author
writer of an original work
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Summary
author is an occupation[1]. author draws 6,686 Wikipedia views per month (occupation category, ranking #77 of 676).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: creator[3]
- Field of this occupation: writing[4], creation[5], artistic creation[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Authors[7], Category:Women authors[8]
- ISCO-88 occupation class: 2451[9]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10], Dictionnaire des biens communs[11], Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[12]
- Topic has template: Template:Infobox writer[13]
- Has characteristic: authorship[14]
- Main Wikidata property: P50[15], P1778[16], P170[17], P3931[18]
- Different from: Autor[19], creator[20], writer[21]
- Female form of label: مؤلفة[22], مؤلفه[23], autora[24], аўтарка[25], লেখিকা[26], oberourez[27], autorka[28], forfatterinde[29], Autorin[30], aŭtorino[31], autrice[32], Autori[33], מחברת[34], autorino[35]
Why It Matters
author has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] author is known by 90 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]