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Robert W. Service

Canadian poet and writer (1874-1958)
Person human Q1392250
Robert W. Service
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Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
January 16, 1874
Date of death
September 11, 1958
Place of birth
Preston
Place of death
Lancieux
Country of citizenship
Canada[11]
Occupation
war correspondent, poet, writer, novelist, autobiographer
Educated at
McGill University, Hillhead High School[12][13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Described by source
Library of the World's Best Literature[17]
Different from
Robert Service[19]
Family name
Service[15]
Given name
Robert William[16]
P14541
2y7rvL
P14750
AF46-F626-4716-0523-D4C1
Place of burial
Lancieux[10]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Robert William Service en Robert W. Service ar روبرت دبليو. سيرفس cs Robert William Service cs Robert Service de Robert William Service fr Robert W. Service he ויליאם סרביס hu Robert William Service ja ロバート・W・サーヴィス ja ロバート・W・サービス pt Robert W. Service ru Роберт В. Сервис sv Robert William Service sv Service, Robert W. uk Роберт В. Сервіс zh 罗伯特·塞维斯 zh 罗伯特·威廉·塞维斯 zh-hant 羅伯特·塞維斯
🔖 Identifiers · 92
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
69290
Library of Congress authority ID
n80060393
GND ID
119298384
American Film Institute person ID
133411
Arabic Ontology lexical concept ID
151061394
Az.lib.ru author ID
s/serwis_r_u
BIBSYS ID
90102646
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
ServiceRobertW(RobertWilliam)1874-1958
BabelNet ID
00068029n
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
122679695
BookBrainz author ID
51777b84-d3d2-4434-98ba-757443284017
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British Museum person or institution ID
200091
CBDB.cz author ID
68951
CONOR.SI ID
146506339
Canadian Encyclopedia article ID
robert-william-service
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10052706
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1024459
Cyprus University of Technology ID
92386
DAHR artist ID
102801
DDB person (GND) ID
119298384
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
u6941
Discogs artist ID
981283
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
24318
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
service_robert_w
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Robert-W-Service
Europeana entity
agent/base/116192
Evene ID
robert-william-service-1613
FAST ID
54977
Film.ru person ID
robert-w-service
Find a Grave memorial ID
8373
Freebase ID
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GCD creator ID
46381
Gazetteer for Scotland person ID
3281
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Robert_William_Service
Harper's tag
william-service
Hyperion Records person ID
C2089
IMDb ID
nm0785827
ISFDB author ID
22744
IdRef ID
031469698
Interlingual Index ID
i96878
KANTO ID
000210715
Kinobox person ID
906233
Libraries Australia ID
35793647
Library of Congress JukeBox ID (former scheme)
5243
LibriVox author ID
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LiederNet author ID
2551
LyricsTranslate ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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NE.se ID
robert-w-service
NL CR AUT ID
mub2015894550
NLA Trove people ID
1090426
NUKAT ID
n99705830
National Library of Chile ID
000169930
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001245501
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000428604
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007273059505171
National Library of Latvia ID
000149421
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810664413205606
National Library of Russia ID
7769006, 7769009
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
119937913
Notable Names Database ID
392/000065197
Obálky knih ID
mub2015894550
Online Books Page author ID
Service, Robert W. (Robert William), 1874-1958
Open Library ID
OL460454A, OL4322466A
Open Plaques subject ID
1377
OpenMLOL author ID
22131
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
36022
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100456469
Parsifal cluster ID
750865
Poetry Foundation ID
robert-w-service
Poets.org poet ID
robert-w-service
Pontifical University of Salamanca ID
1224588
Prabook ID
3737407, 1084441
Project Gutenberg author ID
117
RERO ID (legacy)
A026563406
RPO poet ID
service-robert-w
SBN author ID
NAPV093490, LO1V177669
SNAC ARK ID
w6s75n6t
Scottish Poetry Library poet ID
robert-service
TMDB person ID
1575355
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
4019
Topic's main category
Category:Robert W. Service
Treccani ID
robert-william-service
UK National Archives ID
F33620
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV11187781
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/254542
WikiTree person ID
Service-288
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
11313626-n
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpJc4rqTVPkYYgbmk83cP
Yale LUX ID
person/60ea42a4-7903-45cd-83a7-b0a76f72f553
ČSFD person ID
909949

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
writer, poet, novelist, war correspondent, autobiographer
Country of citizenship 1
Canada
Different from 1
Robert Service
Educated at 1
McGill University
Films written 1
The Shooting of Dan McGrew
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Preston
Place of burial 1
Lancieux
Place of death 1
Lancieux
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
← Cast member 1
The Spoilers
← Different from 1
Robert Service
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Summary

Robert W. Service was born on January 16, 1874[1], in Preston[2]. He died on September 11, 1958[3], in Lancieux[4]. He worked as a war correspondent[5], poet[6], writer[7], novelist[8], and autobiographer[9].

FAQs

Where was Robert W. Service born?

Robert W. Service was born in Preston[2].

Where did Robert W. Service die?

Robert W. Service passed away in Lancieux[4].

What did Robert W. Service do for work?

Robert W. Service worked as a war correspondent[5], poet[6], writer[7], novelist[8], and autobiographer[9].

Where did Robert W. Service go to school?

Robert W. Service was educated at McGill University[12] and Hillhead High School[13].

Related Entities

Canada Preston

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . poets.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  6. 5w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → william-service
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  7. 11w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  8. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  10. 27w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
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