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Robert Howard

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American triple and long jumper (1975-2004)

Person · Open Library

Works
29

Top works

  • The Everest marathon
  • An understanding of the fundamental techniques of volleyball
  • Transformación de Las Razas en América (Illustrated)
  • Unity Tree
  • A treatise on salt

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1946-01-14
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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
228
Total plays
860

Tags

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

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Robert
Family name
Howard
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Brooklyn
Place of death
Little Rock
Participant in
1996 Summer Olympics
Country for sport
United States
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date of birth
1975-11-26
date of death
2004-08-16
sports discipline competed in
long jump
manner of death
Suicide
cause of death
falling
Sources (7)

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