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William Lederer

Novelist, non-fiction writer (1912-2009)
Person Human Q972560

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
March 31, 1912
Date of death
December 5, 2009
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Baltimore
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
military officer, novelist, writer, science fiction writer
Educated at
United States Naval Academy[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Family name
Lederer[15]
Given name
William, Julius[16][17]
Military branch
United States Navy[12]
Military, police or special rank
captain[13]
Participated in conflict
World War II[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en William Julius Lederer, Jr. en William Lederer en William Julius Lederer en William Julius Lederer Jr. cs William J. Lederer he ויליאם לדרר ru Уильям Джулиус Ледерер (младший) ru Уильям Джулиус Ледерер-младший ru Уильям Ледерер ru Ледерер Уильям ru Ледерер, Уильям ru Ледерер Уильям Джулиус ru Ледерер, Уильям Джулиус (младший) ru Уильям Джулиус Ледерер-мл.
🔖 Identifiers · 38
ISNI
0000000121473542
VIAF cluster ID
109394254
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50042576
GND ID
12007012X
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12773351j
CANTIC ID
981058513438206706
CONOR.SI ID
132876131
DDB person (GND) ID
12007012X
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
u12975
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
12007012X
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
71500
Dimitri and Aliki Perrotis Central Library ID
4877
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Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
lederer_william_j
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/William-J-Lederer
Europeana entity
agent/base/69967
FAST ID
1734729
Freebase ID
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IdRef ID
08131566X
IxTheo authority ID
080425356
J9U entity ID
987007477338805171
KBR person ID
14302993
NL CR AUT ID
jn20021021003
NUKAT ID
n97013628
National Library of Israel ID (old)
001418333
National Library of Korea ID
KAC199616209
National Library of Latvia ID
000289070
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810622128805606
National Library of Portugal ID
65898
National Virtual Library of India ID
296863
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071621253
Open Library ID
OL6972360A, OL721007A
Prabook ID
357403
SNAC ARK ID
w6p2879p
UOM ID
99668
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058513438206706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1276522
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvHcQbKxgXtCHFdTqFR8C
Yale LUX ID
person/c36c5489-aab3-41ca-be48-fa4c8af3662d

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Summary

William Lederer was born on March 31, 1912[1], in New York City[2]. He died on December 5, 2009[3], in Baltimore[4]. He worked as a military officer[5], novelist[6], writer[7], and science fiction writer[8].

FAQs

Where was William Lederer born?

William Lederer's place of birth was New York City[2].

Where did William Lederer die?

William Lederer passed away in Baltimore[4].

What did William Lederer do for work?

William Lederer worked as a military officer[5], novelist[6], writer[7], and science fiction writer[8].

Where did William Lederer go to school?

William Lederer was educated at United States Naval Academy[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.

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    J9U entity ID → 987007477338805171
    Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID → 12007012X
    IxTheo authority ID → 080425356
    Sex or gender → male
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