Alan N. Shapiro

American science fiction and media theorist
Person human Q4707411
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Alan N. Shapiro

Summary

Alan N. Shapiro is a human[1]. He was born in Brooklyn[2]. He was born on +1956-04-23T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a sociologist[4] and journalist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Alan N. Shapiro's place of birth was Brooklyn[2].
  • Alan N. Shapiro was born on +1956-04-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Alan N. Shapiro held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Alan N. Shapiro's professions included sociologist[4].
  • Alan N. Shapiro worked as a journalist[5].
  • Alan N. Shapiro's field of work was science fiction studies[8].
  • Alan N. Shapiro was educated at New York University[9].
  • Alan N. Shapiro was educated at Cornell University[10].
  • Alan N. Shapiro was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Alan N. Shapiro is Star Trek[12].
  • Alan N. Shapiro was influenced by Albert Camus[13].
  • Alan N. Shapiro's image is recorded as Alan-N-Shapiro.jpg[14].
  • Alan N. Shapiro is recorded as male[15].
  • Alan N. Shapiro's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Alan N. Shapiro's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 67532074[17].
  • Alan N. Shapiro's GND ID is recorded as 12894482X[18].
  • Alan N. Shapiro's Commons category is recorded as Alan N. Shapiro[19].
  • Alan N. Shapiro's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fpgnqw[20].
  • Alan N. Shapiro's family name is recorded as Shapiro[21].
  • Alan N. Shapiro's given name is recorded as Alan[22].
  • Alan N. Shapiro's FID performing arts ID is recorded as agent/gnd_12894482X[23].
  • Alan N. Shapiro's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJr7YBm93BGtjpGvxhWqwC[24].
  • Alan N. Shapiro's DDB person is recorded as 12894482X[25].

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Origins and Family

Alan N. Shapiro was born in Brooklyn[2]. He was born on +1956-04-23T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at New York University[9], a private university[26], in United States[27], founded in 1831[28], headquartered in New York City[29]; Cornell University[10], a private university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1865[32], headquartered in Ithaca[33]; and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11], a university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1861[36], headquartered in Cambridge[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sociologist[4] and journalist[5]. Alan N. Shapiro's field of work was science fiction studies[8].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Alan N. Shapiro is Star Trek[12].

Why It Matters

Alan N. Shapiro ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Alan N. Shapiro born?

Alan N. Shapiro was born in Brooklyn[2].

What did Alan N. Shapiro do for work?

Alan N. Shapiro worked as sociologist[4] and journalist[5].

Where did Alan N. Shapiro go to school?

Alan N. Shapiro was educated at New York University[9], Cornell University[10], and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11].

References

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  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [13] . wikidata.org.
  20. [12] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [37] . 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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