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John Gunther

American journalist (1901-1970)
Person Human Q929597

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
August 30, 1901
Date of death
May 29, 1970
Place of birth
Chicago
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Occupation
journalist, novelist, writer, opinion journalist, author
Field of work
journalism, opinion journalism, literary activity[13][14][15]
Educated at
University of Chicago[16]
Spouse
Frances Gunther[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Family name
Gunther[18]
Given name
John[19]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikiproject Nuremberg Trials[21]
Place of burial
Lincoln-Noyes Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Gunther ar جون غانثر el Τζον Γκούνθερ he ג'ון גאנת'ר ja ジョン・ガンサー ru Джон Гюнтер zh 約翰·剛瑟 zh 約翰·岡瑟
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BIBSYS ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CONOR.SR ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Central Library of Volos authority ID
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Cyprus University of Technology ID
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Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Dimitri and Aliki Perrotis Central Library ID
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Discogs artist ID
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EGAXA ID
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Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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FAST ID
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FES digital collections entity ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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Freebase ID
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Goodreads author ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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HAND ID
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Harper's tag
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IMDb ID
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ISFDB author ID
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IdRef ID
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Illinois Center for the Book author ID
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Internet Broadway Database person ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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J9U entity ID
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KBR person ID
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Kinobox person ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NE.se 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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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Chile ID
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National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Portugal 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
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Open Library ID
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PUG authority ID
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Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
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WikiTree person ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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Occupation 4
writer, journalist, novelist, opinion journalist
Field of work 2
journalism, opinion journalism
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
University of Chicago
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Chicago
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

John Gunther was born on August 30, 1901[1], in Chicago[2]. He died on May 29, 1970[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a journalist[5], novelist[6], writer[7], opinion journalist[8], and author[9].

FAQs

Where was John Gunther born?

John Gunther was born in Chicago[2].

Where did John Gunther die?

John Gunther died in New York City[4].

Who was John Gunther married to?

John Gunther's spouses include Frances Gunther[11].

What did John Gunther do for work?

John Gunther worked as a journalist[5], novelist[6], writer[7], opinion journalist[8], and author[9].

Where did John Gunther go to school?

John Gunther was educated at University of Chicago[16].

Related Entities

New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . findagrave.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon (OKA bot t…"
  2. 7w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → john-gunther
    HAND ID → 671F-3818-788E-2EBE-B811
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: john-gunther, Matched to john gunther (#289939493) in Harper's tag…"
  3. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 394943
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  4. 21w ago · Spinster300 · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    BAnQ authority ID → 0000058186
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    National Library of Ireland ID → vtls000030541
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    "Created claim: BAnQ authority ID: 0000058186, Added with moreIdentifiers"
  5. 21w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0429658-Gunther-John-19011970
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0429658-Gunther-John-19011970, batch #259599"
  6. 22w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster ID → 92162, 659982
    "Created claim: Parsifal cluster ID: 659982, batch #259387"
  7. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → journalist, novelist, writer +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32154: import P21 and P106 from GND (36)"
  8. 26w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Field of work → journalism, opinion journalism, literary activity
    Place of birth → Chicago
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → Wikiproject Nuremberg Trials
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
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    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30469: add P1810 to P5739 3/3"
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