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Andrew Holleran

American writer
Person human Q505164

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
1944, 1943, September 12, 1944[2][7][8]
Place of birth
Aruba
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
novelist, writer, university teacher, essayist
Employer
American University[13]
Field of work
creative and professional writing, essay, homosexuality and literature[10][11][12]
Educated at
Harvard University, Harvard College, University of Iowa[14][15][16]
Award received
Wikidata item, Bill Whitehead Award[18][19]
Notable work
Dancer from the Dance[17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[23]
Family name
Holleran[21]
Given name
Andrew[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Andrew Holleran cs Eric Garber de Eric Garber de Holleran es Eric Garber fr Eric Garber he אנדרו הולראן pt Andrew holleran
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
000000008142864X
VIAF cluster ID
64007091
Library of Congress authority ID
n78015141
GND ID
110512456
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Andrew Holleran at the Arkansas Literary Festival 2007.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
2024176
Babelio author ID
3486
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
119076664
CiNii Research ID
1140845216514257280
FAST ID
22783
Freebase ID
/m/079j8f
Goodreads author ID
136007
Show all 28 identifiers +16
Harper's tag
andrew-holleran
IdRef ID
026923785
KBR person ID
14520776
Libraries Australia ID
35814582
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA05199360
NDL Authority ID
00513948
NL CR AUT ID
xx0336503
NLA Trove people ID
1099826
NUKAT ID
n2011165062
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007423765005171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810704808205606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071194770
Open Library ID
OL39814A
SNAC ARK ID
w61j9wrp
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrRfrxGJxPmBtBYGXBpT3
Yale LUX ID
person/9f5b033e-5607-456c-9bc1-09542ec93921

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
writer, novelist, essayist, university teacher
Educated at 3
Harvard University, University of Iowa, Harvard College
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Employer 1
American University
Field of work 1
essay
Given name 1
Andrew
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Aruba
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Andrew Holleran was born in Aruba[1]. He was born on January 1, 1944[2]. He worked as a novelist[3], writer[4], university teacher[5], and essayist[6].

Body

Education

Educated at Harvard University[14], a private university[24], in United States[25], founded in 1636[26], headquartered in Cambridge[27]; Harvard College[15], a college[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30]; and University of Iowa[16], a public research university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1847[33], headquartered in Iowa City[34].

Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include creative and professional writing[10], an academic discipline[35]; essay[11], a literary form[36]; and homosexuality and literature[12].

Recognition

Awards received include Q140518491[18] and Bill Whitehead Award[19], a literary award[37], in United States[38], founded in 2006[39].

FAQs

Where was Andrew Holleran born?

Andrew Holleran's place of birth was Aruba[1].

What did Andrew Holleran do for work?

Andrew Holleran worked as novelist[3], writer[4], university teacher[5], and essayist[6].

Where did Andrew Holleran go to school?

Andrew Holleran was educated at Harvard University[14], Harvard College[15], and University of Iowa[16].

What awards did Andrew Holleran receive?

Honors received include Q140518491[18] and Bill Whitehead Award[19].

Related Entities

Aruba United States University of Iowa

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . publishingtriangle.org. Retrieved . publishingtriangle.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [7] ↑ . books.google.fr. books.google.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [8] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 28d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1944-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1943-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1944-09-12T00:00:00Z
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  2. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'pl', 'pt']
    Date of birth → +1944-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1943-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1944-09-12T00:00:00Z
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  3. 7w ago · Symac · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Wikidata item, Bill Whitehead Award
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  4. 9w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → andrew-holleran
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: andrew-holleran, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289913668|andrew holleran (#289913668)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper'"
  5. 16w ago · Symac · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Wikidata item, Bill Whitehead Award
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  6. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work → Dancer from the Dance
    Given name → Andrew
    Field of work → creative and professional writing, essay, homosexuality and literature
    Family name → Holleran
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