Brian Christian

American author and journalist (b. 1984)
Person human Q4963349
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Brian Christian

Summary

Brian Christian is a human[1]. His place of birth was Wilmington[2]. He was born on January 1, 1984[3]. He worked as a poet[4], writer[5], and opinion journalist[6].

Key Facts

  • Brian Christian's place of birth was Wilmington[2].
  • Brian Christian was born on January 1, 1984[3].
  • Brian Christian held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Brian Christian's professions included poet[4].
  • Brian Christian's professions included writer[5].
  • Brian Christian worked as an opinion journalist[6].
  • Brian Christian's field of work was prose[8].
  • Brian Christian's field of work was poetry[9].
  • Brian Christian's field of work was philosophy[10].
  • Brian Christian's field of work was informatics[11].
  • Brian Christian's field of work was computer science[12].
  • Brian Christian was educated at Brown University[13].
  • Brian Christian's education included a stint at University of Washington[14].
  • Brian Christian's education included a stint at High Technology High School[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Brian Christian is Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions[16].
  • Brian Christian is recorded as male[17].
  • Brian Christian's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Brian Christian's family name is recorded as Q16865575[19].
  • Brian Christian's given name is recorded as Brian[20].
  • Brian Christian's official website is recorded as http://www.brchristian.com[21].
  • Brian Christian's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].

Body

Origins and Family

Brian Christian's place of birth was Wilmington[2]. He was born on January 1, 1984[3].

Education

Educated at Brown University[13], a private university[23], in United States[24], founded in 1765[25], headquartered in Providence[26]; University of Washington[14], a public research university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1861[29]; and High Technology High School[15], a high school[30], in United States[31], founded in 1991[32].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[4], writer[5], and opinion journalist[6]. Fields of work include prose[8], a literary form[33]; poetry[9], a literary form[34]; philosophy[10], an academic discipline[35]; informatics[11], an academic major[36], founded in 1957[37]; and computer science[12], an academic discipline[38].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Brian Christian is Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions[16].

FAQs

Where was Brian Christian born?

Brian Christian's place of birth was Wilmington[2].

What did Brian Christian do for work?

Brian Christian worked as poet[4], writer[5], and opinion journalist[6].

Where did Brian Christian go to school?

Brian Christian was educated at Brown University[13], University of Washington[14], and High Technology High School[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . Best American Science and Nature Writing 2012. wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . Best American Science and Nature Writing 2012. wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Korean Authority File. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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  1. 4w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0377672-Christian-Brian-1984
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0377672-Christian-Brian-1984, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  2. 8w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
    Given name Brian
    Field of work prose, poetry, philosophy +2
    Birth date
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32116|batch #32116]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (29)"
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