John Eric Holmes

American writer and game designer (1930-2010)
Person human Q13427383
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John Eric Holmes

Summary

John Eric Holmes is a human[1]. His place of birth was South Dakota[2]. He was born on +1930-02-16T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2010-03-20T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a writer[5], novelist[6], science fiction writer[7], and role-playing game designer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • John Eric Holmes was born in South Dakota[2].
  • John Eric Holmes was born on +1930-02-16T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Eric Holmes died on +2010-03-20T00:00:00Z[4].
  • John Eric Holmes is buried at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific[10].
  • John Eric Holmes's father was Wilfred Holmes[11].
  • John Eric Holmes held citizenship in United States[12].
  • John Eric Holmes worked as a writer[5].
  • John Eric Holmes worked as a novelist[6].
  • John Eric Holmes's professions included science fiction writer[7].
  • John Eric Holmes worked as a role-playing game designer[8].
  • A notable work attributed to John Eric Holmes is Dungeons & Dragons (basic edition)[13].
  • John Eric Holmes is recorded as male[14].
  • John Eric Holmes's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • John Eric Holmes's ISNI is recorded as 000000008287959X[16].
  • John Eric Holmes's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 108131622[17].
  • John Eric Holmes's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81146323[18].
  • John Eric Holmes's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 99491116[19].
  • John Eric Holmes's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08tc1j[20].
  • John Eric Holmes's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1191176A[21].
  • John Eric Holmes's family name is recorded as Holmes[22].
  • John Eric Holmes's given name is recorded as John[23].
  • John Eric Holmes's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 07049424X[24].
  • John Eric Holmes's ISFDB author ID is recorded as 2750[25].
  • John Eric Holmes's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Holmes-12180[26].
  • John Eric Holmes's SNAC ARK ID is recorded as w6ph7jvp[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in South Dakota[2], John Eric Holmes… he was born on +1930-02-16T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Wilfred Holmes[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[5], novelist[6], science fiction writer[7], and role-playing game designer[8].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to John Eric Holmes is Dungeons & Dragons (basic edition)[13].

Death and Burial

John Eric Holmes died on +2010-03-20T00:00:00Z[4]. He is buried at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific[10].

Why It Matters

John Eric Holmes ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was John Eric Holmes born?

John Eric Holmes was born in South Dakota[2].

Who were John Eric Holmes's parents?

John Eric Holmes's father was Wilfred Holmes[11].

What did John Eric Holmes do for work?

John Eric Holmes worked as writer[5], novelist[6], science fiction writer[7], and role-playing game designer[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [13] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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