Alan Furst

Summary

Alan Furst is a human^[1]. He was born in New York City^[2]. He was born on +1941-02-20T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a journalist^[4], writer^[5], and novelist^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (185 views/month, #7,151 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Alan Furst's place of birth was New York City^[2].
• Alan Furst was born on +1941-02-20T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Alan Furst held citizenship in United States^[8].
• Alan Furst worked as a journalist^[4].
• Alan Furst worked as a writer^[5].
• Alan Furst's professions included novelist^[6].
• Alan Furst's education included a stint at Pennsylvania State University^[9].
• Alan Furst was educated at Horace Mann School^[10].
• Alan Furst's education included a stint at Oberlin College^[11].
• Alan Furst received the Hammett Prize^[12].
• Alan Furst received the Helmerich Award^[13].
• Alan Furst received the German Crime Fiction Award^[14].
• Alan Furst's religion is recorded as Judaism^[15].
• Alan Furst was influenced by Graham Greene^[16].
• Alan Furst is recorded as male^[17].
• Alan Furst's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Alan Furst's ISNI is recorded as 0000000116298081^[19].
• Alan Furst's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 42765532^[20].
• Alan Furst's GND ID is recorded as 124223400^[21].
• Alan Furst's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79096848^[22].
• Alan Furst's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 119037502^[23].
• Alan Furst's IdRef ID is recorded as 026876957^[24].
• Alan Furst's archives at is recorded as Harry Ransom Center^[25].
• Alan Furst's residence is recorded as Manhattan^[26].
• Alan Furst's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03bl43^[27].

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Origins and Family

Alan Furst's place of birth was New York City^[2]. He was born on +1941-02-20T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Pennsylvania State University^[9], a public research university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1855^[30], headquartered in Penn State University Park^[31]; Horace Mann School^[10], a university-preparatory school^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1887^[34]; and Oberlin College^[11], a college^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1833^[37], headquartered in Oberlin^[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist^[4], writer^[5], and novelist^[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Hammett Prize^[12], a literary award^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1991^[41]; Helmerich Award^[13], a literary award^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1985^[44]; and German Crime Fiction Award^[14], a literary award^[45], in Germany^[46], founded in 1985^[47].

Personal Life

Alan Furst's religion is recorded as Judaism^[15].

Why It Matters

Alan Furst ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (185 views/month, #7,151 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48]

FAQs

Where was Alan Furst born?

Born in New York City^[2], Alan Furst…

What did Alan Furst do for work?

Alan Furst worked as journalist^[4], writer^[5], and novelist^[6].

Where did Alan Furst go to school?

Alan Furst was educated at Pennsylvania State University^[9], Horace Mann School^[10], and Oberlin College^[11].

What awards did Alan Furst receive?

Honors received include Hammett Prize^[12], Helmerich Award^[13], and German Crime Fiction Award^[14].