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Aaron Wildavsky

American political scientist (1930–1993)
Person human Q1918516

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23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[25]
Date of birth
May 31, 1930
Date of death
September 4, 1993
Place of birth
Brooklyn
Place of death
Oakland
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
economist, political scientist, cultural studies scholar, sociologist
Employer
University of California, Berkeley, Oberlin College[11][12]
Position held
chairperson[10]
Educated at
Yale University, Brooklyn College, Yale University[13][14]
Award received
Charles E. Merriam Award, John Gaus Award, Grawemeyer Awards, Guggenheim Fellowship, Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order[16][17][18][19][20]
Notable work
Cultural Theory[15]
Doctoral student
Judith Aitken[26]
Cause of death
lung cancer[28]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[33]
Described by source
Contemporary Authors[32]
Family name
Wildavsky[29]
Given name
Aaron[30]
Manner of death
natural causes[31]
Member of
American Political Science Association, American Society for Public Administration, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, American Academy of Arts and Sciences[21][22][23][24]
Military branch
United States Army[27]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
NZThesisProject[34]
🏷️ Also known as
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C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
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CANTIC ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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FAST ID
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Guggenheim fellows ID
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KBR person ID
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Lex ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Online Books Page author ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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PUG authority ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Persée author ID
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Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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U.S. National Archives Identifier
10581703
UOM ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
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Unz Review author ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
Award received 4
Guggenheim Fellowship, Grawemeyer Awards, Charles E. Merriam Award, John Gaus Award
Educated at 2
Yale University, Brooklyn College
Employer 2
University of California, Berkeley, Oberlin College
Member of 2
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Political Science Association
Occupation 2
economist, political scientist
Cause of death 1
lung cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
Aaron
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Military branch 1
United States Army
Named after 1
Aaron Wildavsky Award
Place of birth 1
Brooklyn
Place of death 1
Oakland
Position held 1
chairperson
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Aaron Wildavsky was born on May 31, 1930[1], in Brooklyn[2]. He died on September 4, 1993[3], in Oakland[4]. He worked as an economist[5], political scientist[6], cultural studies scholar[7], and sociologist[8].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Aaron Wildavsky include Aaron Wildavsky Award[35], an award[36], in United States[37], founded in 1993[38].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Aaron Wildavsky Award[35], an award[36], in United States[37], founded in 1993[38].

FAQs

Where was Aaron Wildavsky born?

Aaron Wildavsky's place of birth was Brooklyn[2].

Where did Aaron Wildavsky die?

Aaron Wildavsky passed away in Oakland[4].

What did Aaron Wildavsky do for work?

Aaron Wildavsky worked as an economist[5], political scientist[6], cultural studies scholar[7], and sociologist[8].

Where did Aaron Wildavsky go to school?

Aaron Wildavsky was educated at Yale University[13] and Brooklyn College[14].

What awards did Aaron Wildavsky receive?

Honors received include Charles E. Merriam Award[16], John Gaus Award[17], Grawemeyer Awards[18], and Guggenheim Fellowship[19].

Related Entities

United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . apsanet.org. apsanet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Contemporary Authors. wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Contemporary Authors. wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Contemporary Authors. wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . Contemporary Authors. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Contemporary Authors. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Contemporary Authors. apsanet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . awards.louisville.edu. Retrieved . awards.louisville.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [26] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [27] ↑ . Contemporary Authors. wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Contemporary Authors. wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Contemporary Authors. wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Contemporary Authors. wikidata.org.
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  25. [28] ↑ . Contemporary Authors. wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . Contemporary Authors. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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