Barbara Fried

American lawyer and academic, mother of Sam Bankman-Fried
Person human Q29930881
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Barbara Fried

Summary

Barbara Fried is a human[1]. She worked as a lawyer[2], academic[3], university teacher[4], law professor[5], and legal scholar[6]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (593 views/month, #7,204 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Barbara Fried's mother was Adrienne Fried Block[8].
  • A child of Barbara Fried was Sam Bankman-Fried[9].
  • A child of Barbara Fried was Gabriel Bankman-Fried[10].
  • Barbara Fried held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Barbara Fried's professions included lawyer[2].
  • Barbara Fried's professions included academic[3].
  • Barbara Fried's professions included university teacher[4].
  • Barbara Fried's professions included law professor[5].
  • Barbara Fried worked as a legal scholar[6].
  • Barbara Fried worked as a jurist[12].
  • Barbara Fried's field of work was law[13].
  • Among Barbara Fried's employers was Stanford University[14].
  • Barbara Fried was educated at Harvard Law School[15].
  • Barbara Fried's education included a stint at Harvard College[16].
  • Barbara Fried is recorded as female[17].
  • Barbara Fried's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Barbara Fried's unmarried partner is recorded as Joseph Bankman[19].
  • Barbara Fried's family name is recorded as Fried[20].
  • Barbara Fried's given name is recorded as Barbara[21].
  • Barbara Fried's given name is recorded as Helen[22].
  • Barbara Fried's professorship is recorded as William W. and Gertrude H. Saunders Professorship in Law[23].
  • Barbara Fried's official website is recorded as https://law.stanford.edu/directory/barbara-fried/[24].
  • Barbara Fried's work location is recorded as Stanford[25].
  • Barbara Fried's sibling is recorded as Linda P. Fried[26].

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Origins and Family

Barbara Fried's mother was Adrienne Fried Block[8].

Education

Educated at Harvard Law School[15], a graduate school[27], in United States[28], founded in 1817[29] and Harvard College[16], a college[30], in United States[31], founded in 1636[32].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include lawyer[2], academic[3], university teacher[4], law professor[5], legal scholar[6], and jurist[12]. Barbara Fried's field of work was law[13]. Among her employers was Stanford University[14].

Personal Life

Children include Sam Bankman-Fried[9], a business executive[33], b. 1992[34], of United States[35], awarded the Tatler Most Influential Hong Kong[36] and Gabriel Bankman-Fried[10], a trader[37], of United States[38].

Why It Matters

Barbara Fried ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (593 views/month, #7,204 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Who were Barbara Fried's parents?

Barbara Fried's mother was Adrienne Fried Block[8].

What did Barbara Fried do for work?

Barbara Fried worked as lawyer[2], academic[3], university teacher[4], law professor[5], and legal scholar[6].

Where did Barbara Fried go to school?

Barbara Fried was educated at Harvard Law School[15] and Harvard College[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . law.stanford.edu. law.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Sam Bankman-Fried’s Parents Were There for FTX’s Rise, and Now Its Fall. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . law.stanford.edu. law.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [2] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . law.stanford.edu. law.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . law.stanford.edu. law.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . law.stanford.edu. law.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . law.stanford.edu. law.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . law.stanford.edu. law.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . bloomberg.com. bloomberg.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . law.stanford.edu. law.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . law.stanford.edu. law.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Educated at Harvard Law School, Harvard College
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    Cinii research id 1140000791846727808
    Library of congress authority id n79011353
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