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Robert Barnard

British writer (1936-2013)
Person human Q1788811

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[25]
Date of birth
November 23, 1936
Date of death
September 19, 2013
Place of birth
Essex, Burnham-on-Crouch[10]
Place of death
Leeds
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[12]
Occupation
novelist, literary critic, lecturer, short story writer, crime fiction writer, scholar of English[13]
Employer
University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway, University of Bergen, University of New England[14][15][16]
Educated at
Balliol College, Colchester Royal Grammar School[17][18]
Award received
Anthony Award for Best Short Story, Agatha Award, Macavity Awards, Nero Award, Dagger in the Library, Cartier Diamond Dagger[19][20][21][22][23][24]
Spouse
Louise Barnard[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[28]
Family name
Barnard[26]
Given name
Robert[27]
Writing language
English[29]
🏷️ Also known as
en Robert Barnard ar روبرت بارنارد cs Bernard Bastable ja ロバート・バーナード ko 로버트 바너드 sv Barnard zh 罗伯特·伯纳德 zh 罗伯特·巴纳德 zh-hant 羅伯特·伯納德
🔖 Identifiers · 46
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
27076602
Library of Congress authority ID
n79148928
GND ID
118191985
Awards & Winners artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
90072687
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
BarnardRobert
Babelio author ID
125098
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
120154766
BookBrainz author ID
1e9283ed-600d-4e70-a571-7ed995c9e07c
CBDB.cz author ID
23367
CiNii Research ID
1140000791629456000
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DDB person (GND) ID
118191985
Databazeknih.cz author ID
34973
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Robert-Barnard
FAST ID
47816
FamilySearch person ID
G479-228
Fantastic Fiction author ID
b/robert-barnard
Freebase ID
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Goodreads author ID
8252
ISFDB author ID
3346
IdRef ID
028288483
KBR person ID
14231526
LRB contributor ID
robert-barnard
Libraries Australia ID
35013941
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01644381
NDL Authority ID
00432329
NE.se ID
robert-barnard
NL CR AUT ID
jo2003193278, xx0010894
NLA Trove people ID
790172
NUKAT ID
n98703050
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007449940005171
National Library of Latvia ID
000112952
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810653777005606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1721356
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073591114
NooSFere author ID
-48478
Open Library ID
OL4341435A
OpenMLOL author ID
135415
SHARE Catalogue author ID
456818
SNAC ARK ID
w6jr1m40
SVKKL authority ID
p0019647-Barnard-Robert-19362013
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10580419
WikiTree person ID
Barnard-5535
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxMpJJYr9PbHYxRwBmDbd
Yale LUX ID
person/54fa5b58-4f15-4991-afba-a49989dc3ddd

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
lecturer, novelist, literary critic, short story writer, crime fiction writer
Award received 3
Cartier Diamond Dagger, Dagger in the Library, Nero Award
Employer 3
University of Bergen, University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway, University of New England
← Winner 3
Cartier Diamond Dagger, Dagger in the Library, Nero Award
Place of birth 2
Essex, Burnham-on-Crouch
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Educated at 1
Balliol College
Family name 1
Barnard
Given name 1
Robert
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of death 1
Leeds
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Robert Barnard was born on November 23, 1936[1], in Essex[2]. He died on September 19, 2013[3], in Leeds[4]. He worked as a novelist[5], literary critic[6], lecturer[7], short story writer[8], and crime fiction writer[9].

FAQs

Where was Robert Barnard born?

Robert Barnard was born in Essex[2].

Where did Robert Barnard die?

Robert Barnard passed away in Leeds[4].

Who was Robert Barnard married to?

Robert Barnard's spouses include Louise Barnard[11].

What did Robert Barnard do for work?

Robert Barnard worked as a novelist[5], literary critic[6], lecturer[7], short story writer[8], and crime fiction writer[9].

Where did Robert Barnard go to school?

Robert Barnard was educated at Balliol College[17] and Colchester Royal Grammar School[18].

What awards did Robert Barnard receive?

Honors received include Anthony Award for Best Short Story[19], Agatha Award[20], Macavity Awards[21], and Nero Award[22].

Related Entities

Leeds United Kingdom University of Bergen

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . The Times. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . blackmask.com. blackmask.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [25] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . The Independent. independent.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . The Times. wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . The Times. wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . telegraph.co.uk. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . The Times. wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . The Times. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . bouchercon.com. Retrieved . bouchercon.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . Life In Legacy. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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