| LC control no. | n 50035623 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PS1520 PS1523 |
| Personal name heading | Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916 |
| Variant(s) | Dėvis, Richard Garding, 1864-1916 |
| Other standard no. | http://isni.org/isni/000000010983961X http://viaf.org/viaf/69163907 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q922457 |
| Birth date | 1864-04-18 |
| Death date | 1916-04-11 |
| Place of birth | Philadelphia (Pa.) |
| Place of death | New York (N.Y.) |
| Profession or occupation | Journalists War correspondents Authors Dramatists |
| Found in | His Bi︠e︡lyi︠a︡ myshi, 19--: t.p. (Richard Garding Dėvis) Literature Online, 28 December 2010 (prolific American journalist, fiction writer, and dramatist, born 18 April 1864 in Philadelphia ; died 11 April 1916) Wikipedia, 23 June 2018 (Richard Harding Davis (April 18, 1864-April 11, 1916) was an American journalist and writer of fiction and drama, known foremost as the first American war correspondent to cover the Spanish-American War, the Second Boer War, and the First World War. His writing greatly assisted the political career of Theodore Roosevelt. He also played a major role in the evolution of the American magazine. His influence extended to the world of fashion, and he is credited with making the clean-shaven look popular among men at the turn of the 20th century.) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Harding_Davis> |
| Associated language | eng |
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