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Avis DeVoto

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Person human Q16012227

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[9]
Date of birth
May 22, 1904
Date of death
March 7, 1989
Place of birth
Houghton
Place of death
Cambridge
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
journalist
Educated at
Northwestern University[8]
Spouse
Bernard DeVoto[6]
Cause of death
pancreatic cancer[10]
Given name
Avis[12]
Manner of death
natural causes[13]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Northwestern University Libraries[14]
Residence
Berkeley Street[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Avis DeVoto ja エイヴィス・デヴォト
🔖 Identifiers · 9
VIAF cluster ID
121713657
Library of Congress authority ID
n2010041471
Europeana entity
agent/base/142155
FAST ID
1780426
Freebase ID
/m/0w1hl2k
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007418912405171
Prabook ID
2611862
SNAC ARK ID
w6301vmj
Yale LUX ID
person/ad7ee9fb-e2e5-4bed-b73a-8a4d71d61460

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Summary

Avis DeVoto was born in Houghton[1]. She was born on May 22, 1904[2]. She died in Cambridge[3]. She died on March 7, 1989[4]. She worked as a journalist[5].

FAQs

Where was Avis DeVoto born?

Born in Houghton[1].

Where did Avis DeVoto die?

Avis DeVoto passed away in Cambridge[3].

Who was Avis DeVoto married to?

Avis DeVoto's spouses include Bernard DeVoto[6].

What did Avis DeVoto do for work?

Avis DeVoto worked as journalist[5].

Where did Avis DeVoto go to school?

Avis DeVoto was educated at Northwestern University[8].

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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Python72 · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    FAST ID → 1780426
    Date of death → +1989-03-07T00:00:00Z
    Freebase ID → /m/0w1hl2k
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