S. S. Van Dine

American art critic and writer (1888–1939)
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S. S. Van Dine

Summary

S. S. Van Dine is a human[1]. His place of birth was Charlottesville[2]. He was born on +1888-10-15T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in New York City[4]. He died on +1939-04-11T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a writer[6], screenwriter[7], novelist[8], journalist[9], and literary critic[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (143 views/month, #7,199 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Charlottesville[2], S. S. Van Dine…
  • S. S. Van Dine passed away in New York City[4].
  • S. S. Van Dine was born on +1888-10-15T00:00:00Z[3].
  • S. S. Van Dine died on +1939-04-11T00:00:00Z[5].
  • S. S. Van Dine held citizenship in United States[12].
  • S. S. Van Dine worked as a writer[6].
  • S. S. Van Dine's professions included screenwriter[7].
  • S. S. Van Dine's professions included novelist[8].
  • S. S. Van Dine's professions included journalist[9].
  • S. S. Van Dine's professions included literary critic[10].
  • S. S. Van Dine worked as a critic[13].
  • S. S. Van Dine's field of work was literary criticism[14].
  • S. S. Van Dine's field of work was art criticism[15].
  • S. S. Van Dine's field of work was detective literature[16].
  • S. S. Van Dine was educated at Harvard University[17].
  • S. S. Van Dine's image is recorded as Willard H. Wright, 1930s.jpg[18].
  • S. S. Van Dine is recorded as male[19].
  • S. S. Van Dine's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • S. S. Van Dine's genre is recorded as detective fiction[21].
  • S. S. Van Dine's ISNI is recorded as 000000010871919X[22].
  • S. S. Van Dine's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 14798238[23].
  • S. S. Van Dine's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 87220124[24].
  • S. S. Van Dine's GND ID is recorded as 11907964X[25].
  • S. S. Van Dine's GND ID is recorded as 1190059916[26].
  • S. S. Van Dine's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79117174[27].

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Origins and Family

S. S. Van Dine was born in Charlottesville[2]. He was born on +1888-10-15T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

S. S. Van Dine's education included a stint at Harvard University[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], screenwriter[7], novelist[8], journalist[9], literary critic[10], and critic[13]. Fields of work include literary criticism[14], a literary genre[28]; art criticism[15], a literary form[29]; and detective literature[16], a literary genre[30].

Death and Burial

S. S. Van Dine died on +1939-04-11T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in New York City[4].

Why It Matters

S. S. Van Dine ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (143 views/month, #7,199 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Works attributed to him include The Greene Murder Case[33], a literary work[34], written by him[35]; The Bishop Murder Case[36], a literary work[37], written by him[38]; and The "Canary" Murder Case[39], a literary work[40], written by him[41].

FAQs

Where was S. S. Van Dine born?

S. S. Van Dine was born in Charlottesville[2].

Where did S. S. Van Dine die?

S. S. Van Dine passed away in New York City[4].

What did S. S. Van Dine do for work?

S. S. Van Dine worked as writer[6], screenwriter[7], novelist[8], journalist[9], and literary critic[10].

Where did S. S. Van Dine go to school?

S. S. Van Dine was educated at Harvard University[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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