O. Henry

American short story writer (1862–1910)
Person human Q172788
O. Henry
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Summary

O. Henry was born on September 11, 1862[1], in Greensboro[2]. He died on June 5, 1910[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a writer[5], journalist[6], and short story writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,347 views/month, #6,378 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 1, 1862[9]
  • Date of death: January 1, 1910[10]
  • Place of burial: Montford Area Historic District[11]
  • Father: Algernon Sidney Porter[12]
  • Child: Margaret Worth Porter[13]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[14]
  • Ethnic group: Americans[15]
  • Notable work: The Gift of the Magi[16], The Last Leaf[17]
  • Sex or gender: male[18]
  • Commons category: O. Henry[19]
  • Archives at: University of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries[20], Louis Round Wilson Library[21], Harry Ransom Center[22]
  • Cause of death: pneumonia[23]
  • Family name: Porter[24]
  • Given name: William[25]
  • Pseudonym: O. Henry[26]
  • Topic's main category: Category:O. Henry[27]
  • Commons gallery: O. Henry[28]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[29]
  • Described by source: 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica[30], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[31], Library of the World's Best Literature[32]
  • Convicted of: embezzlement[33]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[34]
  • Commons Creator page: William Sydney Porter[35]
  • Birth name: William Sydney Porter[36]
  • Name in native language: William Sydney Porter[37]
  • Short name: O. Henry[38]

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[39]

  • Country: US[40]

  • Began / founded: 1862-09-11[41]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1910-06-05[42]

  • Community tags: has german audiobooks[43]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7293409c-da33-4b30-b6c9-edb7b8696f77[44]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for O. Henry include O. Henry Award[45].

Why It Matters

O. Henry has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] He is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

Works attributed to him include The Gift of the Magi[48], a literary work[49], founded in 1905[50]; The Last Leaf[51], a literary work[52]; The Ransom of Red Chief[53], a literary work[54], founded in 1907[55]; Cabbages and Kings[56], a literary work[57]; After Twenty Years[58], a literary work[59]; and A Retrieved Reformation[60], a literary work[61]. Entities named for him include O. Henry Award[45].

FAQs

Where was O. Henry born?

O. Henry's place of birth was Greensboro[2].

Where did O. Henry die?

O. Henry passed away in New York City[4].

Who were O. Henry's parents?

O. Henry's father was Algernon Sidney Porter[12].

What did O. Henry do for work?

O. Henry worked as a writer[5], journalist[6], and short story writer[7].

References

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  1. [2] ↑ . EB-12 / Henry, O.. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [20] ↑ . library.wisc.edu. library.wisc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [21] ↑ . finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [22] ↑ . norman.hrc.utexas.edu. Retrieved . norman.hrc.utexas.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . EB-12 / Henry, O.. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [9] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . EB-12 / Henry, O.. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [10] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . Daijisen. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . Daijisen. wikidata.org.
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  31. [32] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. [39] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [42] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [43] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [44] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [59] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [61] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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