Bruce Cumings

American East Asian historian, professor, lecturer and author
Person human Q483927
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Bruce Cumings

Summary

Bruce Cumings is a human[1]. He was born in Rochester[2]. He was born on +1943-09-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a historian[4], journalist[5], and lecturer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month, #7,234 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Rochester[2], Bruce Cumings…
  • Bruce Cumings was born on +1943-09-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Bruce Cumings was married to Meredith Jung-En Woo[8].
  • Bruce Cumings held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Bruce Cumings's professions included historian[4].
  • Bruce Cumings worked as a journalist[5].
  • Bruce Cumings's professions included lecturer[6].
  • Among Bruce Cumings's employers was University of Chicago[10].
  • Bruce Cumings was educated at Columbia University[11].
  • Bruce Cumings was educated at Denison University[12].
  • Bruce Cumings received the John K. Fairbank Prize[13].
  • Bruce Cumings was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[14].
  • Bruce Cumings's image is recorded as BruceCumings.jpg[15].
  • Bruce Cumings is recorded as male[16].
  • Bruce Cumings's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Bruce Cumings's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109169871[18].
  • Bruce Cumings's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 76328603[19].
  • Bruce Cumings's GND ID is recorded as 136992765[20].
  • Bruce Cumings's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80147102[21].
  • Bruce Cumings's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 120190700[22].
  • Bruce Cumings's IdRef ID is recorded as 028333578[23].
  • Bruce Cumings's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA02796862[24].
  • Bruce Cumings's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00465138[25].
  • Bruce Cumings's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36070491[26].
  • Bruce Cumings's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05jftb[27].

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Origins and Family

Bruce Cumings's place of birth was Rochester[2]. He was born on +1943-09-05T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Columbia University[11], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1754[30], headquartered in Manhattan[31] and Denison University[12], a liberal arts college[32], in United States[33], founded in 1831[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[4], journalist[5], and lecturer[6]. Bruce Cumings was employed by University of Chicago[10].

Recognition

Bruce Cumings received the John K. Fairbank Prize[13].

Personal Life

Bruce Cumings was married to Meredith Jung-En Woo[8].

Why It Matters

Bruce Cumings ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month, #7,234 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

FAQs

Where was Bruce Cumings born?

Bruce Cumings was born in Rochester[2].

Who was Bruce Cumings married to?

Bruce Cumings's spouses include Meredith Jung-En Woo[8].

What did Bruce Cumings do for work?

Bruce Cumings worked as historian[4], journalist[5], and lecturer[6].

Where did Bruce Cumings go to school?

Bruce Cumings was educated at Columbia University[11] and Denison University[12].

What awards did Bruce Cumings receive?

Honors received include John K. Fairbank Prize[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . historians.org. Retrieved . historians.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [14] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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