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Patricia MacLachlan

American children's writer (1938–2022)
Person Human Q3754645
Patricia MacLachlan
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[15]
Date of birth
March 3, 1938
Date of death
March 31, 2022
Place of birth
Cheyenne
Place of death
Williamsburg
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
writer, children's writer, novelist
Field of work
children's and young adult literature[10]
Educated at
University of Connecticut[11]
Award received
Newbery Medal, National Humanities Medal, Golden Kite Award[12][13][14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[22]
Birth name
Patricia Marie Pritzkau[23]
Described by source
Patricia MacLachlan, ‘Sarah, Plain and Tall’ Author, Dies at 84, ProDetLit, Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur[19][20][21]
Family name
MacLachlan[16]
Floruit
2002[18]
Given name
Patricia[17]
Maintained by WikiProject
Wikiproject Iedereen Leest[25]
Name in native language
Patricia MacLachlan[24]
Native language
English[9]
Writing language
English[26]
🏷️ Also known as
en Patty MacLachlan en Patricia MacLachlan en Patricia Marie MacLachlan en Patricia McLachlan ar باتريشيا ماكلاكلان he פטרישה מקלקלן ja パトリシア・マクラクラン pt Patricia Marie MacLachlan ru Патриция Маклахлан
🔖 Identifiers · 49
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
20492795
Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DBC author ID
87097969590713
DBNL author ID
macl012
DDB person (GND) ID
119521180
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119521180
Europeana entity
agent/base/86979
FAST ID
26311
Film.ru person ID
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Freebase ID
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Goodreads author ID
29182
HAND ID
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IMDb ID
nm0533676
ISFDB author ID
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IdRef ID
028294939
J9U entity ID
987007359673105171
Jeugdliteratuur ID
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KBR person ID
14129085
Kinobox person ID
883142
Libraries Australia ID
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Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NUKAT ID
n96031593
National Humanities Medal winner ID
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National Library of Korea ID
KAC200505088
National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1154570
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072668997
Open Library ID
OL450110A
Perlentaucher ID
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Prabook ID
218682
RERO ID (legacy)
A003546589
SBN author ID
RAVV074790
SNAC ARK ID
w6tj1687
TMDB person ID
147012
Web The Television person ID
0000001480
WikiTree person ID
Pritzkau-4
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/ec6020f1-526e-4570-a2f3-a60002ca7aba

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🔗 Connections
Award received 3
Newbery Medal, National Humanities Medal, Golden Kite Award
Occupation 3
writer, novelist, children's writer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Described by source 1
ProDetLit
Educated at 1
University of Connecticut
Field of work 1
children's and young adult literature
Given name 1
Patricia
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
Cheyenne
Place of death 1
Williamsburg
Sex or gender 1
female
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Patricia MacLachlan was born on March 3, 1938[1], in Cheyenne[2]. She died on March 31, 2022[3], in Williamsburg[4]. She worked as a writer[5], children's writer[6], and novelist[7].

FAQs

Where was Patricia MacLachlan born?

Patricia MacLachlan's place of birth was Cheyenne[2].

Where did Patricia MacLachlan die?

Patricia MacLachlan passed away in Williamsburg[4].

What did Patricia MacLachlan do for work?

Patricia MacLachlan worked as a writer[5], children's writer[6], and novelist[7].

Where did Patricia MacLachlan go to school?

Patricia MacLachlan was educated at University of Connecticut[11].

What awards did Patricia MacLachlan receive?

Honors received include Newbery Medal[12], National Humanities Medal[13], and Golden Kite Award[14].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . neh.gov. Retrieved . neh.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . publishersweekly.com. publishersweekly.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . dbnl.org. Retrieved . dbnl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65768: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 467F-81F8-ACCC-A65A-E291
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46458: HAND ID (5)"
  3. 19w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Web The Television person ID → 0000001480
    "Created claim: Web The Television person ID: 0000001480, Matched to パトリシア・マクラクラン (#296155045) in Web The Televis…"
  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Patricia
    Field of work → children's and young adult literature
    Instance of → human
    Sex or gender → female
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32085: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
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