Eric Flint

American author (1947–2022)

Person Human Q1320489

Facts

19 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[18]
Date of birth: February 6, 1947
Date of death: July 17, 2022
Place of birth: Burbank
Place of death: East Chicago
Country of citizenship: United States^[9]
Occupation: writer, novelist, science fiction writer, publisher
Field of work: creative and professional writing, science fiction, fantasy literature, publishing house, science fiction literature^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]
Educated at: University of California, Los Angeles, University High School^[15]^[16]
Notable work: 1632^[17]
Genre: science fiction, alternate history^[19]^[20]
Official website: ericflint.net^[24]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[25]
Family name: Flint (surname)^[22]
Given name: Eric^[23]
Name in native language: Eric Flint^[26]
Residence: East Chicago^[21]
Writing language: English^[27]

🏷️ Also known as

ar إريك فلينت cs Eric Flint ja エリック・フリント ko 에릭 플린트 ru Флинт, Эрик ru Эрик Флинт uk Ерік Флінт

🔖 Identifiers · 43

ISNI: 0000000071475418
VIAF cluster ID: 45432081
Library of Congress Authorities ID: no98068084
GND ID: 1057700681
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Eric Flint.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID: 1522228657559
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE): FlintEric
Babelio author ID: 207561
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 165788233
CBDB.cz author ID: 24054
Databazeknih.cz author ID: 11645
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID: flint_eric

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Europeana entity: agent/base/63320
Facebook username: EricFlint1632
Fancyclopedia 3 ID: Eric_Flint
Fantastic Fiction author ID: f/eric-flint
Freebase ID: /m/01v8g_
Goodreads author ID: 8688
ISFDB author ID: 3596
IdRef ID: 139535748
J9U entity ID: 987007403028105171
LibraryThing author ID: flinteric
LinkedIn personal profile ID: eric-flint-994ab41a
NL CR AUT ID: xx0040195
NUKAT ID: n2004016778
National Library of Korea ID: KAC202202497
National Library of Lithuania ID: LNB:BVra;=B7
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810705822705606
NooSFere author ID: 2147191763
Obálky knih ID: xx0040195
Online Books Page author ID: Flint, Eric
Open Library ID: OL23292A
Quora topic ID: Eric-Flint-9
RERO ID (legacy): A020331752
SBN author ID: LO1V359211
SVKKL authority ID: 0232409-Flint-Eric-19472022
Topic's main category: Category:Eric Flint
Tor.com author ID: eric-flint
Unz Review author ID: FlintEric
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID: 26663
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJpjhXkdtXrJkF4Mk4pwYP
X (Twitter) username: EricFlint
Yale LUX ID: person/092535b0-599b-40e3-8bca-493bfc9ff3d7

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Summary

Eric Flint was born on February 6, 1947^[1], in Burbank^[2]. He died on July 17, 2022^[3], in East Chicago^[4]. He worked as a writer^[5], novelist^[6], science fiction writer^[7], and publisher^[8].

FAQs

Where was Eric Flint born?

Eric Flint's place of birth was Burbank^[2].

Where did Eric Flint die?

Eric Flint died in East Chicago^[4].

What did Eric Flint do for work?

Eric Flint worked as a writer^[5], novelist^[6], science fiction writer^[7], and publisher^[8].

Where did Eric Flint go to school?

Eric Flint was educated at University of California, Los Angeles^[15] and University High School^[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Eric Flint — place of birth (P19): Burbank. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Eric Flint — place of death (P20): East Chicago. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Eric Flint — sex or gender (P21): male. Goodreads. Retrieved 2022-09-30. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Eric Flint — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Eric Flint — educated at (P69): University of California, Los Angeles. LinkedIn. Retrieved 2022-09-30. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Eric Flint — educated at (P69): University High School. LinkedIn. Retrieved 2022-09-30. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Eric Flint — field of work (P101): creative and professional writing. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Eric Flint — field of work (P101): science fiction. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Eric Flint — field of work (P101): fantasy literature. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Eric Flint — field of work (P101): publishing house. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Eric Flint — field of work (P101): science fiction literature. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2023-08-17. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Eric Flint — occupation (P106): writer. LinkedIn. Retrieved 2022-09-30. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Eric Flint — occupation (P106): novelist. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Eric Flint — occupation (P106): science fiction writer. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Eric Flint — occupation (P106): publisher. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Eric Flint — genre (P136): science fiction. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Eric Flint — genre (P136): alternate history. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Eric Flint — residence (P551): East Chicago. LinkedIn. Retrieved 2022-09-30. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Eric Flint — date of birth (P569): February 6, 1947. NooSFere. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Eric Flint — date of death (P570): July 17, 2022. locusmag.com. locusmag.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Eric Flint — family name (P734): Flint (surname). wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Eric Flint — given name (P735): Eric. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Eric Flint — notable work (P800): 1632. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Eric Flint — official website (P856): http://ericflint.net. Goodreads. Retrieved 2022-09-30. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Eric Flint — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Eric Flint — name in native language (P1559): Eric Flint. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Eric Flint — writing language (P6886): English. wikidata.org.

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16w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗

SVKKL authority ID → 0232409-Flint-Eric-19472022

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21w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID → flint_eric

Genre → science fiction, alternate history

IdRef ID → 139535748

Europeana entity → agent/base/63320

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