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Kenneth Silverman

American biographer (1936-2017)
Person human Q1738912

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
February 5, 1936
Date of death
July 7, 2017
Place of birth
Manhattan
Place of death
Manhattan
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
writer, university teacher, biographer, literary scholar
Employer
New York University[10]
Educated at
Columbia University[11]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship, Bancroft Prize, Pulitzer Prize for Biography[12][13][14]
Cause of death
lung cancer[17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[22]
Family name
Silverman[19]
Given name
Kenneth[20]
Manner of death
natural causes[21]
Member of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences[15]
P14750
287D-46C5-A48A-A993-D189[23]
Residence
New York City[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Kenneth Eugene Silverman en Kenneth Silverman ar كينيث سيلفرمان de Kenneth Eugene Silverman fa کنت سیلورمن ja ケネス・シルヴァーマン ko 케네스 실버먼 ko 케네스 유진 실버먼 ru Кеннет Силверман
🔖 Identifiers · 33
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
90101237
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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FAST ID
1434186
Film.ru person ID
kennet-silverman
Freebase ID
/m/02812j1
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Geni.com profile ID
6000000062596443910
Guggenheim fellows ID
kenneth-silverman
IMDb ID
nm1009281
IdRef ID
028463730
KBR person ID
14087642
LRB contributor ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01554427
NDL Authority ID
00756590
NUKAT ID
n02724935
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007268278405171
National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068314337
Open Library ID
OL528916A
Prabook ID
638009
RERO ID (legacy)
A003832184
SHARE Catalogue author ID
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Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WikiTree person ID
Silverman-659
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/5989b756-a7b2-478a-8e63-c16f0bd5fb6b

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🔗 Connections
Award received 3
Guggenheim Fellowship, Pulitzer Prize for Biography, Bancroft Prize
Occupation 3
writer, university teacher, biographer
Cause of death 1
lung cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Columbia University
Employer 1
New York University
Family name 1
Silverman
Given name 1
Kenneth
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Member of 1
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Place of birth 1
Manhattan
Place of death 1
Manhattan
Residence 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
← Winner 1
Bancroft Prize
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Summary

Kenneth Silverman was born on February 5, 1936[1], in Manhattan[2]. He died on July 7, 2017[3], in Manhattan[4]. He worked as a writer[5], university teacher[6], biographer[7], and literary scholar[8].

FAQs

Where was Kenneth Silverman born?

Kenneth Silverman's place of birth was Manhattan[2].

Where did Kenneth Silverman die?

Kenneth Silverman passed away in Manhattan[4].

What did Kenneth Silverman do for work?

Kenneth Silverman worked as a writer[5], university teacher[6], biographer[7], and literary scholar[8].

Where did Kenneth Silverman go to school?

Kenneth Silverman was educated at Columbia University[11].

What awards did Kenneth Silverman receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[12], Bancroft Prize[13], and Pulitzer Prize for Biography[14].

Related Entities

New York City United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . onlinelibrary.wiley.com. onlinelibrary.wiley.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . library.columbia.edu. library.columbia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . pulitzer.org. pulitzer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Retrieved . mobile.nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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