University[9]
Award received
Edgar Awards[10]
Sibling
Howard Fast[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[14]
Family name
Fast[12]
Given name
Julius[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Julius Fast ar يوليوس فاست cs Adam Barnett ja ジュリアス・ファースト ja ジュリアス・ファスト
🔖 Identifiers · 38
ISNI
0000000368558775, 0000000041003647
VIAF cluster ID
38855947
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79027137
GND ID
1014192641
Babelio author ID
203179
Bibliopoche author ID
4092
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12096190t
CONOR.SI ID
37362531
DDB person (GND) ID
1014192641
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1014192641
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Julius-Fast
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_1014192641
Show all 38 identifiers +26
Find a Grave memorial ID
32316400
Freebase ID
/m/0538388
Geni profile ID
6000000029471289349
Harper's tag
julius-fast
ISFDB author ID
10682
IdRef ID
029308321
IxTheo authority ID
705188019
J9U entity ID
987007574210505171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
1014192641
Libris-URI
zw9dkhch216l0hf
NL CR AUT ID
jo2012685476, jx20120220001
NUKAT ID
n97085772
National Library of Korea ID
KAC2018F7864
National Library of Latvia ID
000000788
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX999068
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
067876323
Open Library ID
OL6805852A
Parsifal cluster ID
312350
Prabook ID
10331
SBN author ID
CFIV049130
SELIBR ID
324795
SHARE Catalogue author ID
220020
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1001586
Wellcome Collection concept ID
m6aued7c
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjhBrB3Cy9gJmYPBRDH4q
Yale LUX ID
person/3b796a41-7c4a-4ce9-bab6-df746267754d

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Summary

Julius Fast was born on April 17, 1919[1], in Manhattan[2]. He died on December 16, 2008[3], in Kingston[4]. He worked as a writer[5], non-fiction writer[6], and novelist[7].

FAQs

Where was Julius Fast born?

Julius Fast was born in Manhattan[2].

Where did Julius Fast die?

Julius Fast died in Kingston[4].

What did Julius Fast do for work?

Julius Fast worked as a writer[5], non-fiction writer[6], and novelist[7].

Where did Julius Fast go to school?

Julius Fast was educated at New York University[9].

What awards did Julius Fast receive?

Honors received include Edgar Awards[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64167: add GND as source to unsourced or imported family members"
  2. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ISNI → 0000000368558775, 0000000041003647
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63891: ISNI fix"
  3. 11d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ISNI → 0000000368558775, 0000000041003647
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63746: replace redirected ISNI with target"
  4. 5w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → julius-fast
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: julius-fast, Matched to julius fast (#289946833) in Harper's tag"
  5. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Manhattan
    Freebase ID → /m/0538388
    Library of Congress Authorities ID → n79027137
    IxTheo authority ID → 705188019
    + 48 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31727: import P21 and P106 from GND (20)"
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