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Daniel Coit Gilman

American educator and academic (1831–1908)
Person human Q129598
Daniel Coit Gilman
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Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[32]
Date of birth
July 6, 1831, 1831[10]
Date of death
October 13, 1908, 1908[11]
Place of birth
Norwich
Place of death
Norwich
Country of citizenship
United States[18]
Occupation
librarian, diplomat, geographer, journalist, university teacher, writer, biographer, pedagogue, philologist[19][20][21][22]
Employer
University of California, Berkeley, Yale University[23][24]
Educated at
Harvard University, Yale College[25][26]
Religion or worldview
Congregational churches[31]
Award received
American Library Association Honorary Membership[27]
Father
William Charles Gilman, Sr.[13]
Mother
Eliza Coit[14]
Spouse
Mary Van Winkle Ketcham[15]
Child
Alice Gilman Wheeler, Elisabeth Gilman[16][17]
Sibling
William Charles Gilman, Jr., Edward Whiting Gilman[43][44]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[42]
Archives at
Manuscripts and Archives Department Yale University Library[33]
Described by source
Dictionary of American Library Biography, Library of the World's Best Literature, A Dictionary of Eminent Librarians, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Encyclopedia Americana, New International Encyclopedia[36][37][38][39][40][41]
Family name
Gilman[34]
Given name
Daniel[35]
Member of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Antiquarian Society, American Academy of Arts and Letters[28][29][30]
P14397
7523
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Place of burial
Yantic Cemetery[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Daniel C. Gilman en Daniel Coit Gilman en Daniel Gilman ar دانيال كويت جيلمان fa دنیل کویت گیلمن he דניאל קויט גילמן ja ダニエル・C・ギルマン ja ダニエル・ギルマン ja ダニエル・コイト・ギルマン zh 丹尼爾·科伊特·吉爾曼
🔖 Identifiers · 50
ISNI
0000000082143355
VIAF cluster ID
30292566
Library of Congress authority ID
n50033408
GND ID
116626216
American National Biography ID
0900299
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/65012
BHL creator ID
17088
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
18107050p
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10190870
CiNii Research ID
1140845216601191552
DDB person (GND) ID
116626216
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116626216
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Daniel-Coit-Gilman
FAST ID
11260
Find a Grave memorial ID
8031
Freebase ID
/m/02213c
Geni.com profile ID
6000000009414575476
Harper's tag
daniel-coit-gilman
IdRef ID
097565237
IxTheo authority ID
078113253
KBR person ID
14369232
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116626216
Libraries Australia ID
35125369
Museo Galileo authority ID
42694
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01502809
NDL Authority ID
00767577
NLA Trove people ID
833921
NSK (VIAF) ID
000171608
NSK ID
981005785530409366
National Library of Chile ID
000048162
National Library of Greece ID
127802
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001213267
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007270699105171
National Virtual Library of India ID
784861, 764708
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
121016269
Online Books Page author ID
Gilman, Daniel Coit
Open Library ID
OL162736A
Open Plaques subject ID
9824
Our Campaigns candidate ID
169028
Parsifal cluster ID
939484
Prabook ID
728891
Project Gutenberg author ID
40145
RERO ID (legacy)
A009403314
SNAC ARK ID
w6028s4v
UK National Archives ID
F47764
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/178554
Wellcome Collection concept ID
a62axywv
WikiTree person ID
Gilman-204
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJk4y6FT8w34fGHCP6jV4q
Yale LUX ID
person/7a4f8f49-5162-46c9-8fcb-5278d1a4fadb

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 7
writer, journalist, diplomat, librarian, geographer, university teacher, biographer
Member of 3
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Letters, American Antiquarian Society
Described by source 2
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, New International Encyclopedia
Educated at 2
Harvard University, Yale College
Employer 2
Yale University, University of California, Berkeley
Award received 1
American Library Association Honorary Membership
Chaired by 1
Johns Hopkins University
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Founded entities 1
Johns Hopkins University
Given name 1
Daniel
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Norwich
Place of death 1
Norwich
Religion or worldview 1
Congregational churches
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
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Summary

Daniel Coit Gilman was born on July 6, 1831[1], in Norwich[2]. He died on October 13, 1908[3], in Norwich[4]. He worked as a librarian[5], diplomat[6], geographer[7], journalist[8], and university teacher[9].

FAQs

Where was Daniel Coit Gilman born?

Daniel Coit Gilman's place of birth was Norwich[2].

Where did Daniel Coit Gilman die?

Daniel Coit Gilman died in Norwich[4].

Who were Daniel Coit Gilman's parents?

Daniel Coit Gilman's father was William Charles Gilman, Sr.[13]. Daniel Coit Gilman's mother was Eliza Coit[14].

Who was Daniel Coit Gilman married to?

Daniel Coit Gilman's spouses include Mary Van Winkle Ketcham[15].

What did Daniel Coit Gilman do for work?

Daniel Coit Gilman worked as a librarian[5], diplomat[6], geographer[7], journalist[8], and university teacher[9].

Where did Daniel Coit Gilman go to school?

Daniel Coit Gilman was educated at Harvard University[25] and Yale College[26].

What awards did Daniel Coit Gilman receive?

Honors received include American Library Association Honorary Membership[27].

Related Entities

American Library Association Honorary Membership Johns Hopkins University United States

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  3. [32] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
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  14. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [12] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [10] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  32. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [11] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Employer → University of California, Berkeley, Yale University
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