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Thomas Mayne Reid

American writer (1818–1883)
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Thomas Mayne Reid
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24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
April 4, 1818
Date of death
October 22, 1883
Place of birth
Ballyroney
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United States[10][11]
Ethnic group
Scottish people[12]
Occupation
writer, novelist, children's writer
Notable work
The Headless Horseman, Osceola The Seminole: The Red Fawn of the Flower Land, The Quadroon[13][14][15]
Spouse
Elizabeth Reid[9]
Genre
adventure fiction[17]
Work location
Netherlands[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[32]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired, copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Library of the World's Best Literature, Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europeo-americana (1908-1930)[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
Family name
Reid[19]
Floruit
1890[23]
Given name
Thomas, Mayne[20][21]
List of works
Thomas Mayne Reid bibliography[33]
Name in native language
Thomas Mayne Reid[34]
Participated in conflict
Mexican-American War[18]
Place of burial
Kensal Green Cemetery[8]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
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Freebase ID
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GCD creator ID
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Geni profile ID
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Goodreads author ID
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Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
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Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
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HAND ID
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Handbook of Texas ID
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
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IMDb ID
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IdRef ID
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Internet Broadway Database person ID
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IntraText author ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Chile ID
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National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Russia ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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NooSFere author ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Online Books Page author ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
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Open Library ID
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OpenMLOL author ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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PARES ID
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Prabook ID
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Project Gutenberg author ID
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Swedish Literature Bank Author ID
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TMDB person ID
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Tebeosfera ID
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The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
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Topic's main category
Category:Thomas Mayne Reid
UK National Archives ID
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Union Catalog of Armenian Libraries authority ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
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Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
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Vatican Library VcBA ID
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Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WikiTree person ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ZSL authority ID
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Described by source 4
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Concise Literary Encyclopedia
Occupation 3
writer, novelist, children's writer
Country of citizenship 2
United States, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Notable work 2
The Headless Horseman, Osceola The Seminole: The Red Fawn of the Flower Land
Works by author 2
The Headless Horseman, Osceola The Seminole: The Red Fawn of the Flower Land
FactGrid item ID 1
Rudolph of France
Family name 1
Reid
Genre 1
adventure fiction
Given name 1
Thomas
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Participated in conflict 1
Mexican-American War
Place of burial 1
Kensal Green Cemetery
Place of death 1
London
Sex or gender 1
male
Topic's main category 1
Category:Thomas Mayne Reid
Work location 1
Netherlands
Writing language 1
English
← After a work by 1
Osceola
← Category combines topics 1
Category:Novels by Mayne Reid
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Thomas Mayne Reid
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Summary

Thomas Mayne Reid was born on April 4, 1818[1], in Ballyroney[2]. He died on October 22, 1883[3], in London[4]. He worked as a writer[5], novelist[6], and children's writer[7].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include The Headless Horseman[35], a literary work[36], founded in 1865[37] and Osceola The Seminole: The Red Fawn of the Flower Land[38], a literary work[39].

FAQs

Where was Thomas Mayne Reid born?

Thomas Mayne Reid's place of birth was Ballyroney[2].

Where did Thomas Mayne Reid die?

Thomas Mayne Reid passed away in London[4].

Who was Thomas Mayne Reid married to?

Thomas Mayne Reid's spouses include Elizabeth Reid[9].

What did Thomas Mayne Reid do for work?

Thomas Mayne Reid worked as a writer[5], novelist[6], and children's writer[7].

Related Entities

London Netherlands Rudolph of France United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Concise Literary Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Concise Literary Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Concise Literary Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Concise Literary Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  2. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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