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Robert Middlekauff

American historian (1929–2021)
Person human Q7347667

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
July 5, 1929
Date of death
March 10, 2021
Place of birth
Yakima
Place of death
Pleasanton
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
historian, university teacher, writer
Employer
University of California, Berkeley[9]
Educated at
University of Washington[10]
Award received
Bancroft Prize[12]
Notable work
The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763–1789[11]
Nominated for
Pulitzer Prize for History[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Described by source
Robert Middlekauff, Historian of Washington and His War, Dies at 91[19]
Family name
Middlekauff[16]
Given name
Robert, Lawrence[17][18]
Interested in
history of the United States[22]
Member of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society[13][14]
Writing language
English[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Robert L. Middlekauff en Robert Lawrence Middlekauff en Robert L Middlekauff en Robert Middlekauff de Robert Lawrence Middlekauff zh 羅伯特·米德爾考夫 zh 罗伯特·米德尔考夫
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BIBSYS ID
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C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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IdRef ID
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KBR person ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLP ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
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National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Open Library ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Penguin Random House author ID
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Prabook ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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SBN author ID
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Unz Review author ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
writer, historian, university teacher
Given name 2
Robert, Lawrence
Member of 2
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society
Award received 1
Bancroft Prize
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
University of Washington
Employer 1
University of California, Berkeley
Instance of 1
human
Interested in 1
history of the United States
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Nominated for 1
Pulitzer Prize for History
Place of birth 1
Yakima
Place of death 1
Pleasanton
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
← Winner 1
Bancroft Prize
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Summary

Robert Middlekauff was born on July 5, 1929[1], in Yakima[2]. He died on March 10, 2021[3], in Pleasanton[4]. He worked as a historian[5], university teacher[6], and writer[7].

FAQs

Where was Robert Middlekauff born?

Robert Middlekauff's place of birth was Yakima[2].

Where did Robert Middlekauff die?

Robert Middlekauff passed away in Pleasanton[4].

What did Robert Middlekauff do for work?

Robert Middlekauff worked as a historian[5], university teacher[6], and writer[7].

Where did Robert Middlekauff go to school?

Robert Middlekauff was educated at University of Washington[10].

What awards did Robert Middlekauff receive?

Honors received include Bancroft Prize[12].

Related Entities

United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . The New York Times. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The New York Times. news.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . The New York Times. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . The New York Times. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . The New York Times. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . The New York Times. news.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . pulitzer.org. pulitzer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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