# David Vann

> American writer

**Wikidata**: [Q1176950](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1176950)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Vann_(writer))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/david-vann

## Summary

David Vann was born on October 19, 1966, on Adak Island[1][2][3] and is a United States citizen. He is a writer, university teacher, and novelist whose field includes literary activity, creative writing, and prose[4]. Vann studied at Stanford University, the University of San Francisco, Cornell University, and the University of Alabama. He has been employed by Florida State University and the University of San Francisco. His awards include the Prix Médicis étranger, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and an honorary doctor of the Marie and Louis Pasteur University[5][6][7].


## References

1. Virtual International Authority File
2. BnF authorities
3. Czech National Authority Database
4. [Source](https://www.usfca.edu/news/writer-wins-top-french-award)
5. Guggenheim Fellows database
6. [Source](https://actu.univ-fcomte.fr/professeurs-honoraires#.YmaKb9pByUk)
7. International Standard Name Identifier
8. Internet Speculative Fiction Database
9. BD Gest'
10. Babelio
11. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
12. Autoritats UB
13. BBC Things
14. LIBRIS. 2012