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Herbert Agar

American journalist (1897-1980)
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16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
September 29, 1897
Date of death
November 24, 1980
Place of birth
New Rochelle
Place of death
Sussex
Country of citizenship
United States[14]
Occupation
historian, editor, journalist, writer
Educated at
Princeton University, Columbia University[15][16]
Award received
Pulitzer Prize for History[17]
Father
John G. Agar[9]
Mother
Agnes Louise MacDonough[10]
Spouse
Eleanor Carroll Chilton, Barbara Lutyens, Adeline Mitchell Scott[11][12][13]
Family name
Agar[20]
Given name
Herbert[21]
Military, police or special rank
lieutenant commander[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Herbert Agar en Herbert Sebastian Agar ar هربرت أغار pt Herbert Sebastian Agar zh 赫伯特·阿加尔
🔖 Identifiers · 43
ISNI
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Archives at Yale agent ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
122726847
FAST ID
13874
Find a Grave memorial ID
6388651
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Freebase ID
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Geni profile ID
6000000083881915874
Goodreads author ID
1280106
IdRef ID
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J9U entity ID
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JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
122726847
KBR person ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NNDB people ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
000007367
National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
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National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
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National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069436614
Open Library ID
OL1784629A
Oxford Reference overview ID
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PUG authority ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Prabook ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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The Peerage person ID
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WikiTree person ID
Agar-443
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/a78d6a80-8f97-4555-b866-f47b7ebbeab6

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Occupation 3
journalist, historian, editor
Educated at 2
Princeton University, Columbia University
Award received 1
Pulitzer Prize for History
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
Herbert
Instance of 1
human
Military, police or special rank 1
lieutenant commander
Place of birth 1
New Rochelle
Place of death 1
Sussex
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Herbert Agar was born on September 29, 1897[1], in New Rochelle[2]. He died on November 24, 1980[3], in Sussex[4]. He worked as a historian[5], editor[6], journalist[7], and writer[8].

FAQs

Where was Herbert Agar born?

Herbert Agar was born in New Rochelle[2].

Where did Herbert Agar die?

Herbert Agar died in Sussex[4].

Who were Herbert Agar's parents?

Herbert Agar's father was John G. Agar[9]. Herbert Agar's mother was Agnes Louise MacDonough[10].

Who was Herbert Agar married to?

Herbert Agar's spouses include Eleanor Carroll Chilton[11], Barbara Lutyens[12], and Adeline Mitchell Scott[13].

What did Herbert Agar do for work?

Herbert Agar worked as a historian[5], editor[6], journalist[7], and writer[8].

Where did Herbert Agar go to school?

Herbert Agar was educated at Princeton University[15] and Columbia University[16].

What awards did Herbert Agar receive?

Honors received include Pulitzer Prize for History[17].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . pulitzer.org. pulitzer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65765: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Military, police or special rank → lieutenant commander
    Given name → Herbert
    Spouse → Eleanor Carroll Chilton, Barbara Lutyens, Adeline Mitchell Scott
    Family name → Agar
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