Clarissa Pinkola Estés

American psychoanalyst and writer
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Clarissa Pinkola Estés

Summary

Clarissa Pinkola Estés is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Gary[2]. She was born on January 27, 1945[3]. She worked as a psychologist[4], poet[5], and writer[6]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (622 views/month, #7,073 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Clarissa Pinkola Estés's place of birth was Gary[2].
  • Clarissa Pinkola Estés was born on January 27, 1945[3].
  • Clarissa Pinkola Estés held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Clarissa Pinkola Estés worked as a psychologist[4].
  • Clarissa Pinkola Estés worked as a poet[5].
  • Clarissa Pinkola Estés worked as a writer[6].
  • Clarissa Pinkola Estés's education included a stint at St. Joseph's High School[9].
  • Clarissa Pinkola Estés's education included a stint at Colorado Heights University[10].
  • Clarissa Pinkola Estés was educated at Union Institute & University[11].
  • Clarissa Pinkola Estés received the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame[12].
  • Clarissa Pinkola Estés is recorded as female[13].
  • Clarissa Pinkola Estés's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Clarissa Pinkola Estés's family name is recorded as Estes[15].
  • Clarissa Pinkola Estés's given name is recorded as Clarissa[16].
  • Clarissa Pinkola Estés's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].
  • Clarissa Pinkola Estés's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Women in Religion[18].
  • Clarissa Pinkola Estés's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Feminism[19].
  • Clarissa Pinkola Estés's P5821 is recorded as 40307[20].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[21]

  • Country: US[22]

  • Began / founded: 1945-01-27[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 328e45e6-c6bd-408c-9da6-97652dd74ee6[24]

Body

Origins and Family

Clarissa Pinkola Estés's place of birth was Gary[2]. She was born on January 27, 1945[3].

Education

Educated at St. Joseph's High School[9], a high school[25], in United States[26], founded in 1953[27]; Colorado Heights University[10], a private not-for-profit educational institution[28], in United States[29], founded in 1989[30]; and Union Institute & University[11], a university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1964[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include psychologist[4], poet[5], and writer[6].

Recognition

Clarissa Pinkola Estés received the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame[12].

Why It Matters

Clarissa Pinkola Estés ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (622 views/month, #7,073 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Works attributed to her include Women Who Run With the Wolves[36], a literary work[37].

FAQs

Where was Clarissa Pinkola Estés born?

Clarissa Pinkola Estés was born in Gary[2].

What did Clarissa Pinkola Estés do for work?

Clarissa Pinkola Estés worked as psychologist[4], poet[5], and writer[6].

Where did Clarissa Pinkola Estés go to school?

Clarissa Pinkola Estés was educated at St. Joseph's High School[9], Colorado Heights University[10], and Union Institute & University[11].

What awards did Clarissa Pinkola Estés receive?

Honors received include Colorado Women's Hall of Fame[12].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . books.google.com.mx. books.google.com.mx. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . myunion.edu. myunion.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . cogreatwomen.org. cogreatwomen.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . biography.jrank.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . 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. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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