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James Atlas

American CEO (1949–2019)
Person Human Q6128947

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
March 22, 1949
Date of death
September 4, 2019
Place of birth
Evanston
Place of death
Manhattan
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
journalist, publisher, text editor
Educated at
Harvard University, New College[9][10]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship, Rhodes Scholarship[11][12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Described by source
James Atlas, an Ambassador for Biographies, Dies at 70[17]
Family name
Atlas[14]
Given name
James[15]
Manner of death
natural causes[16]
Name in native language
James Atlas[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en James Atlas en James Robert Atlas ar جيمس أتلاس
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000109365311
VIAF cluster ID
112460432
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85170939
GND ID
171961412
ArchivesSpace agent ID
people/1117
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
AtlasJames1949-
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
123908559
C-SPAN person numeric ID
38870
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
38870
CANTIC ID
981060542520206706
FAST ID
1469547
Freebase ID
/m/0dwq14
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Goodreads author ID
125273
Guggenheim fellows ID
james-atlas
IdRef ID
03299625X
J9U entity ID
987007258081905171
KBR person ID
14238952
LRB contributor ID
james-atlas
NUKAT ID
n01040342
National Library of Latvia ID
000116643
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810559650105606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071741224
Parsifal cluster ID
382499
Prabook ID
3552044
SHARE Catalogue author ID
700612
SNAC ARK ID
w6qr5d4k
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqw4hVQgJXc6KMqXbrKBP
Yale LUX ID
person/53001c6f-d936-4e61-8ada-045e3ff82e05

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🔗 Connections
Award received 2
Rhodes Scholarship, Guggenheim Fellowship
Educated at 2
Harvard University, New College
Occupation 2
journalist, publisher
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
James
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Evanston
Place of death 1
Manhattan
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

James Atlas was born on March 22, 1949[1], in Evanston[2]. He died on September 4, 2019[3], in Manhattan[4]. He worked as a journalist[5], publisher[6], and text editor[7].

FAQs

Where was James Atlas born?

James Atlas was born in Evanston[2].

Where did James Atlas die?

James Atlas died in Manhattan[4].

What did James Atlas do for work?

James Atlas worked as a journalist[5], publisher[6], and text editor[7].

Where did James Atlas go to school?

James Atlas was educated at Harvard University[9] and New College[10].

What awards did James Atlas receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[11] and Rhodes Scholarship[12].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Rhodes Scholar Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Rhodes Scholar Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → journalist, publisher, text editor
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32119: import P21 and P106 from GND (32)"
  2. 27w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Occupation → journalist, publisher, text editor
    Instance of → human
    Given name → James
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: CANTIC ID: 981060542520206706, batch #257590"
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