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Lawrence Schimel

American author of science fiction and fantasy
Person Human Q5307396

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
October 16, 1971
Place of birth
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
science fiction writer, novelist, translator, writer, children's writer
Educated at
Yale University[9]
Award received
Lambda Literary Award[10]
Genre
gay literature[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, Spanish[16][17]
Family name
Schimel[14]
Given name
Lawrence[15]
Member of
The Friends of Darkover[11]
Writing language
English[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Lawrence Schimel
🔖 Identifiers · 39
ISNI
0000000453025850
VIAF cluster ID
87117215
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n96023813
GND ID
122394178
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Schimel.jpg ↗
Awards & Winners artist ID
03c5q_s
BIBSYS ID
98017966
Bitraga author ID
2834
CANTIC ID
981058594938006706
CBDB.cz author ID
115506
CONOR.SI ID
135543395
DDB person (GND) ID
122394178
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
13394
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
schimel_lawrence
FactGrid item ID
Aibre
Freebase ID
/m/03c5q_s
ISFDB author ID
1184
IdRef ID
179444018
Internet Book Database of Fiction writer ID
6498
J9U entity ID
987007267603605171
LibraryThing author ID
schimellawrence
NDL Authority ID
00963977
NL CR AUT ID
xx0003649
NLP ID
a0000002419703
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201011783
National Library of Latvia ID
000259456
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810693011105606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1343847
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
268018375
NooSFere author ID
-48868
Obálky knih ID
xx0003649
Open Library ID
OL1400452A
Poets & Writers author ID
lawrence_schimel
Tabakalera ID
66743
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058594938006706
Unz Review author ID
SchimelLawrence
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
14743
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmtC4RcB4mhq9BPDFJhpP
Yale LUX ID
person/52809073-7c76-4229-9cf9-4ba3b3046826

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
translator, novelist, science fiction writer
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Spanish
Award received 1
Lambda Literary Award
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Yale University
FactGrid item ID 1
Aibre
Genre 1
gay literature
Given name 1
Lawrence
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Lawrence Schimel was born on October 16, 1971[1], in New York City[2]. He has worked as a science fiction writer[3], novelist[4], translator[5], writer[6], and children's writer[7].

FAQs

Where was Lawrence Schimel born?

Lawrence Schimel's place of birth was New York City[2].

What did Lawrence Schimel do for work?

Lawrence Schimel worked as a science fiction writer[3], novelist[4], translator[5], writer[6], and children's writer[7].

Where did Lawrence Schimel go to school?

Lawrence Schimel was educated at Yale University[9].

What awards did Lawrence Schimel receive?

Honors received include Lambda Literary Award[10].

Related Entities

New York City United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . lambdaliterary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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