Adrienne Mayor

Historian of folk science (born 1946)
Person human Q4685712
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Adrienne Mayor

Summary

Adrienne Mayor is a human[1]. She was born in Benton, Illinois[2]. She was born on April 22, 1946[3]. She worked as a historian of classical antiquity[4], geomythologist[5], historian of science[6], historian of technology[7], and folklorist[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month, #7,256 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Benton, Illinois[2], Adrienne Mayor…
  • Adrienne Mayor was born on April 22, 1946[3].
  • Adrienne Mayor held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Adrienne Mayor worked as a historian of classical antiquity[4].
  • Adrienne Mayor's professions included geomythologist[5].
  • Adrienne Mayor's professions included historian of science[6].
  • Adrienne Mayor worked as a historian of technology[7].
  • Adrienne Mayor's professions included folklorist[8].
  • Adrienne Mayor was employed by Stanford University[11].
  • Adrienne Mayor is recorded as female[12].
  • Adrienne Mayor's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Adrienne Mayor's Commons category is recorded as Adrienne Mayor[14].
  • Adrienne Mayor's family name is recorded as Mayor[15].
  • Adrienne Mayor's given name is recorded as Adrienne[16].
  • Adrienne Mayor's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[18]

  • Country: US[19]

  • Began / founded: 1946-04-22[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: fa3a7d89-3435-4db6-ada3-ee82b65e5de2[21]

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Origins and Family

Born in Benton, Illinois[2], Adrienne Mayor… she was born on April 22, 1946[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian of classical antiquity[4], geomythologist[5], historian of science[6], historian of technology[7], and folklorist[8]. Among Adrienne Mayor's employers was Stanford University[11].

Why It Matters

Adrienne Mayor ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month, #7,256 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

FAQs

Where was Adrienne Mayor born?

Adrienne Mayor's place of birth was Benton, Illinois[2].

What did Adrienne Mayor do for work?

Adrienne Mayor worked as historian of classical antiquity[4], geomythologist[5], historian of science[6], historian of technology[7], and folklorist[8].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . bbc.com. Retrieved . bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Adrienne
    Family name Mayor
    Employer
    Country of citizenship United States
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