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Wells – Herbert George Wells Herbert G. Wells Herbert Wells English H. G. Wells English writer (1866–1946) Wells, Herbert George H.G. Wells Herbert Wells Herbert G. Wells Herbert George Wells Statements instance of human 2 references stated in BnF authorities Bibliothèque nationale de France ID 119290531 retrieved 10 October 2015 stated in BeWeB retrieved 12 February 2021 BeWeb person ID 1923 image H.G. Wells by Beresford.jpg 573 × 800; 308 KB point in time 1920 media legend צילום מ-1920 מאת ג'ורג' צ'ארלס בריספורד (Hebrew) 0 references signature H.G. Wells signature at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.svg 987 × 794; 17 KB 1 reference imported from Wikimedia project English Wikipedia Wikimedia import URL https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=H._G._Wells&oldid=1067059312 sex or gender male 3 references stated in BnF authorities Bibliothèque nationale de France ID 119290531 retrieved 10 October 2015 stated in BeWeB retrieved 12 February 2021 BeWeb person ID 1923 stated in Integrated Authority File GND ID 118643266 retrieved 5 July 2024 country of citizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 0 references United Kingdom 0 references name in native language Herbert George Wells (English) 0 references birth name Herbert George Wells (English) 0 references given name Herbert series ordinal 1 0 references George series ordinal 2 0 references family name Wells 1 reference stated in BeWeB retrieved 12 February 2021 BeWeb person ID 1923 pseudonym H. G. Wells 0 references Reginald Bliss 0 references Septimus Browne 0 references Sosthenes Smith 0 references date of birth 21 September 1866Gregorian reason for preferred rank most precise value 21 references stated in BnF authorities Bibliothèque nationale de France ID 119290531 retrieved 10 October 2015 stated in Integrated Authority File GND ID 118643266 retrieved 17 October 2015 stated in Encyclopædia Britannica Online Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID biography/H-G-Wells subject named as H.G. Wells retrieved 9 October 2017 stated in SNAC SNAC ARK ID w6vh5nfb subject named as H. G. Wells retrieved 9 October 2017 stated in Internet Broadway Database Internet Broadway Database person ID 6001 subject named as H. G. Wells retrieved 9 October 2017 stated in Internet Speculative Fiction Database ISFDB author ID 65 subject named as H. G. Wells retrieved 9 October 2017 stated in Find a Grave Find a Grave memorial ID 19940 subject named as H. G. Wells retrieved 9 October 2017 stated in Discogs Discogs artist ID 201193 subject named as H.G. Wells retrieved 9 October 2017 stated in filmportal.de Filmportal ID 07a314ebe4fb45af9689f5f08c1ef2e6 subject named as H. G. Wells retrieved 9 October 2017 stated in BD Gest' BD Gest' author ID 11022 subject named as H.G. Wells retrieved 9 October 2017 stated in Brockhaus Enzyklopädie Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID wells-h-g-herbert-george subject named as H. G. (Herbert George) Wells retrieved 9 October 2017 stated in Great Norwegian Encyclopedia Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID H._G._Wells subject named as H. G. Wells stated in Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID 15603 subject named as H. G. Wells stated in GeneaStar GeneaStar person ID wellsh0 subject named as H. G. Wells stated in AlKindi Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations 63894 subject named as Herbert George Wells stated in Babelio Babelio author ID 26217 subject named as H.G. Wells stated in Archivio Storico Ricordi retrieved 3 December 2020 Archivio Storico Ricordi person ID 12829 stated in BeWeB BeWeb person ID 1923 retrieved 12 February 2021 stated in The Fine Art Archive Db abART person ID 16167 retrieved 1 April 2021 stated in Munzinger Personen Munzinger person ID 00000000358 retrieved 9 October 2017 subject named as H. G. Wells stated in ProDetLit place of birth Bromley 2 references stated in Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978) section Уэллс Герберт Джордж retrieved 28 September 2015 stated in Archivio Storico Ricordi Archivio Storico Ricordi person ID 12829 retrieved 3 December 2020 date of death 13 August 1946 reason for preferred rank most precise value 21 references stated in Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978) section Уэллс Герберт Джордж retrieved 28 September 2015 stated in BnF authorities Bibliothèque nationale de France ID 119290531 retrieved 10 October 2015 stated in Integrated Authority File GND ID 118643266 retrieved 17 October 2015 stated in Encyclopædia Britannica Online Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID biography/H-G-Wells subject named as H.G. Wells retrieved 9 October 2017 stated in SNAC SNAC ARK ID w6vh5nfb subject named as H. G. Wells retrieved 9 October 2017 stated in Internet Broadway Database Internet Broadway Database person ID 6001 subject named as H. G. Wells retrieved 9 October 2017 stated in Internet Speculative Fiction Database ISFDB author ID 65 subject named as H. G. Wells retrieved 9 October 2017 stated in Find a Grave Find a Grave memorial ID 19940 subject named as H. G. Wells retrieved 9 October 2017 stated in Discogs Discogs artist ID 201193 subject named as H.G. Wells retrieved 9 October 2017 stated in filmportal.de Filmportal ID 07a314ebe4fb45af9689f5f08c1ef2e6 subject named as H. G. Wells retrieved 9 October 2017 stated in BD Gest' BD Gest' author ID 11022 subject named as H.G. Wells retrieved 9 October 2017 stated in Brockhaus Enzyklopädie Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID wells-h-g-herbert-george subject named as H. G. (Herbert George) Wells retrieved 9 October 2017 stated in Great Norwegian Encyclopedia Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID H._G._Wells subject named as H. G. Wells stated in Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID 15603 subject named as H. G. Wells stated in GeneaStar GeneaStar person ID wellsh0 subject named as H. G. Wells stated in AlKindi Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations 63894 subject named as Herbert George Wells stated in Archivio Storico Ricordi retrieved 3 December 2020 Archivio Storico Ricordi person ID 12829 stated in BeWeB BeWeb person ID 1923 retrieved 12 February 2021 stated in The Fine Art Archive Db abART person ID 16167 retrieved 1 April 2021 stated in Munzinger Personen Munzinger person ID 00000000358 retrieved 9 October 2017 subject named as H. G. Wells stated in ProDetLit place of death London 2 references stated in Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978) section Уэллс Герберт Джордж retrieved 28 September 2015 stated in Archivio Storico Ricordi retrieved 3 December 2020 Archivio Storico Ricordi person ID 12829 manner of death natural causes 1 reference Wikimedia import URL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._G._Wells cause of death liver tumor 0 references father Joseph Wells 0 references mother Sarah Neal 1 reference stated in Genealogics sibling Francis Charles Wells 0 references Frederick Joseph Wells 0 references spouse Isabel Mary Wells start time 1891 end time 1894 1 reference imported from Wikimedia project English Wikipedia Catherine Wells start time 1895 end time 1927 1 reference imported from Wikimedia project English Wikipedia unmarried partner Amber Reeves 1 reference Wikimedia import URL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._G._Wells imported from Wikimedia project English Wikipedia Rebecca West 1 reference Wikimedia import URL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._G._Wells imported from Wikimedia project English Wikipedia Margaret Sanger 0 references Odette Keun 0 references Moura Budberg 0 references Elizabeth von Arnim start time 1910 end time 1913 1 reference imported from Wikimedia project English Wikipedia child Anthony West 0 references George Philip Wells 0 references Frank Wells 0 references significant person Raphael Roche object of statement has role friend subject has role friend 1 reference title Raphael Roche 1857 - 1945 (English) language of work or name English retrieved 23 April 2022 reference URL https://www.sueyounghistories.com/2009-01-28-raphael-roche-1857-1945/ native language English 0 references languages spoken, written or signed English 3 references stated in BnF authorities Bibliothèque nationale de France ID 119290531 retrieved 10 October 2015 CONOR.SI ID 7703907 stated in CONOR.SI stated in ProDetLit writing language English 0 references occupation writer 4 references stated in BeWeB BeWeb person ID 1923 retrieved 12 February 2021 stated in The Fine Art Archive Db abART person ID 16167 retrieved 1 April 2021 stated in Library of the World's Best Literature stated in Integrated Authority File GND ID 118643266 retrieved 20 April 2026 historian 1 reference stated in The Fine Art Archive Db abART person ID 16167 retrieved 1 April 2021 journalist 1 reference imported from Wikimedia project Persian Wikipedia Idist 0 references science fiction writer 1 reference inferred from Category:British science fiction writers retrieved 14 June 2019 imported from Wikimedia project French Wikipedia English Wikipedia Danish Wikipedia Spanish Wikipedia Polish Wikipedia Dutch Wikipedia Swedish Wikipedia Italian Wikipedia novelist 1 reference inferred from Category:English novelists retrieved 20 June 2019 imported from Wikimedia project Danish Wikipedia Portuguese Wikipedia sociologist 1 reference stated in The Fine Art Archive Db abART person ID 16167 retrieved 1 April 2021 screenwriter 1 reference imported from Wikimedia project English Wikipedia field of work science fiction 1 reference imported from Wikimedia project Polish Wikipedia Wikimedia import URL https://pl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Herbert_George_Wells&oldid=63144682 creative and professional writing 1 reference stated in Czech National Authority Database NL CR AUT ID jn19990009045 retrieved 27 July 2023 non-fiction literature 1 reference stated in Czech National Authority Database NL CR AUT ID jn19990009045 retrieved 27 July 2023 science fiction literature 1 reference stated in Czech National Authority Database NL CR AUT ID jn19990009045 retrieved 17 August 2023 position held president start time 1932 end time 1935 replaces John Galsworthy replaced by Jules Romains organization directed by the office or position PEN International 1 reference reference URL https://pen-international.org/who-we-are/history/pen-presidents retrieved 10 July 2020 archive URL https://web.archive.org/web/20190426035118/https://pen-international.org/who-we-are/history/pen-presidents archive date 26 April 2019 educated at Royal College of Science 1 reference imported from Wikimedia project English Wikipedia University of London 1 reference imported from Wikimedia project Czech Wikipedia academic degree Doctor of Biological Sciences 1 reference imported from Wikimedia project Belarusian Wikipedia student of Thomas Henry Huxley 0 references start of work period 1895 1 reference imported from Wikimedia project Russian Wikipedia member of political party Labour Party 1 reference imported from Wikimedia project German W…