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Gary Jennings

American novelist (1928–1999)
Person human Q301372

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
September 20, 1928
Date of death
February 13, 1999
Place of birth
Buena Vista
Place of death
Pompton Lakes
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
writer, journalist, novelist, science fiction writer
Educated at
Eastside High School[10]
Award received
Bancarella Literary Prize[11]
Official website
www.garyjennings.net[15]
Nominated for
Hugo Award for Best Short Story, Locus Award for Best Novelette[17][18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[19]
Described by source
Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction[16]
Family name
Jennings[13]
Given name
Gary[14]
Writing language
English[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Gary Jennings ar غاري جينينغز fa گری جنینگز hu Jennings Gary ja ゲイリー・ジェニングス ru Гэри Дженнингс ru Дженнингс, Гэри uk Гері Дженнінгс zh 加里·杰宁斯 zh-hant 加里·傑寧斯
🔖 Identifiers · 43
ISNI
0000000081185035
VIAF cluster ID
39497612
Library of Congress authority ID
n50028086
GND ID
115832130, 105982079X
BAnQ authority ID
0000024416
BIBSYS ID
15044897
Babelio author ID
18422
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12614931d
BookBrainz author ID
2165cecd-3912-494b-b79a-fc593b9c5a1b
CBDB.cz author ID
1993
CONOR.SR ID
56785161
CiNii Research ID
1140000791564685056
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DBC author ID
87097968492335
DDB person (GND) ID
115832130
Databazeknih.cz author ID
9204
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
jennings_gary
Freebase ID
/m/031cr8
Goodreads author ID
37766
ISFDB author ID
984
IdRef ID
115001700
KBR person ID
14825230
Libraries Australia ID
35245560
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA04562680
NDL Authority ID
00444656
NL CR AUT ID
jo20000082640
NLA Trove people ID
880251
NUKAT ID
n2009116185
National Library of Greece ID
85189
National Library of Israel ID (old)
004024391
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007450805605171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC2018K7462
National Library of Portugal ID
1364304
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX893496
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070620245
NooSFere author ID
25240169
Obálky knih ID
jo20000082640
Open Library ID
OL383552A
Prabook ID
2456719
SBN author ID
UBOV802190
SVKKL authority ID
p0103216-Jennings-Gary-19281999
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
12769
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdcw3YPDHb9dXtGV94rMP
Yale LUX ID
person/79ad56ab-f24d-445f-acd1-956455ca593e

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
writer, journalist, novelist, science fiction writer
Nominated for 2
Hugo Award for Best Short Story, Locus Award for Best Novelette
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Jennings
Given name 1
Gary
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Place of birth 1
Buena Vista
Place of death 1
Pompton Lakes
Sex or gender 1
male
Works by author 1
Aztec
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Gary Jennings was born on September 20, 1928[1], in Buena Vista[2]. He died on February 13, 1999[3], in Pompton Lakes[4]. He worked as a writer[5], journalist[6], novelist[7], and science fiction writer[8].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Gary Jennings include Aztec[21], a literary work[22].

FAQs

Where was Gary Jennings born?

Gary Jennings was born in Buena Vista[2].

Where did Gary Jennings die?

Gary Jennings passed away in Pompton Lakes[4].

What did Gary Jennings do for work?

Gary Jennings worked as a writer[5], journalist[6], novelist[7], and science fiction writer[8].

Where did Gary Jennings go to school?

Gary Jennings was educated at Eastside High School[10].

What awards did Gary Jennings receive?

Honors received include Bancarella Literary Prize[11].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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    Educated at → Eastside High School
    Nominated for → Hugo Award for Best Short Story, Locus Award for Best Novelette
    Place of birth → Buena Vista
    Languages spoken, written or signed → French
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