Owen Wister

American writer (1860–1938)
Person human Q1281119
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Owen Wister

Summary

Owen Wister is a human[1]. His place of birth was Germantown[2]. He was born on July 14, 1860[3]. He passed away in Kingston[4]. He died on July 21, 1938[5]. He worked as a writer[6] and novelist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (321 views/month, #7,214 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Owen Wister was born in Germantown[2].
  • Owen Wister died in Kingston[4].
  • Owen Wister was born on July 14, 1860[3].
  • Owen Wister died on July 21, 1938[5].
  • Burial took place at Laurel Hill Cemetery[9].
  • Owen Wister's father was Owen Jones Wister[10].
  • Owen Wister's mother was Sarah Butler Wister[11].
  • Owen Wister was married to Mary Channing Wister[12].
  • Owen Wister held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Owen Wister's professions included writer[6].
  • Owen Wister worked as a novelist[7].
  • Owen Wister was educated at Harvard Law School[14].
  • Owen Wister's education included a stint at St. Paul's School[15].
  • Owen Wister was educated at Harvard University[16].
  • Owen Wister was a member of American Philosophical Society[17].
  • Owen Wister was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[18].
  • Owen Wister was a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters[19].
  • Owen Wister is recorded as male[20].
  • Owen Wister's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Owen Wister was affiliated with the Republican Party[22].
  • Owen Wister's genre is Western[23].
  • Owen Wister's Commons category is recorded as Owen Wister[24].
  • Owen Wister's family name is recorded as Wister[25].
  • Owen Wister's given name is recorded as Owen[26].
  • Owen Wister's described by source is recorded as Library of the World's Best Literature[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1860-07-14[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1938-07-21[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8bc294ba-1a5a-40fb-bf4b-0d1c321d170a[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Owen Wister's place of birth was Germantown[2]. He was born on July 14, 1860[3]. His father was Owen Jones Wister[10]. His mother was Sarah Butler Wister[11].

Education

Educated at Harvard Law School[14], a graduate school[33], in United States[34], founded in 1817[35]; St. Paul's School[15], a boarding school[36], in United States[37], founded in 1856[38]; and Harvard University[16], a private university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1636[41], headquartered in Cambridge[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6] and novelist[7].

Personal Life

Owen Wister was married to Mary Channing Wister[12]. He was affiliated with the Republican Party[22].

Death and Burial

Owen Wister died on July 21, 1938[5]. He died in Kingston[4]. He is buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

Owen Wister ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (321 views/month, #7,214 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Works attributed to him include The Virginian[45], a literary work[46].

FAQs

Where was Owen Wister born?

Owen Wister's place of birth was Germantown[2].

Where did Owen Wister die?

Owen Wister passed away in Kingston[4].

Who were Owen Wister's parents?

Owen Wister's father was Owen Jones Wister[10]. Owen Wister's mother was Sarah Butler Wister[11].

Who was Owen Wister married to?

Owen Wister's spouses include Mary Channing Wister[12].

What did Owen Wister do for work?

Owen Wister worked as writer[6] and novelist[7].

Where did Owen Wister go to school?

Owen Wister was educated at Harvard Law School[14], St. Paul's School[15], and Harvard University[16].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . Q75653886. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . Q75653886. wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Q75653886. wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [22] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] . wikidata.org.
  16. [23] . wikidata.org.
  17. [24] . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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