William La Varre

American geographer, explorer and journalist (1898–1991)

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[8]
Date of birth: 1898
Date of death: 1991
Country of citizenship: United States^[7]
Occupation: writer, explorer, geographer, journalist
Sibling: André de la Varre, John Merton^[12]^[13]
Family name: LaVarre^[9]
Given name: William^[10]
Imported from: wholeness_audit_2026-05-02
Participant in: British Guiana Expedition (1922-1923)^[11]

🏷️ Also known as

en William J. LaVarre en W. J. La Varre en W. J. LaVarre en William J. La Varre en William La Varre cs William Johanne LaVarre cs William Johanne La Varre

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ISNI: 0000000071510973
VIAF cluster ID: 66391139
Library of Congress authority ID: nr99027910
BHL creator ID: 147819
BIBSYS ID: 90774390
Bionomia ID: William La Varre
Databazeknih.cz author ID: 97708
Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/113r3ww19
NL CR AUT ID: xx0039060
NSK (VIAF) ID: 000147099
NSK ID: 981005768507209366
NUKAT ID: n2006077989

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National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007603599305171
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810542892205606
Prabook ID: 697433
RERO ID (legacy): A005725090
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJcKQMwjJrmCrqYCRdkxDq

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Summary

William La Varre was born in 1898^[1]. He died in 1991^[2]. He worked as a writer^[3], explorer^[4], geographer^[5], and journalist^[6].

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What did William La Varre do for work?

William La Varre worked as writer^[3], explorer^[4], geographer^[5], and journalist^[6].

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[8] ↑ William La Varre — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ William La Varre — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ William La Varre — occupation (P106): writer. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ William La Varre — occupation (P106): explorer. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ William La Varre — occupation (P106): geographer. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ William La Varre — occupation (P106): journalist. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ William La Varre — date of birth (P569): 1898. Personal Authority Wikibase of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2021-04-30. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ William La Varre — date of death (P570): 1991. Personal Authority Wikibase of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2021-04-30. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ William La Varre — family name (P734): LaVarre. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ William La Varre — given name (P735): William. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ William La Varre — participant in (P1344): British Guiana Expedition (1922-1923). data.library.amnh.org. Retrieved 2025-04-25. data.library.amnh.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ William La Varre — sibling (P3373): André de la Varre. Boston Globe. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ William La Varre — sibling (P3373): John Merton. wikidata.org.

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