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Rick Bass

Fiction writer, nature writer, activist (born 1958)
Person Human Q3431527

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
March 7, 1958
Place of birth
Fort Worth
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
writer, novelist, geologist
Educated at
Utah State University[7]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship, Prix Laure Bataillon[8][9]
Official website
www.rickbass.net[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[16]
Archives at
Wittliff collections[11]
Family name
Bass[12]
Given name
Richard, Charles[13][14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Rick Bass en Charles Richard Bass ar ريك باس cs Charles Richard Bass fr Charles Richard Bass ru Рик Басс zh 瑞克·巴斯
🔖 Identifiers · 26
ISNI
0000000110829021
VIAF cluster ID
110693332
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n84160556
GND ID
123216516
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Rick Bass 2025 Texas Book Festival.jpg ↗
Babelio author ID
11553
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12178705n
CANTIC ID
981058613860506706
Databazeknih.cz author ID
169339
Evene ID
rick-bass-25873
FAST ID
136558
Freebase ID
/m/0bz6n2
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Goodreads author ID
8861
Guggenheim fellows ID
rick-bass
IdRef ID
030354579
J9U entity ID
987007399300605171
LibraryThing author ID
bassrick
NL CR AUT ID
mub2013748089
NUKAT ID
n00068813
National Virtual Library of India ID
146112
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
162286864
SBN author ID
CFIV101015
SNAC ARK ID
w6q53k6x
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJp9m3tyfD8f3JB9hdGmBP
Yale LUX ID
person/f84b4eda-bb46-49c0-8b1f-f841ebf04b4b
Étonnants voyageurs participant ID
10176

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
writer, geologist, novelist
Given name 2
Richard, Charles
Award received 1
Guggenheim Fellowship
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Utah State University
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Fort Worth
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Rick Bass was born on March 7, 1958[1], in Fort Worth[2]. He has worked as a writer[3], novelist[4], and geologist[5].

FAQs

Where was Rick Bass born?

Rick Bass was born in Fort Worth[2].

What did Rick Bass do for work?

Rick Bass worked as a writer[3], novelist[4], and geologist[5].

Where did Rick Bass go to school?

Rick Bass was educated at Utah State University[7].

What awards did Rick Bass receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[8] and Prix Laure Bataillon[9].

Related Entities

United States Utah State University

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . meetingsaintnazaire.com. meetingsaintnazaire.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu. Retrieved . thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CANTIC ID → 981058613860506706
    Award received → Guggenheim Fellowship, Prix Laure Bataillon
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