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Robert Gorham Davis

American literary critic and professor
Person Human Q47681708

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
1908
Date of death
July 16, 1998
Place of birth
Cambridge
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
literary critic, professor
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship[9]
Spouse
Hope Hale Davis[6]
Child
Lydia Davis[7]
Family name
Davis[11]
Given name
Robert[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Robert Gorham Davis
🔖 Identifiers · 17
ISNI
0000000109743140
VIAF cluster ID
55390915
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50035626
CANTIC ID
981060927823906706
Described at URL
www.nytimes.com
FAST ID
1434451
Guggenheim fellows ID
robert-gorham-davis
IdRef ID
11512702X
J9U entity ID
987007271523905171
Kindred Britain ID
I23853
National Library of Latvia ID
000177465
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810624084305606
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National Virtual Library of India ID
113172
Parsifal cluster ID
455014
SHARE Catalogue author ID
559800
WikiTree person ID
Davis-46381
Yale LUX ID
person/31d6ad7d-200f-42d6-8c40-049663c46d09

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Summary

Robert Gorham Davis was born in 1908[1] in Cambridge[2]. He died on July 16, 1998[3]. He worked as a literary critic[4] and professor[5].

FAQs

Where was Robert Gorham Davis born?

Robert Gorham Davis's place of birth was Cambridge[2].

Who was Robert Gorham Davis married to?

Robert Gorham Davis's spouses include Hope Hale Davis[6].

What did Robert Gorham Davis do for work?

Robert Gorham Davis worked as a literary critic[4] and professor[5].

What awards did Robert Gorham Davis receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at URL → http://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/17/arts/robert-g-davis-90-aut
    CANTIC ID → 981060927823906706
    Library of Congress Authorities ID → n50035626
    J9U entity ID → 987007271523905171
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    "Created claim: CANTIC ID: 981060927823906706, batch #257571"
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