THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME

Oliver Herford

American writer and illustrator (1863-1935)

Oliver Herford has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists December 1, 1863 in Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Born

December 1, 1863

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: July 5, 1935

Source:

Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.

Birthplace: Sheffield, United Kingdom
Professions: illustrator, writer, poet, humorist
Citizenship: United States, United Kingdom

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: December 1, 1863 (FamilySearch; Ancestry) or in 1863 (The LiederNet Archive; Library of the World's Best Literature; Internet Speculative Fiction Database; Artnet; Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution ID; Project Gutenberg; BnF authorities; SNAC; Internet Broadway Database; International Music Score Library Project; Herford, Oliver (1863-1935), poet, illustrator, and wit; Union List of Artist Names; Benezit Dictionary of Artists; Royal Academy of Arts; ARTIC; Find a Grave; Trove; Faceted Application of Subject Terminology) or December 2, 1863 (death certificate; FamilySearch) or in 1860 (birth registry) or in 1861 (FamilySearch Historical Records; United Kingdom censuses of 1861).

The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.

in 1863

Precision: year · Rank: normal

Source: The LiederNet Archive
Source: Library of the World's Best Literature
Source: Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Source: Artnet
Source: Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution ID
Source: Project Gutenberg
Source: BnF authorities
Source: SNAC
Source: Internet Broadway Database
Source: International Music Score Library Project
Source: Herford, Oliver (1863-1935), poet, illustrator, and wit
Source: Union List of Artist Names
Source: Benezit Dictionary of Artists
Source: Royal Academy of Arts
Source: ARTIC
Source: Find a Grave
Source: Trove
Source: Faceted Application of Subject Terminology

December 2, 1863

Precision: day · Rank: normal

Source: death certificate
Source: FamilySearch

in 1860

Precision: year · Rank: normal

Source: birth registry

in 1861

Precision: year · Rank: normal

Source: FamilySearch Historical Records
Source: United Kingdom censuses of 1861

More about Oliver Herford

Birth name: Oliver Brooke Herford

All birth date sources

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Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record

Questions people ask

Where was Oliver Herford born?

Oliver Herford was born in Sheffield, United Kingdom.

What was Oliver Herford’s name at birth?

Oliver Herford’s recorded birth name is Oliver Brooke Herford.

When did Oliver Herford die?

Oliver Herford died on July 5, 1935.