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Edward L. Ayers

American historian
Person human Q5343985

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
January 22, 1953
Place of birth
North Carolina
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
historian, writer, politician
Employer
University of Richmond[7]
Educated at
University of Tennessee, University of Tennessee, Yale University
Award received
Bancroft Prize, Wilbur Cross Medal, Albert J. Beveridge Award, National Humanities Medal, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, James A. Rawley Prize, Lincoln Prize[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
Doctoral student
Wayne Hsieh[17]
Nominated for
National Book Award for Nonfiction, Pulitzer Prize for History[22][23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[24]
Family name
Ayers[19]
Given name
Edward, Lynn[20][21]
Member of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences[15]
P14750
07E7-17F0-8F11-AF18-464A[25]
Residence
North Carolina[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Edward L. Ayers ar إدوارد إل. أيرز de Edward Lynn Ayers ru Эдвард Л. Эйерс zh 愛德華·艾爾斯
🔖 Identifiers · 31
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
54167060
Library of Congress authority ID
n83139945
GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Edward Ayers 9285030.jpg ↗
Academic Tree ID
35397
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
120525517
C-SPAN person numeric ID
59563
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
59563
CANTIC ID
981058614258406706
CiNii Research ID
1140282266615008256
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FAST ID
1458041
Film.ru person ID
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Freebase ID
/m/03cztnx
IMDb ID
nm2637247
IdRef ID
028754646
KBR person ID
14066929
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA0251541X
NL CR AUT ID
jn19990000332
NUKAT ID
n97030841
National Humanities Medal winner ID
edward-l-ayers
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007604601005171
National Library of Latvia ID
000338331
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071883142
Open Library ID
OL396596A
Parsifal cluster ID
915865
Podchaser creator ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
Award received 6
Bancroft Prize, National Humanities Medal, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Albert J. Beveridge Award, Wilbur Cross Medal, James A. Rawley Prize
Occupation 3
writer, politician, historian
Educated at 2
Yale University, University of Tennessee
Given name 2
Edward, Lynn
Chaired by 1
University of Richmond
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Edited works 1
Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War
Employer 1
University of Richmond
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Nominated for 1
Pulitzer Prize for History
Place of birth 1
North Carolina
Residence 1
North Carolina
Sex or gender 1
male
← Winner 1
Bancroft Prize
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Summary

Edward L. Ayers was born on January 22, 1953[1], in North Carolina[2]. He has worked as a historian[3], writer[4], and politician[5].

FAQs

Where was Edward L. Ayers born?

Edward L. Ayers's place of birth was North Carolina[2].

What did Edward L. Ayers do for work?

Edward L. Ayers worked as a historian[3], writer[4], and politician[5].

What awards did Edward L. Ayers receive?

Honors received include Bancroft Prize[8], Wilbur Cross Medal[9], Albert J. Beveridge Award[10], and National Humanities Medal[11].

Related Entities

North Carolina United States University of Richmond University of Tennessee

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . library.columbia.edu. library.columbia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . gsas.yale.edu. gsas.yale.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . historians.org. historians.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . oah.org. oah.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . gettysburg.edu. gettysburg.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . usna.edu. Retrieved . usna.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . pulitzer.org. pulitzer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Edward, Lynn
    Doctoral student → Wayne Hsieh
    Family name → Ayers
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