Caroline Bynum

American historian
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Caroline Bynum

Summary

Caroline Bynum is a human[1]. Born in Atlanta[2], she… she was born on +1941-05-10T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a medievalist[4], historian[5], and university teacher[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Atlanta[2], Caroline Bynum…
  • Caroline Bynum was born on +1941-05-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Caroline Bynum held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Caroline Bynum's professions included medievalist[4].
  • Caroline Bynum worked as a historian[5].
  • Caroline Bynum's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Caroline Bynum's field of work was religion[9].
  • Caroline Bynum's field of work was history[10].
  • Caroline Bynum's field of work was Middle Ages[11].
  • Among Caroline Bynum's employers was Columbia University[12].
  • Among Caroline Bynum's employers was University of Washington[13].
  • Caroline Bynum was educated at Harvard University[14].
  • Caroline Bynum was educated at University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts[15].
  • Caroline Bynum received the Rome Prize[16].
  • Caroline Bynum received the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[17].
  • Caroline Bynum received the Harvard Centennial Medal[18].
  • Caroline Bynum received the Ralph Waldo Emerson Award[19].
  • Caroline Bynum received the MacArthur Fellows Program[20].
  • Caroline Bynum received the Jefferson Lecture[21].
  • Caroline Bynum was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[22].
  • Caroline Bynum was a member of American Philosophical Society[23].
  • Caroline Bynum was a member of Medieval Academy of America[24].
  • Caroline Bynum was a member of American Historical Association[25].
  • Caroline Bynum is recorded as female[26].
  • Caroline Bynum's instance of is recorded as human[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Atlanta[2], Caroline Bynum… she was born on +1941-05-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[14], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts[15], an academic institution[32], in United States[33], founded in 1841[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include medievalist[4], historian[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include religion[9], a type of world view[35]; history[10]; and Middle Ages[11], an age[36]. Employers include Columbia University[12], a private university[37], in United States[38], founded in 1754[39], headquartered in Manhattan[40] and University of Washington[13], a public research university[41], in United States[42], founded in 1861[43].

Recognition

Awards received include Rome Prize[16], an art prize[44], in United States[45]; Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[17], a civil decoration[46], in Prussia[47], founded in 1842[48]; Harvard Centennial Medal[18], a jubilee medal[49], founded in 1989[50]; Ralph Waldo Emerson Award[19], an award[51]; MacArthur Fellows Program[20], a science award[52], in United States[53], founded in 1981[54]; and Jefferson Lecture[21], an award[55], in United States[56], founded in 1972[57].

Why It Matters

Caroline Bynum ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] She is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

FAQs

Where was Caroline Bynum born?

Caroline Bynum was born in Atlanta[2].

What did Caroline Bynum do for work?

Caroline Bynum worked as medievalist[4], historian[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Caroline Bynum go to school?

Caroline Bynum was educated at Harvard University[14] and University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts[15].

What awards did Caroline Bynum receive?

Honors received include Rome Prize[16], Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[17], Harvard Centennial Medal[18], and Ralph Waldo Emerson Award[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Google Books. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [26] . American Women Historians, 1700s-1990s: A Biographical Dictionary. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . American Women Historians, 1700s-1990s: A Biographical Dictionary. wikidata.org.
  4. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . American Women Historians, 1700s-1990s: A Biographical Dictionary. Retrieved . muse.jhu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . aarome.org. aarome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . orden-pourlemerite.de. Retrieved . orden-pourlemerite.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . macfound.org. macfound.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . NNDB. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . medievalacademy.org. Retrieved . medievalacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . historians.org. historians.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . 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
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  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  26. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  27. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  28. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  29. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  30. [57] . 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. [58] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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