Tracy Kidder
American writer (1945–2026)
Facts
26 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- November 12, 1945
- Date of death
- March 24, 2026
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Boston
- Country of citizenship
- United States[7]
- Occupation
- writer, journalist
- Educated at
- Harvard University, University of Iowa[8][9]
- Award received
- Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, National Book Award, PEN New England Award, The Hillman Prize for Magazine Journalism[12][13][14][15]
- Official website
- www.tracykidder.com[25]
- Cause of death
- lung cancer[20]
- Short name
- Tracy Kidder[29]
- Has written for
- The Atlantic[31]
- Manner of death
- natural causes[26]
- Military branch
- United States Army[18]
- Military, police or special rank
- first lieutenant[19]
- Name in native language
- John Tracy Kidder[28]
- Number of children
- +2[30]
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- Participated in conflict
- Vietnam War[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Tracy Kidder
en Tracy Kidder
ar تريسي كيدر
cs John Tracy Kidder
de John Tracy Kidder
fi John Tracy Kidder
ja トレーシー・キダー
ja トレイシー・キダー
ko 트레이시 키더
ko 존 트레이시 키더
ru Трэйси Киддер
🔖 Identifiers · 46
- ISNI
- 000000012279943X
- VIAF cluster ID
- 52278563
- Library of Congress authority ID
- n81040847
- GND ID
- 11004472X
- Image (Wikimedia Commons)
- Tracy Kidder 2013.jpg ↗
- American Academy in Rome ID
- 12418800
- BAnQ authority ID
- 0000992912
- BIBSYS ID
- 90055723
- C-SPAN person numeric ID
- 60105
- C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
- 60105
- CANTIC ID
- 981058611006306706
- Canadiana Name Authority ID
- ncf10373407
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- CiNii Research ID
- 1140000791879614720
- CoBiS author ID
- 95a5yja38danygu695b5yc1h60r38c8
- DDB person (GND) ID
- 11004472X
- EGAXA ID
- vtls000887271
- Europeana entity
- agent/base/61655
- FAST ID
- 70998
- Facebook username
- officialtracykidder
- Freebase ID
- /m/017fl_
- Goodreads author ID
- 4770
- Harper's tag
- tracy-kidder
- ISFDB author ID
- 23896
- IdRef ID
- 06990393X
- Libraries Australia ID
- 35269877
- NACSIS-CAT author ID
- DA01558585
- NDL Authority ID
- 00445634
- NL CR AUT ID
- vut2012691247
- NLA Trove people ID
- 890909
- NUKAT ID
- n01720233
- National Library of Brazil ID
- 000490466
- National Library of Israel J9U ID
- 987007439958805171
- National Library of Korea ID
- KAC199614840
- Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
- 072822732
- Notable Names Database ID
- 827/000092551
- Open Library ID
- OL20167A
- Parsifal cluster ID
- 521840
- Penguin Random House author ID
- 15598
- Prabook ID
- 1670551
- RERO ID (legacy)
- A003452715
- SBN author ID
- CFIV010041
- SHARE Catalogue author ID
- 491221
- The Atlantic author ID
- tracy-kidder
- Wellcome Collection concept ID
- u4v84car
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJyhjvdMP8X9CfXd4gfQbd
- Yale LUX ID
- person/1d9eda7c-4d19-49dd-8134-960fe43b7f78
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Occupation 2
Cause of death 1
Country of citizenship 1
Genre 1
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Manner of death 1
Military branch 1
Military, police or special rank 1
Notable work 1
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Place of birth 1
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Sex or gender 1
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Summary
Tracy Kidder was born on November 12, 1945[1], in New York City[2]. He died on March 24, 2026[3], in Boston[4]. He worked as a writer[5] and journalist[6].
Why It Matters
Works attributed to Tracy Kidder include The Soul of a New Machine[33], a literary work[34].
FAQs
Where was Tracy Kidder born?
Tracy Kidder was born in New York City[2].
Where did Tracy Kidder die?
Tracy Kidder passed away in Boston[4].
What did Tracy Kidder do for work?
Tracy Kidder worked as a writer[5] and journalist[6].
Where did Tracy Kidder go to school?
Tracy Kidder was educated at Harvard University[8] and University of Iowa[9].
What awards did Tracy Kidder receive?
Honors received include Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction[12], National Book Award[13], PEN New England Award[14], and The Hillman Prize for Magazine Journalism[15].