Barr, Donald, 1921-2004

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Name (Latin)
Barr, Donald, 1921-2004
Other forms of name
Barr, Donald
Date of birth
1921-08-08
Date of death
2004-02-05
Field of activity
Science fiction
Occupation
Authors
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
b. 1921
A.B., M.A.
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 108653872
Wikidata: Q5294012
Library of congress: n 50017484
Sources of Information
  • Ansible, 200, via WWW, Aug. 20, 2009:(1921-Feb. 5, 2004)
  • Info. converted from 678, 2012-10-02(b. 1921; A.B., M.A.)
  • Wikipedia August 08-14-2019(Donald Barr (August 8, 1921, Manhattan, New York February 5, 2004, Langhorne, Pennsylvania was a US educator and author, who taught English at Columbia University, was headmaster at the Dalton School in New York City 1964-74, the Hackley School in Tarrytown, New York, and was the author of two science fiction novels ; father of William Barr, who served as the 77th U.S. Attorney General in the George H. W. Bush Administration and currently serves as the 85th U.S. Attorney General in the Donald Trump Administration)
  • His The how and why wonder book of atomic energy, 1961.

Wikipedia description:

Donald Barr (August 8, 1921 – February 5, 2004) was an American educator, writer, and Office of Strategic Services (OSS) officer. He was an administrator at Columbia University before serving as headmaster at the Dalton School in New York City and the Hackley School in Tarrytown, New York. He also wrote two science fiction novels. His sons are former United States attorney general William Barr and physicist Stephen Barr.

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