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Anthony West

British biographer and novelist (1914–1987)
Person Human Q2852999

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
August 4, 1914
Date of death
December 27, 1987
Place of birth
Hunstanton
Place of death
Stonington
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[11]
Occupation
literary critic, biographer, novelist, writer
Educated at
St Piran's School[12]
Father
H. G. Wells[9]
Mother
Rebecca West[10]
Sibling
George Philip Wells[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[17]
Described by source
The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States (2004)[16]
Family name
West[14]
Given name
Anthony[15]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 33
ISNI
000000011488508X
VIAF cluster ID
20204315
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50003452
GND ID
1074536827
American National Biography ID
1602935
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/79378
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
u11517
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
west_anthony
FAST ID
832
Freebase ID
/m/058fj2
Genealogics.org person ID
I00479542
Geni profile ID
6000000015337422067
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Goodreads author ID
148392
Harper's tag
anthony-west
ISFDB author ID
99437
IdRef ID
086816039
J9U entity ID
987007580961705171
Libraries Australia ID
35600747
NLA Trove people ID
1010365
NUKAT ID
n98702345
NYRB contributor ID
anthony-west
National Library of Israel ID (old)
002081257
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810552224105606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068355815
Open Library ID
OL470813A
Prabook ID
356370
SHARE Catalogue author ID
196554
SNAC ARK ID
w6r23t1v
SNARC ID
First ScotRail (2004-2015)
WeRelate person ID
Anthony_West_(3)
WikiTree person ID
Fairfield-310
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqK7FQcYpwcHf6QmR7GpP
Yale LUX ID
person/f30a6ab7-b15e-4268-af80-00e6adb6ddae

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Summary

Anthony West was born on August 4, 1914[1], in Hunstanton[2]. He died on December 27, 1987[3], in Stonington[4]. He worked as a literary critic[5], biographer[6], novelist[7], and writer[8].

FAQs

Where was Anthony West born?

Anthony West's place of birth was Hunstanton[2].

Where did Anthony West die?

Anthony West passed away in Stonington[4].

Who were Anthony West's parents?

Anthony West's father was H. G. Wells[9]. Anthony West's mother was Rebecca West[10].

What did Anthony West do for work?

Anthony West worked as a literary critic[5], biographer[6], novelist[7], and writer[8].

Where did Anthony West go to school?

Anthony West was educated at St Piran's School[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . haaretz.com. haaretz.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . sf-encyclopedia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64167: add GND as source to unsourced or imported family members"
  2. 10w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → anthony-west
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: anthony-west, Matched to anthony west (#289909187) in Harper's tag…"
  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → St Piran's School
    National Library of Israel ID (old) → 002081257
    Library of Congress Authorities ID → n50003452
    Place of birth → Hunstanton
    + 45 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32083: import P21 and P106 from GND (25)"
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