Walter Tevis

Summary

Walter Tevis is a human^[1]. His place of birth was San Francisco^[2]. He was born on +1928-02-28T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in New York City^[4]. He died on +1984-08-08T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a writer^[6], novelist^[7], university teacher^[8], science fiction writer^[9], and screenwriter^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (327 views/month, #6,974 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Walter Tevis's place of birth was San Francisco^[2].
• Walter Tevis passed away in New York City^[4].
• Walter Tevis was born on +1928-02-28T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Walter Tevis died on +1984-08-08T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Burial took place at Kentucky^[12].
• Walter Tevis held citizenship in United States^[13].
• Walter Tevis's professions included writer^[6].
• Walter Tevis worked as a novelist^[7].
• Walter Tevis's professions included university teacher^[8].
• Walter Tevis worked as a science fiction writer^[9].
• Walter Tevis's professions included screenwriter^[10].
• Walter Tevis's field of work was literary activity^[14].
• Walter Tevis's field of work was science fiction literature^[15].
• Walter Tevis was employed by Ohio University^[16].
• Walter Tevis's education included a stint at University of Kentucky^[17].
• Walter Tevis's image is recorded as 27queensgambitbook-articleLarge.webp^[18].
• Walter Tevis is recorded as male^[19].
• Walter Tevis's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Walter Tevis's genre is recorded as speculative fiction^[21].
• Walter Tevis's ISNI is recorded as 0000000114533252^[22].
• Walter Tevis's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 100269675^[23].
• Walter Tevis's GND ID is recorded as 10757554X^[24].
• Walter Tevis's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79112367^[25].
• Walter Tevis's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 140309522^[26].
• Walter Tevis's IdRef ID is recorded as 027158357^[27].

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Origins and Family

Walter Tevis's place of birth was San Francisco^[2]. He was born on +1928-02-28T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Walter Tevis was educated at University of Kentucky^[17]. He studied under A. B. Guthrie Jr.^[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[6], novelist^[7], university teacher^[8], science fiction writer^[9], and screenwriter^[10]. Fields of work include literary activity^[14] and science fiction literature^[15], a literary genre^[29]. Among Walter Tevis's employers was Ohio University^[16].

Death and Burial

Walter Tevis died on +1984-08-08T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in New York City^[4]. The cause of death was lung cancer^[30]. Burial took place at Kentucky^[12].

Why It Matters

Walter Tevis ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (327 views/month, #6,974 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Works attributed to him include The Queen's Gambit^[33], a literary work^[34], founded in 1983^[35], written by him^[36]; The Man Who Fell to Earth^[37], a literary work^[38], written by him^[39]; The Hustler^[40], a literary work^[41], written by him^[42]; The Color of Money^[43], a literary work^[44], written by him^[45]; and Mockingbird^[46], a literary work^[47], written by him^[48].

FAQs

Where was Walter Tevis born?

Born in San Francisco^[2], Walter Tevis…

Where did Walter Tevis die?

Walter Tevis died in New York City^[4].

What did Walter Tevis do for work?

Walter Tevis worked as writer^[6], novelist^[7], university teacher^[8], science fiction writer^[9], and screenwriter^[10].

Where did Walter Tevis go to school?

Walter Tevis was educated at University of Kentucky^[17].