Adam Alter

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Adam Alter

Summary

Adam Alter is a human[1]. He was born on August 28, 1980[2]. He worked as a writer[3] and academic[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Adam Alter was born on August 28, 1980[2].
  • Adam Alter's professions included writer[3].
  • Adam Alter worked as an academic[4].
  • Adam Alter was employed by New York University[6].
  • Adam Alter was educated at Princeton University[7].
  • Adam Alter's education included a stint at University of New South Wales[8].
  • Adam Alter is recorded as male[9].
  • Adam Alter's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Adam Alter's given name is recorded as Adam[11].
  • Adam Alter's given name is recorded as Lee[12].
  • Adam Alter's official website is recorded as https://adamalterauthor.com/[13].
  • Adam Alter's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NYU Faculty Name Identifiers (PCC URIs in MARC Pilot and PCC Wikidata Pilot Project)[14].

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Origins and Family

Adam Alter was born on August 28, 1980[2].

Education

Educated at Princeton University[7], a private university[15], in United States[16], founded in 1746[17], headquartered in Princeton[18] and University of New South Wales[8], a public research university[19], in Australia[20], founded in 1949[21].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[3] and academic[4]. Among Adam Alter's employers was New York University[6].

Why It Matters

Adam Alter ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[5] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

What did Adam Alter do for work?

Adam Alter worked as writer[3] and academic[4].

Where did Adam Alter go to school?

Adam Alter was educated at Princeton University[7] and University of New South Wales[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . stern.nyu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [2] . VIAF ID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 17w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ddb person (gnd) id 1043141154
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