David J. Peterson

American conlanger, writer, and artist (born 1981)
Person human Q16221516
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David J. Peterson

Summary

David J. Peterson is a human[1]. Born in Long Beach[2], he… he was born on January 20, 1981[3]. He worked as a linguist[4], writer[5], and language inventor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (488 views/month, #7,134 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Long Beach[2], David J. Peterson…
  • David J. Peterson was born on January 20, 1981[3].
  • Among David J. Peterson's spouses was Jessie Peterson[8].
  • David J. Peterson held citizenship in United States[9].
  • English was David J. Peterson's native language[10].
  • American English was David J. Peterson's native language[11].
  • David J. Peterson's professions included linguist[4].
  • David J. Peterson's professions included writer[5].
  • David J. Peterson's professions included language inventor[6].
  • David J. Peterson's field of work was linguistics[12].
  • David J. Peterson's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[13].
  • David J. Peterson's education included a stint at University of California, San Diego[14].
  • A notable work attributed to David J. Peterson is Dothraki[15].
  • A notable work attributed to David J. Peterson is High Valyrian[16].
  • David J. Peterson is recorded as male[17].
  • David J. Peterson's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • David J. Peterson's Commons category is recorded as David J. Peterson[19].
  • David J. Peterson's website account on is recorded as Duolingo[20].
  • David J. Peterson's family name is recorded as Peterson[21].
  • David J. Peterson's given name is recorded as David[22].
  • David J. Peterson's given name is recorded as Joshua[23].
  • David J. Peterson's official website is recorded as https://dedalvs.com/[24].
  • David J. Peterson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[25].
  • David J. Peterson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as American Sign Language[26].
  • David J. Peterson's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'David Joshua Peterson'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 95b71242-5ded-4a5e-be8f-78fb670b159d[30]

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Origins and Family

Born in Long Beach[2], David J. Peterson… he was born on January 20, 1981[3]. Native languages include English[10] and American English[11].

Education

Educated at University of California, Berkeley[13], a public research university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1868[33], headquartered in Berkeley[34] and University of California, San Diego[14], a public university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1960[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[4], writer[5], and language inventor[6]. David J. Peterson's field of work was linguistics[12].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Dothraki[15], an a priori language[38], founded in 2009[39] and High Valyrian[16], a fictional language[40].

Personal Life

David J. Peterson was married to Jessie Peterson[8].

Why It Matters

David J. Peterson ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (488 views/month, #7,134 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was David J. Peterson born?

David J. Peterson's place of birth was Long Beach[2].

Who was David J. Peterson married to?

David J. Peterson's spouses include Jessie Peterson[8].

What did David J. Peterson do for work?

David J. Peterson worked as linguist[4], writer[5], and language inventor[6].

Where did David J. Peterson go to school?

David J. Peterson was educated at University of California, Berkeley[13] and University of California, San Diego[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . the-talks.com. the-talks.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . the-talks.com. the-talks.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [15] . wikidata.org.
  21. [16] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . 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. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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