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Oliver Otis Howard

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Union Army general (1830–1909)
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Oliver Otis Howard

Facts

29 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
November 8, 1830, 1830[9]
Date of death
October 26, 1909, 1909[10]
Place of birth
Leeds
Place of death
Burlington
Country of citizenship
United States[15]
Occupation
military officer, historian, biographer, writer
Employer
Howard University[17]
Position held
President of Howard University[16]
Educated at
Bowdoin College, United States Military Academy, North Yarmouth Academy[18][19][20]
Member of political party
Republican Party[24]
Award received
Medal of Honor, Knight of the Legion of Honour[21][22]
Father
Rowland Bailey Howard[12]
Mother
Eliza M. Gilmore[13]
Child
Elizabeth Ann Howard[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[42]
Allegiance
United States[35]
Archives at
Howard University[28]
Commander of (DEPRECATED)
United States Military Academy[29]
Described by source
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, Library of the World's Best Literature, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The American Cyclopædia, New International Encyclopedia, The New Student's Reference Work[36][37][38][39][40][41]
Family name
Howard[32]
Given name
Oliver, Otis[33][34]
Military branch
Union Army, United States Army[25][26]
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Military, police or special rank
major general[27]
Name in native language
Oliver Otis Howard[43]
Participated in conflict
American Civil War, Nez Perce War[30][31]
Place of burial
Lakeview Cemetery[11]
Start of work period
1854[44]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 42
ISNI
0000000109591351
VIAF cluster ID
20488533
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n80017916
GND ID
119337134
American Battlefield Trust ID (person)
oliver-o-howard
American National Biography ID
0401243
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/85835
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00553295
Carnegie Hall agent ID
718
Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient ID
oliver-o-howard
Cullum number
1634
Encyclopaedia Beliana ID
howard-oliver-otis
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Oliver-O-Howard
FAST ID
50299
FES digital collections entity ID
406031
Find a Grave memorial ID
513
Freebase ID
/m/01p9tm
Geni profile ID
6000000009546643210
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m01p9tm
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Oliver_Otis_Howard
IdRef ID
138763682
J9U entity ID
987007279854005171
KBR person ID
14085152
NNDB people ID
349/000103040
NUKAT ID
n2009146657
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000426549
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX891975
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070561346
Open Library ID
OL216032A, OL6694299A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
169861
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095947484
Pontifical University of Salamanca ID
1404161
Prabook ID
1092303
Project Gutenberg author ID
42873
Quora topic ID
Oliver-O-Howard
SNAC ARK ID
w6107w84, w6vx0kbd
Topic's main category
Category:Oliver O. Howard
Trading Card Database name ID
104259
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10580243
WikiTree person ID
Howard-15342
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJy8x3DTDJc6fQWF3t7GpP
Yale LUX ID
person/3d559557-0493-4712-a00f-e9c0d01ae847

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
writer, historian, military officer, biographer
Described by source 3
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, New International Encyclopedia, Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
Award received 2
Medal of Honor, Knight of the Legion of Honour
Educated at 2
United States Military Academy, Bowdoin College
Given name 2
Oliver, Otis
Military branch 2
United States Army, Union Army
Named after 2
Howard County, Howard University
Participated in conflict 2
American Civil War, Nez Perce War
Allegiance 1
United States
Archives at 1
Howard University
Chaired by 1
Howard University
Commander of (DEPRECATED) 1
United States Military Academy
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Employer 1
Howard University
Family name 1
Howard
Founded entities 1
Howard University
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Republican Party
Military, police or special rank 1
major general
Place of birth 1
Leeds
Place of death 1
Burlington
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Tsyhanivka
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Summary

Oliver Otis Howard was born on November 8, 1830[1], in Leeds[2]. He died on October 26, 1909[3], in Burlington[4]. He worked as a military officer[5], historian[6], biographer[7], and writer[8].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Oliver Otis Howard include Howard University[45], a private university[46], in United States[47], founded in 1867[48], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[49] and Howard County[50], a county of Nebraska[51], in United States[52], founded in 1871[53].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Oliver Otis Howard include Howard University[45], a private university[46], in United States[47], founded in 1867[48], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[49] and Howard County[50], a county of Nebraska[51], in United States[52], founded in 1871[53].

FAQs

Where was Oliver Otis Howard born?

Oliver Otis Howard's place of birth was Leeds[2].

Where did Oliver Otis Howard die?

Oliver Otis Howard passed away in Burlington[4].

Who were Oliver Otis Howard's parents?

Oliver Otis Howard's father was Rowland Bailey Howard[12]. Oliver Otis Howard's mother was Eliza M. Gilmore[13].

What did Oliver Otis Howard do for work?

Oliver Otis Howard worked as a military officer[5], historian[6], biographer[7], and writer[8].

Where did Oliver Otis Howard go to school?

Oliver Otis Howard was educated at Bowdoin College[18], United States Military Academy[19], and North Yarmouth Academy[20].

What awards did Oliver Otis Howard receive?

Honors received include Medal of Honor[21] and Knight of the Legion of Honour[22].

Related Entities

United States

References

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  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
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  7. [16] ↑ . president.howard.edu. Retrieved . president.howard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [8] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [11] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . cmohs.org. Retrieved . cmohs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . library.bowdoin.edu. Retrieved . library.bowdoin.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [28] ↑ . library.bowdoin.edu. Retrieved . library.bowdoin.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [9] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [10] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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