David Hackett Fischer

American historian (born 1935)
Person human Q5234590
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David Hackett Fischer

Summary

David Hackett Fischer is a human[1]. He was born in Baltimore[2]. He was born on +1935-12-02T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a cultural historian[4], military historian[5], historian of Modern Age[6], historian[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (211 views/month, #7,112 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Baltimore[2], David Hackett Fischer…
  • David Hackett Fischer was born on +1935-12-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • David Hackett Fischer held citizenship in United States[10].
  • David Hackett Fischer's professions included cultural historian[4].
  • David Hackett Fischer's professions included military historian[5].
  • David Hackett Fischer worked as a historian of Modern Age[6].
  • David Hackett Fischer worked as a historian[7].
  • David Hackett Fischer worked as a university teacher[8].
  • David Hackett Fischer was employed by Brandeis University[11].
  • David Hackett Fischer's education included a stint at Princeton University[12].
  • David Hackett Fischer was educated at Johns Hopkins University[13].
  • A notable work attributed to David Hackett Fischer is Washington's Crossing[14].
  • A notable work attributed to David Hackett Fischer is Albion's Seed[15].
  • David Hackett Fischer received the Pulitzer Prize for History[16].
  • David Hackett Fischer received the Irving Kristol Award[17].
  • David Hackett Fischer was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[18].
  • David Hackett Fischer is recorded as male[19].
  • David Hackett Fischer's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • David Hackett Fischer's ISNI is recorded as 0000000081502678[21].
  • David Hackett Fischer's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 70064733[22].
  • David Hackett Fischer's GND ID is recorded as 131512358[23].
  • David Hackett Fischer's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50005282[24].
  • David Hackett Fischer's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 121938112[25].
  • David Hackett Fischer's IdRef ID is recorded as 030544211[26].
  • David Hackett Fischer's SBN author ID is recorded as NAPV050934[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Baltimore[2], David Hackett Fischer… he was born on +1935-12-02T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Princeton University[12], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1746[30], headquartered in Princeton[31] and Johns Hopkins University[13], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1876[34], headquartered in Baltimore[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include cultural historian[4], military historian[5], historian of Modern Age[6], historian[7], and university teacher[8]. David Hackett Fischer was employed by Brandeis University[11].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Washington's Crossing[14], a literary work[36], written by David Hackett Fischer[37] and Albion's Seed[15], a written work[38], written by him[39].

Recognition

Awards received include Pulitzer Prize for History[16], a class of award[40], in United States[41], founded in 1917[42] and Irving Kristol Award[17], an award[43], in United States[44].

Why It Matters

David Hackett Fischer ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (211 views/month, #7,112 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45]

FAQs

Where was David Hackett Fischer born?

David Hackett Fischer's place of birth was Baltimore[2].

What did David Hackett Fischer do for work?

David Hackett Fischer worked as cultural historian[4], military historian[5], historian of Modern Age[6], historian[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did David Hackett Fischer go to school?

David Hackett Fischer was educated at Princeton University[12] and Johns Hopkins University[13].

What awards did David Hackett Fischer receive?

Honors received include Pulitzer Prize for History[16] and Irving Kristol Award[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [19] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  4. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [16] . pulitzer.org. pulitzer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . aei.org. aei.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . wikidata.org.
  22. [18] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [14] . wikidata.org.
  25. [15] . 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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  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. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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