Arnold Palmer

Arnold Palmer was an American golfer, architect, aircraft pilot and athlete (1929–2016). He was born at Latrobe and died at Pittsburgh.

Arnold Palmer in brief

Born
1929
Died
2016
Known for
golfer, architect, aircraft pilot and athlete
Place of birth
Latrobe
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Recognition and collections

Arnold Palmer received Presidential Medal of Freedom, Congressional Gold Medal, Theodore Roosevelt Award, World Golf Hall of Fame and North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.

Catalogued works

34 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1776 to 1989.

A survey of British paintings. More than shadows. Playing by the Rules. Tous les secrets du golf selon Arnold Palmer. A golfer's life. Golf magazine great getaways. A life well played. Out of the rough. Arnold Palmers Golf Book. Arnold Palmer Golf Academy Golf Journal. My Game and Yours. Portrait of a professional golfer, dated 1966. Play great golf. Arnold Palmer. The Arnold Palmer method. Arnold Palmer's best 54 golf holes. Go for broke. Golf book, Hit it hard. GOLF TACTICS. Moveable Feasts. Situation golf. 495 golf lessons. Arnold Palmer's complete book of putting. Arnold Palmer's golf book. Golf, the Greatest Game. The Early Ploughman, dated c. 1861, etching on paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1933.954. Christmas, dated c. 1850, etching on paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1938.1678. Arnold, James (fl. 1837-77), dated 1837-1838, held by Wellcome Collection. Movable feasts : a reconnaissance of the origins and consequences of fluctuations in meal-times, with special attention to the introduction of luncheon and afternoon tea / by Arnold Palmer., dated 1984, held by Wellcome Collection. Arnold, James (fl. 1837-77), surgical instrument manufacturer, London, dated 1837-1877, held by Wellcome Collection. Nel regno dei poveri : arte e storia dei grandi ospedali veneziani in età moderna 1474-1797 / Bernard Aikema, Dulcia Meijers ; contributi di Denis Arnold [and others]., dated 1989, held by Wellcome Collection. Patents relating to clinical and other thermometers, 1873, and to pistons and plungers especially applicable to enemas, 1877, dated 1873, 1877, held by Wellcome Collection. Chitra-pothi : illustrated palm-leaf manuscripts from Orissa / J.P. Das., dated 1985, held by Wellcome Collection. Manufacturing Apothecary or Chemist, dated 1776-1795, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 32 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

13 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Arnold Palmer, n., Oxford English Dictionary, 2023. Palmer, Arnold (10 Sept. 1929–25 Sept. 2016), golfer, American National Biography Online, 2018. Palmer, Arnold Daniel, (born 10 Sept. 1929), professional golfer, since 1954; golf course designer, Who's Who, 2007. Palmer, Arnold Daniel, (10 Sept. 1929–25 Sept. 2016), professional golfer, since 1954; golf course designer, Who Was Who, 2007. Arnold Palmer at Seventy-Five, Thomas Hauser on Sports. A 1-minute blood test detects decreased immune function and increased clinical risk in COVID-19 patients, Scientific Reports, 2021. Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the bladder in an adolescent: Case report, Urology Case Reports, 2024. HTRS2025.P1.9 Safety of Damoctocog Alfa Pegol in Patients With Severe Hemophilia A Aged 7 to <12 years of age; Pooled Data From PROTECT VIII Kids and Alfa-PROTECT, Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2025. No. 2 in zone 2: a case report of penetrating neck trauma in a child, Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 2019. In Vitro and In Silico Analysis of Entrainment Characterization in Injection Jet-Assisted Fontan Circulation, Bioengineering, 2025. Gastrointestinal Conditions in Children With Severe Feeding Difficulties, Global Pediatric Health, 2019. Congenital megalourethra with delayed obstructive symptoms, Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2019. Novel pathogenic variants and quantitative phenotypic analyses of Robinow syndrome: WNT signaling perturbation and phenotypic variability, HGG Advances, 2022.

Digitised editions and texts

8 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Out of the rough : an intimate portrait of Laura Baugh and her sobering journey (1999) — Internet Archive. Recording Britain (1947) — Internet Archive. Easy Golf With Your Pro Arnold Palmer (1958) — Internet Archive. Go For Broke! (1973) — Internet Archive. the arnold palmer method (1968) — Internet Archive. Recording Britain(vol4) (1949) — Internet Archive. My Game and Yours: Arnold Palmer (1985) — Internet Archive. Movable feasts: a reconnaissance of the origins and consequences of fluctuations in meal-times, with special attention to the introduction of luncheon and afternoon tea / by Arnold Palmer (1953) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 42 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1929Arnold Palmer born at Latrobe.
  2. 1947Recording Britain digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1949Recording Britain(vol4) digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1958Easy Golf With Your Pro Arnold Palmer digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1968the arnold palmer method digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1973Go For Broke! digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1999Out of the rough : an intimate portrait of Laura Baugh and her sobering journey digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 2016Arnold Palmer died at Pittsburgh.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Arnold Palmer at Seventy-Five, Thomas Hauser on Sports

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  2. 2.

    Arnold Palmer, n., Oxford English Dictionary, 2023

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Open Library author record for Arnold Palmer (Internet Archive), 34 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  4. 4.

    Palmer, Arnold (10 Sept. 1929–25 Sept. 2016), golfer, American National Biography Online, 2018

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  5. 5.

    Palmer, Arnold Daniel, (10 Sept. 1929–25 Sept. 2016), professional golfer, since 1954; golf course designer, Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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    Palmer, Arnold Daniel, (born 10 Sept. 1929), professional golfer, since 1954; golf course designer, Who's Who, 2007

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  7. 7.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 94 articles naming Arnold Palmer.

    open access index · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    Internet Archive, 23 digitised items catalogued under Arnold Palmer as creator.

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  9. 9.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Arnold Palmer.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  10. 10.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 32 works naming Arnold Palmer.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  11. 11.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q9434: Arnold Palmer

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  12. 12.

    “Arnold Palmer”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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