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John Morressy

American writer (1930-2006)
Person human Q1634842

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
December 8, 1930
Date of death
March 20, 2006, March 25, 2006[11]
Place of birth
Brooklyn, New York City[10]
Place of death
Sullivan
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Occupation
novelist, writer, university teacher, science fiction writer, scholar of English, teacher[14]
Employer
University of New Hampshire, Franklin Pierce University[20][21]
Field of work
creative and professional writing, fantasy literature, science fiction, English-language literature, science fiction literature[15][16][17][18][19]
Educated at
New York University[22]
Nominated for
Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, Locus Award for Best Novelette[26][27]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[28]
Described by source
Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction[25]
Given name
John[24]
Native language
English[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Morressy de Morressy
🔖 Identifiers · 26
ISNI
000000008156668X
VIAF cluster ID
76436241
Library of Congress authority ID
n50006150
GND ID
1168034809
BIBSYS ID
13041043
Babelio author ID
227211
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
126270415
BookBrainz author ID
7578f607-0bd2-4bc4-8a2e-570a663871c2
CBDB.cz author ID
1589
Databazeknih.cz author ID
1732
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
morressy_john
Freebase ID
/m/0c56p3
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ISFDB author ID
205
IdRef ID
235665312
NL CR AUT ID
xx0000317
NLP ID
a0000001038161
NUKAT ID
n96020536
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810610618705606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072525673
NooSFere author ID
998
Open Library ID
OL223183A
Prabook ID
635874
SNAC ARK ID
w6197x2z
SVKKL authority ID
p0011462-Morressy-John-19302006
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
13780
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvCKgfXh8Y3phkCmqYF8C

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
writer, novelist, university teacher, science fiction writer, scholar of English
Field of work 4
science fiction, English-language literature, fantasy literature, science fiction literature
Employer 2
University of New Hampshire, Franklin Pierce University
Nominated for 2
Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, Locus Award for Best Novelette
Place of birth 2
New York City, Brooklyn
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
New York University
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Native language 1
English
Place of death 1
Sullivan
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

John Morressy was born on December 8, 1930[1], in Brooklyn[2]. He died on March 20, 2006[3], in Sullivan[4]. He worked as a novelist[5], writer[6], university teacher[7], science fiction writer[8], and scholar of English[9].

FAQs

Where was John Morressy born?

John Morressy was born in Brooklyn[2].

Where did John Morressy die?

John Morressy passed away in Sullivan[4].

What did John Morressy do for work?

John Morressy worked as a novelist[5], writer[6], university teacher[7], science fiction writer[8], and scholar of English[9].

Where did John Morressy go to school?

John Morressy was educated at New York University[22].

Related Entities

Franklin Pierce University New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [11] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Nominated for → Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, Locus Award for Best Novelette
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    Described by source → Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
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