Home › Entities › Human › Joseph Fontenrose

Joseph Fontenrose

American classical scholar (1903-1986)
Person Human Q961830

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
June 17, 1903
Date of death
July 7, 1986
Place of birth
Sutter Creek
Place of death
Ashland
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
classical philologist, university teacher, classical scholar
Employer
University of California, Berkeley[9]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship, Rome Prize[11][12]
Notable work
Python: A Study of Delphic Myth and Its Origins[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[15]
Given name
Joseph[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Joseph Eddy Fontenrose en Joseph Fontenrose cs Joseph Fontenrose de Fontenrose es Joseph Eddy Fontenrose id Joseph Eddy Fontenrose ja ジョセフ・フォンテンローズ ru Джозеф Фонтенроуз ru Фонтенроуз, Джозеф tr Joseph Eddy Fontenrose zh 约瑟夫·福特劳斯
🔖 Identifiers · 49
ISNI
0000000121474908
VIAF cluster ID
109776407
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n80119552
GND ID
1023787016
Academy of Athens authority ID
81928
BIBSYS ID
90092403
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
FontenroseJosephEddy1903-1988
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12126327b
CANTIC ID
981058520355706706
CONOR.SI ID
36668515
CONOR.SR ID
30098023
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11376028
Show all 49 identifiers +37
CiNii Research ID
1140000791685225216
Database of Classical Scholars ID
8703-fontenrose-joseph-eddy
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1023787016
FAST ID
60848
Freebase ID
/m/05ymshc
Guggenheim fellows ID
joseph-fontenrose
IdRef ID
029694108
IxTheo authority ID
718467825
J9U entity ID
987007590273505171
KBR person ID
13950266
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
1023787016
Libraries Australia ID
35092108
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02521183
NL CR AUT ID
osd2010555676
NLA Trove people ID
824317
NSK (VIAF) ID
000402341
NSK ID
981005801383209366
NUKAT ID
n96031947
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001248688
National Library of Latvia ID
000025098
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:BL3R;=1A
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810603838205606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX984622
National Virtual Library of India ID
265740, 218489
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068252404
Open Library ID
OL118843A
Parsifal cluster ID
210808
Prabook ID
626376
RERO ID (legacy)
A003252322
SBN author ID
BVEV002065
SHARE Catalogue author ID
185511
SNAC ARK ID
w69w0szn
Svenska Institutet i Rom ID
28
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
13285
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058520355706706
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfrR86q79GCkDTbhWg9Xd
Yale LUX ID
person/0e029969-c341-4433-b0db-a8e4e0f9fc8a

Report an error or request removal Lineage (PROV-JSON)

🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
university teacher, classical philologist
Award received 1
Guggenheim Fellowship
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Employer 1
University of California, Berkeley
Given name 1
Joseph
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Sutter Creek
Place of death 1
Ashland
Sex or gender 1
male
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Joseph Fontenrose was born on June 17, 1903[1], in Sutter Creek[2]. He died on July 7, 1986[3], in Ashland[4]. He worked as a classical philologist[5], university teacher[6], and classical scholar[7].

FAQs

Where was Joseph Fontenrose born?

Joseph Fontenrose was born in Sutter Creek[2].

Where did Joseph Fontenrose die?

Joseph Fontenrose passed away in Ashland[4].

What did Joseph Fontenrose do for work?

Joseph Fontenrose worked as a classical philologist[5], university teacher[6], and classical scholar[7].

What awards did Joseph Fontenrose receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[11] and Rome Prize[12].

Related Entities

United States

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Joseph Fontenrose. Retrieved November 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/joseph-fontenrose
MLA “Joseph Fontenrose.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Nov. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/joseph-fontenrose.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_joseph-fontenrose_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Joseph Fontenrose}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/joseph-fontenrose}, note = {Accessed: 2026-11-11}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Joseph Fontenrose — https://4ort.xyz/entity/joseph-fontenrose (retrieved 2026-11-11)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/joseph-fontenrose · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → classical philologist, university teacher, classical scholar
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32157: import P21 and P106 from GND (38)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.