A. Van Jordan

American poet and academic
Person human Q4648474
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A. Van Jordan

Summary

A. Van Jordan is a human[1]. Born in Akron[2], he… he was born on +1965-03-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a poet[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • A. Van Jordan was born in Akron[2].
  • A. Van Jordan was born on +1965-03-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • A. Van Jordan held citizenship in United States[7].
  • A. Van Jordan's professions included poet[4].
  • A. Van Jordan's professions included university teacher[5].
  • A. Van Jordan was employed by University of Texas at Austin[8].
  • A. Van Jordan was employed by University of Michigan[9].
  • A. Van Jordan was employed by University of North Carolina at Greensboro[10].
  • A. Van Jordan's education included a stint at Wittenberg University[11].
  • A. Van Jordan's education included a stint at Warren Wilson College[12].
  • A. Van Jordan was educated at Howard University[13].
  • A. Van Jordan received the Guggenheim Fellowship[14].
  • A. Van Jordan received the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards[15].
  • A. Van Jordan is recorded as male[16].
  • A. Van Jordan's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • A. Van Jordan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 2121769[18].
  • A. Van Jordan's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2001077639[19].
  • A. Van Jordan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07s70kt[20].
  • A. Van Jordan's family name is recorded as Jordan[21].
  • A. Van Jordan's participant in is recorded as Furious Flower Conference (3rd: 2014)[22].
  • A. Van Jordan's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[23].
  • A. Van Jordan's Poetry Foundation ID is recorded as a-van-jordan[24].
  • A. Van Jordan's Poets.org poet ID is recorded as van-jordan[25].
  • A. Van Jordan's Poetry Society of America poet ID is recorded as a-van-jordan[26].
  • A. Van Jordan's Guggenheim fellows ID is recorded as a-van-jordan[27].

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Origins and Family

A. Van Jordan's place of birth was Akron[2]. He was born on +1965-03-05T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Wittenberg University[11], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1845[30]; Warren Wilson College[12], a college[31], in United States[32], founded in 1894[33]; and Howard University[13], a private university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1867[36], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[4] and university teacher[5]. Employers include University of Texas at Austin[8], a public research university[38], in United States[39], founded in 1883[40], headquartered in Austin[41]; University of Michigan[9], a public research university[42], in United States[43], founded in 1817[44], headquartered in Ann Arbor[45]; and University of North Carolina at Greensboro[10], a university[46], in United States[47], founded in 1891[48], headquartered in Greensboro[49].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[14], a fellowship grant[50], in United States[51], founded in 1925[52] and Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards[15], a literary award[53], in United States[54], founded in 1935[55].

Why It Matters

A. Van Jordan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was A. Van Jordan born?

A. Van Jordan was born in Akron[2].

What did A. Van Jordan do for work?

A. Van Jordan worked as poet[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did A. Van Jordan go to school?

A. Van Jordan was educated at Wittenberg University[11], Warren Wilson College[12], and Howard University[13].

What awards did A. Van Jordan receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[14] and Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards[15].

References

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  13. [14] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . jmu.edu. Retrieved . jmu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  27. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  28. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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