Robert E. Howard

Also known as Robert Ervin Howard, REH, R. E. Howard, Robert Howard, Two-Gun Bob, Bob Howard, Patrick Mac Conaire, Steve Costigan

escritor estadounidense

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Robert E. Howard was an American author who lived from 1906 to 1936 and is best known for creating influential fantasy and adventure stories, including the character Conan the Barbarian. His work became foundational to the fantasy and pulp fiction genres, shaping how adventure stories and heroic characters are written and imagined today.

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Peaster, Texas, United States

Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 – June 11, 1936) was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre. Howard was born and raised in Texas. He spent most of his life in the town of Cross Plains, with some time spent in nearby Brownwood. A bookish and…

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Instance of: human
Given name: Ervin
Family name: Howard
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Peaster
Place of death: Cross Plains
Occupation: short story writer
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Field of work: fantasy
Image: Robert E Howard suit.jpg
Work location: Cross Plains

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Commons category: Robert E. Howard
date of birth: 1906-01-22
date of death: 1936-06-11
pseudonym: John Taverel
topic's main category: Category:Robert E. Howard
Commons Creator page: Robert Ervin Howard
manner of death: Suicide
Commons gallery: Robert E. Howard
influenced by: H. Rider Haggard
birth name: Robert Ervin Howard
writing language: English language
start of work period: 1924-00-00
different from: Robert Howard
name in native language: Robert E. Howard

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1 object attributed to Robert E. Howard, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Robert Ervin Howard (22 de enero de 1906 - 11 de junio de 1936) fue un escritor estadounidense de aventuras históricas y fantásticas, publicadas principalmente en la revista Weird Tales en los años 1930. Se le considera como uno de los padres del subgénero conocido como «espada y brujería» y es mundialmente conocido por ser el creador de afamados personajes populares como Conan el Bárbaro, Kull de Atlantis y Solomon Kane. Es, junto con J. R. R. Tolkien, uno de los escritores más influyentes de la fantasía heroica moderna.

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