Daniel Okrent

American magazine editor
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Daniel Okrent

Summary

Daniel Okrent is a human[1]. He was born in Detroit[2]. He was born on April 2, 1948[3]. He worked as a journalist[4], sports journalist[5], and writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (643 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Daniel Okrent was born in Detroit[2].
  • Daniel Okrent was born on April 2, 1948[3].
  • Daniel Okrent held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Daniel Okrent's professions included journalist[4].
  • Daniel Okrent worked as a sports journalist[5].
  • Daniel Okrent's professions included writer[6].
  • Daniel Okrent was educated at University of Michigan[9].
  • Daniel Okrent was educated at Cass Technical High School[10].
  • Daniel Okrent received the Albert J. Beveridge Award[11].
  • Daniel Okrent is recorded as male[12].
  • Daniel Okrent's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Daniel Okrent's family name is recorded as Okrent[14].
  • Daniel Okrent's given name is recorded as Daniel[15].
  • Daniel Okrent's official website is recorded as http://www.danielokrent.com/[16].
  • Daniel Okrent's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].
  • Daniel Okrent's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+5003'}[18].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[19]

  • Country: US[20]

  • Began / founded: 1948-04-02[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8519ca56-7b9d-4c28-a30c-8f1e87ce4557[22]

Body

Origins and Family

Daniel Okrent's place of birth was Detroit[2]. He was born on April 2, 1948[3].

Education

Educated at University of Michigan[9], a public research university[23], in United States[24], founded in 1817[25], headquartered in Ann Arbor[26] and Cass Technical High School[10], a high school[27], in United States[28], founded in 1907[29].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[4], sports journalist[5], and writer[6].

Recognition

Daniel Okrent received the Albert J. Beveridge Award[11].

Why It Matters

Daniel Okrent ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (643 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Daniel Okrent born?

Daniel Okrent's place of birth was Detroit[2].

What did Daniel Okrent do for work?

Daniel Okrent worked as journalist[4], sports journalist[5], and writer[6].

Where did Daniel Okrent go to school?

Daniel Okrent was educated at University of Michigan[9] and Cass Technical High School[10].

What awards did Daniel Okrent receive?

Honors received include Albert J. Beveridge Award[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . historians.org. historians.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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