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Edgar Pangborn

American writer (1909–1976)
Person human Q1284085

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
February 25, 1909
Date of death
February 1, 1976
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Ulster County, Bearsville[3][8]
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
novelist, writer, science fiction writer
Educated at
Harvard University[11]
Award received
International Fantasy Award for Best Fiction[12]
Mother
Georgia Wood Pangborn[9]
Cause of death
cardioplegia[14]
Nominated for
Hugo Award for Best Novel, Locus Award for Best Novel, Locus Award for Best Novella, Nebula Award for Best Novelette, Nebula Award for Best Short Story, Locus Award for Best Short Fiction, Locus Award for Best Short Fiction, Locus Award for Best Collection[19][20][21][22][23][24]
Languages spoken, written or signed
American English, English
Described by source
Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction[18]
Family name
Pangborn[16]
Given name
Edgar[17]
Name in native language
Edgar Pangborn
Participated in conflict
World War II[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en Edgar Pangborn ar إدغار بانغبورن de Pangborn ja エドガー・パングボーン uk Едгар Пенгборн
🔖 Identifiers · 43
ISNI
0000000099934719
VIAF cluster ID
115392538
Library of Congress authority ID
n50050297
GND ID
1053186800
Awards & Winners artist ID
07273q
BIBSYS ID
90951174
Babelio author ID
76554
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
127153911
BookBrainz author ID
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CONOR.SI ID
152945507
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11961559
CiNii Research ID
1140000791798873728
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
19537
ELNET ID
a12546628
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
pangborn_edgar
FAST ID
1716722
Fancyclopedia 3 ID
Edgar_Pangborn
Fantastic Fiction author ID
p/edgar-pangborn
Freebase ID
/m/07273q
ISFDB author ID
43
KBR person ID
14136757
Libraries Australia ID
35407802
LibraryThing author ID
pangbornedgar
LibriVox author ID
3171
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA1048340X
NDL Authority ID
00524991
NL CR AUT ID
xx0069510
NUKAT ID
n2010041226
National Library of Israel ID (old)
001714809
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007524416105171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200706575
National Library of Latvia ID
000076617
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071474609
NooSFere author ID
1208
Online Books Page author ID
Pangborn, Edgar, 1909-1976
OpenMLOL author ID
23666
Project Gutenberg author ID
32078
SBN author ID
RAVV030679
SNAC ARK ID
w6643g74
Science Fiction Awards Database author ID
Edgar_Pangborn
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
14080
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/4936eb93-7cac-45a9-9e31-5a46c13c9215

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🔗 Connections
Nominated for 5
Hugo Award for Best Novel, Nebula Award for Best Short Story, Locus Award for Best Novel, Nebula Award for Best Novelette, Locus Award for Best Novella
Occupation 3
writer, novelist, science fiction writer
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, American English
Cause of death 1
cardioplegia
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Harvard University
Given name 1
Edgar
Instance of 1
human
Participated in conflict 1
World War II
Place of birth 1
New York City
Place of death 1
Ulster County
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Edgar Pangborn was born in New York City[1]. He was born on February 25, 1909[2]. He died in Ulster County[3]. He died on February 1, 1976[4]. He worked as a novelist[5], writer[6], and science fiction writer[7].

Body

Death and Burial

Recorded place of death include Ulster County[3], a county of New York[25], in United States[26], founded in 1683[27] and Bearsville[8], an unincorporated community[28], in United States[29].

FAQs

Where was Edgar Pangborn born?

Born in New York City[1].

Where did Edgar Pangborn die?

Edgar Pangborn died in Ulster County[3].

Who were Edgar Pangborn's parents?

Edgar Pangborn's mother was Georgia Wood Pangborn[9].

What did Edgar Pangborn do for work?

Edgar Pangborn worked as novelist[5], writer[6], and science fiction writer[7].

Where did Edgar Pangborn go to school?

Edgar Pangborn was educated at Harvard University[11].

What awards did Edgar Pangborn receive?

Honors received include International Fantasy Award for Best Fiction[12].

Related Entities

New York City United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . isfdb.org. Retrieved . isfdb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [2] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . nebulas.sfwa.org. nebulas.sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . nebulas.sfwa.org. nebulas.sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . sfadb.com. Retrieved . sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 28d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Ulster County, Bearsville
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'hu', 'id', 'it', 'ja', 'uk']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 16w ago · Harmonia Amanda · 2026-07-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Mother → Georgia Wood Pangborn
    Languages spoken, written or signed → American English, English
    Place of death → Ulster County, Bearsville
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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