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Lydia Davis

American writer (born 1947)
Person Human Q1280035

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[26]
Date of birth
July 15, 1947
Place of birth
Northampton
Country of citizenship
United States[13]
Occupation
linguist, translator, writer, university teacher, novelist
Employer
State University of New York at Albany[16]
Field of work
literature, translation[14][15]
Educated at
Barnard College, The Putney School[17][18]
Award received
International Booker Prize, Guggenheim Fellowship, MacArthur Fellows Program, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[19][20][21][22][23]
Father
Robert Gorham Davis[8]
Mother
Hope Hale Davis[9]
Spouse
Paul Auster, Alan Cote[10][11]
Child
Daniel Auster[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French, English[30][31]
Catalog code
407[27]
Family name
Davis[28]
Given name
Lydia[29]
Influenced by
Vladimir Nabokov[25]
Member of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences[24]
Name in native language
Lydia Davis[32]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[33]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Lydia Davis ar ليديا ديفيس cs Lydia Davis cs Lydia Davisová el Λίντια Ντέιβις fa لیدیا دیویس he לידיה דיוויס ja リディア・デイヴィス ko 리디아 데이비스 ru Дэвис, Лидия ru Лидия Дэвис uk Лідія Девіс zh 莉迪亞·戴維斯
🔖 Identifiers · 69
ISNI
0000000108708060
VIAF cluster ID
12431015
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85210453
GND ID
133546713
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Lydia Davis at Kelly Writers House (cropped).jpg ↗
Awards & Winners artist ID
0bvz0c
BIBSYS ID
7055435
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12722833q
BookBrainz author ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11962903
CiNii Research ID
1140563741613383168
DBC author ID
87097968244544
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DBNL author ID
davi025
DDB person (GND) ID
133546713
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
133546713
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Lydia-Davis
Europeana entity
agent/base/83004
FAST ID
1912987
Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
1226753
Goodreads author ID
27427
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Lydia_Davis
Guggenheim fellows ID
lydia-davis
Harper's tag
lydia-davis
IdRef ID
029315492
J9U entity ID
987007528145905171
KBR person ID
14350994
Kallías ID
PE00170355
Kritisches Lexikon zur fremdsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur ID
18000000641
Libraries Australia ID
51241585
Libris-URI
rp36csr93gnqpj7
LittleSis people ID
108508
Los Angeles Review of Books author ID
lydia-davis
MacArthur Fellows Program ID
705, class-of-2003/lydia-davis
Munzinger person ID
00000029585
MusicBrainz artist ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA04880336
NDL Authority ID
01018907
NE.se ID
lydia-davis
NL CR AUT ID
xx0200367
NLA Trove people ID
1205782
NSK (VIAF) ID
000149182
NSK ID
981005768784709366
NUKAT ID
n2005012424
NYRB contributor ID
lydia-davis
National Library of Brazil ID
000998279
National Library of Latvia ID
000261489
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:C8IY;=BJ
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810559597905606
National Library of Portugal ID
1477319
National Library of Russia ID
770157262
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1673099
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
07398020X
Open Library ID
OL2674893A
OpenMLOL author ID
91846
Perlentaucher ID
lydia-davis
Poets & Writers author ID
lydia_davis_1
Quora topic ID
Lydia-Davis
RERO ID (legacy)
A003158277
SBN author ID
RAVV235317
SELIBR ID
337929
SNAC ARK ID
w61k04b4
SVKKL authority ID
0399823-Davis-Lydia-1947
Songkick artist ID
5980039
Tabakalera ID
102995
The Paris Review interviewee ID
6366
Wellcome Collection concept ID
tdwa9j2j
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/b130e996-ee0a-4b45-82e9-ce56e2776adc

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🔗 Connections
Award received 5
International Booker Prize, Guggenheim Fellowship, MacArthur Fellows Program, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Occupation 5
writer, translator, novelist, linguist, university teacher
Field of work 2
literature, translation
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, French
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Barnard College
Employer 1
State University of New York at Albany
Family name 1
Davis
Given name 1
Lydia
Influenced 1
Tao Lin
Influenced by 1
Vladimir Nabokov
Instance of 1
human
Member of 1
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Place of birth 1
Northampton
Sex or gender 1
female
Spouse 1
Paul Auster
Spouses 1
Paul Auster
Writing language 1
English
← Mb:married 1
Paul Auster
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Summary

Lydia Davis was born on July 15, 1947[1], in Northampton[2]. She has worked as a linguist[3], translator[4], writer[5], university teacher[6], and novelist[7].

Why It Matters

Lydia Davis has been cited as an influence by Tao Lin[34], a novelist[35], b. 1983[36], of United States[37].

FAQs

Where was Lydia Davis born?

Lydia Davis's place of birth was Northampton[2].

Who were Lydia Davis's parents?

Lydia Davis's father was Robert Gorham Davis[8]. Lydia Davis's mother was Hope Hale Davis[9].

Who was Lydia Davis married to?

Lydia Davis's spouses include Paul Auster[10] and Alan Cote[11].

What did Lydia Davis do for work?

Lydia Davis worked as a linguist[3], translator[4], writer[5], university teacher[6], and novelist[7].

Where did Lydia Davis go to school?

Lydia Davis was educated at Barnard College[17] and The Putney School[18].

What awards did Lydia Davis receive?

Honors received include International Booker Prize[19], Guggenheim Fellowship[20], MacArthur Fellows Program[21], and Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres[22].

Who did Lydia Davis influence?

Lydia Davis has been cited as an influence by Tao Lin[34].

Related Entities

Paul Auster United States Vladimir Nabokov

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . thebookerprizes.com. Retrieved . thebookerprizes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . macfound.org. Retrieved . macfound.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  5. 6w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → lydia-davis
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  6. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0399823-Davis-Lydia-1947
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0399823-Davis-Lydia-1947, batch #259492"
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