Donald Windham

American writer (1920–2010)
Person human Q1240486
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Donald Windham

Summary

Donald Windham is a human[1]. He was born in Atlanta[2]. He was born on July 2, 1920[3]. He died in New York City[4]. He died on May 31, 2010[5]. He worked as a novelist[6] and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (432 views/month, #7,084 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Donald Windham was born in Atlanta[2].
  • Donald Windham died in New York City[4].
  • Donald Windham was born on July 2, 1920[3].
  • Donald Windham died on May 31, 2010[5].
  • Donald Windham held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Donald Windham worked as a novelist[6].
  • Donald Windham worked as a writer[7].
  • Donald Windham's field of work was literature[10].
  • Donald Windham was educated at Midtown High School[11].
  • Donald Windham received the Guggenheim Fellowship[12].
  • Donald Windham received the Lambda Literary Award[13].
  • Donald Windham is recorded as male[14].
  • Donald Windham's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Donald Windham's Commons category is recorded as Donald Windham[16].
  • Donald Windham's archives at is recorded as Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library[17].
  • Donald Windham's family name is recorded as Windham[18].
  • Donald Windham's given name is recorded as Donald[19].
  • Donald Windham's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[21]

  • Country: US[22]

  • Began / founded: 1920-07-02[23]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2010-05-31[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9dceccd5-950e-4dc7-ace6-33396bfdff7d[25]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Atlanta[2], Donald Windham… he was born on July 2, 1920[3].

Education

Donald Windham was educated at Midtown High School[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include novelist[6] and writer[7]. Donald Windham's field of work was literature[10].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[12], a fellowship grant[26], in United States[27], founded in 1925[28] and Lambda Literary Award[13], a group of awards[29], in United States[30], founded in 1989[31].

Death and Burial

Donald Windham died on May 31, 2010[5]. He died in New York City[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Donald Windham include Windham–Campbell Literature Prizes[32], a literary award[33], in United States[34], founded in 2011[35].

Why It Matters

Donald Windham ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (432 views/month, #7,084 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

Entities named for him include Windham–Campbell Literature Prizes[32], a literary award[33], in United States[34], founded in 2011[35].

FAQs

Where was Donald Windham born?

Donald Windham's place of birth was Atlanta[2].

Where did Donald Windham die?

Donald Windham passed away in New York City[4].

What did Donald Windham do for work?

Donald Windham worked as novelist[6] and writer[7].

Where did Donald Windham go to school?

Donald Windham was educated at Midtown High School[11].

What awards did Donald Windham receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[12] and Lambda Literary Award[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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