# William Blum

> American author and historian (1933–2018)

**Wikidata**: [Q2142448](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2142448)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Blum)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/william-blum

## Summary

William Blum was an American author and critic specializing in foreign policy. He was born on March 6, 1933, in Brooklyn [1][2][3] and died on December 9, 2018, in Arlington County [4][3]. He was a United States citizen . Blum was educated at Baruch College and Erasmus Hall High School , and his work focused on foreign policy [5]. He is best known for his notable works Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower and Killing Hope . Blum died from kidney failure [6] and was buried at Mount Olivet United Methodist Church [3].


## References

1. [Find a Grave](https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/235118707/william-henry-blum)
2. Czech National Authority Database
3. International Standard Name Identifier
4. Faceted Application of Subject Terminology
5. Virtual International Authority File
6. CiNii Research
7. [Source](https://williamblum.org/farewell)
8. Integrated Authority File
9. SNAC
10. [Source](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/William_Blum)
11. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
12. Open Library
13. Goodreads
14. Quora
15. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File