Richard Adams was born in Berkshire, England, in 1920, and studied history at Bradfield and Worcester College, Oxford. He is the author of nineteen books, including the bestselling and award-winning Watership Down, his first book.
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English novelist best known as the author of Watership Down
| Born | 9 May 1920 |
| Died | 24 December 2016 |
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Richard Adams
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English novelist best known as the author of Watership Down
| Born | 9 May 1920 |
| Died | 24 December 2016 |
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Fiction, Children's fiction, Humorous poetry, Rabbits, Children's poetry, English, Dogs, English Humorous poetry, Fiction in English, Fiction, fantasy, general, Fiction, historical, general, History, Juvenile poetry, Animal experimentation, Animals, Cats, Children's poetry, Folklore, Juvenile fiction, Large type books, Natural history, Nature, Tales, Animals, poetry, Beklan empire (imaginary place), fiction, Description and travelPlaces
England, Great Britain, Antarctica, Lake District (England), Africa, Antarctic regions, Efrafa (England), English country locations, Isle of Man, Newbury (England), Nuthanger Farm (England), Sandleford Warren (England), Southern States, United States, Watership Down, Watership Down (England)People
Richard Adams (1920-), Bigwig (fictional rabbit character), Captain Holly (fictional rabbit character), El-ahrairah (fictional rabbit character), Fiver (fictional rabbit character), General Woundwort (fictional rabbit character), George Frederick Arthur Belcher (1875-1947), Hazel (fictional rabbit character), Joseph Conrad (1857-1924), Kehaar (fictional seagull character), Rabscuttle (fictional rabbit character), Robert E. Lee (1807-1870), William Shakespeare (1564-1616)Time
20th century, 1600s, 18th century, 1918-1945, 21st century, Civil War, 1861-1865, time period modern but indeterminateID Numbers
- OLID: OL800926A
- ISNI: 0000000109134206
- VIAF: 71386171
- Wikidata: Q313289
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q313289
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- Richard George Adams
- Adams, Richard
- RICHARD ADAMS
- Adams Richard
| January 6, 2025 | Edited by Tom Morris | merge authors |
| January 3, 2022 | Edited by Nathaniel Chanticleer | added death date |
| September 30, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | add ISNI |
| March 31, 2017 | Edited by MARC Bot | add VIAF and wikidata ID |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | initial import |