Christopher Jencks

American sociologist
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Christopher Jencks

Summary

Christopher Jencks is a human[1]. Born in Baltimore[2], he… he was born on +1936-10-22T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Lexington[4]. He died on +2025-02-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a social scientist[6], sociologist[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Baltimore[2], Christopher Jencks…
  • Christopher Jencks died in Lexington[4].
  • Christopher Jencks was born on +1936-10-22T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Christopher Jencks died on +2025-02-08T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Christopher Jencks held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Christopher Jencks worked as a social scientist[6].
  • Christopher Jencks's professions included sociologist[7].
  • Christopher Jencks's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Christopher Jencks's field of work was social science[11].
  • Christopher Jencks's field of work was social policy[12].
  • Christopher Jencks's field of work was sociology[13].
  • Among Christopher Jencks's employers was Harvard University[14].
  • Christopher Jencks's education included a stint at Harvard University[15].
  • Christopher Jencks was educated at Harvard Graduate School of Education[16].
  • Christopher Jencks was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy[17].
  • Christopher Jencks received the Guggenheim Fellowship[18].
  • Christopher Jencks was a member of National Academy of Sciences[19].
  • Christopher Jencks is recorded as male[20].
  • Christopher Jencks's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Christopher Jencks supervised David J. Harding as a doctoral student[22].
  • Christopher Jencks's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109721371[23].
  • Christopher Jencks's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 263683925[24].
  • Christopher Jencks's GND ID is recorded as 124380778[25].
  • Christopher Jencks's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50028063[26].
  • Christopher Jencks's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12412985h[27].

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Origins and Family

Christopher Jencks was born in Baltimore[2]. He was born on +1936-10-22T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[15], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31]; Harvard Graduate School of Education[16], an educational institution[32], in United States[33], founded in 1920[34]; and Phillips Exeter Academy[17], a private school[35], in United States[36], founded in 1781[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include social scientist[6], sociologist[7], and university teacher[8]. Fields of work include social science[11], a class used in Universal Decimal Classification[38]; social policy[12], an academic discipline[39]; and sociology[13], an academic discipline[40]. Christopher Jencks was employed by Harvard University[14]. He supervised David J. Harding as a doctoral student[22].

Recognition

Christopher Jencks received the Guggenheim Fellowship[18].

Death and Burial

Christopher Jencks died on +2025-02-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Lexington[4].

Why It Matters

Christopher Jencks ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Christopher Jencks born?

Christopher Jencks's place of birth was Baltimore[2].

Where did Christopher Jencks die?

Christopher Jencks died in Lexington[4].

What did Christopher Jencks do for work?

Christopher Jencks worked as social scientist[6], sociologist[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Christopher Jencks go to school?

Christopher Jencks was educated at Harvard University[15], Harvard Graduate School of Education[16], and Phillips Exeter Academy[17].

What awards did Christopher Jencks receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [19] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: 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
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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