David Means

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David Means

Summary

David Means is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kalamazoo[2]. He was born on +1961-10-17T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a writer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • David Means was born in Kalamazoo[2].
  • David Means was born on +1961-10-17T00:00:00Z[3].
  • David Means held citizenship in United States[6].
  • David Means worked as a writer[4].
  • David Means was employed by Vassar College[7].
  • David Means was educated at Columbia University[8].
  • David Means was educated at College of Wooster[9].
  • David Means's education included a stint at Columbia University School of the Arts[10].
  • David Means's education included a stint at Loy Norrix High School[11].
  • David Means received the Guggenheim Fellowship[12].
  • David Means's image is recorded as DavidMeans3.JPG[13].
  • David Means is recorded as male[14].
  • David Means's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • David Means's ISNI is recorded as 0000000114494257[16].
  • David Means's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 79550766[17].
  • David Means's GND ID is recorded as 130307548[18].
  • David Means's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85234747[19].
  • David Means's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14520441p[20].
  • David Means's IdRef ID is recorded as 07504126X[21].
  • David Means's Commons category is recorded as David Means[22].
  • David Means's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cpwwy[23].
  • David Means's family name is recorded as Means[24].
  • David Means's given name is recorded as David[25].
  • David Means's Perlentaucher ID is recorded as david-means[26].
  • David Means's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 331185911[27].

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Origins and Family

David Means's place of birth was Kalamazoo[2]. He was born on +1961-10-17T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Columbia University[8], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1754[30], headquartered in Manhattan[31]; College of Wooster[9], a liberal arts college[32], in United States[33], founded in 1866[34], headquartered in Wooster[35]; Columbia University School of the Arts[10], an art academy[36], in United States[37], founded in 1965[38]; and Loy Norrix High School[11], a high school[39], in United States[40], founded in 1961[41].

Career and Affiliations

David Means worked as a writer[4]. Among his employers was Vassar College[7].

Recognition

David Means received the Guggenheim Fellowship[12].

Why It Matters

David Means ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42]

FAQs

Where was David Means born?

David Means was born in Kalamazoo[2].

What did David Means do for work?

David Means worked as writer[4].

Where did David Means go to school?

David Means was educated at Columbia University[8], College of Wooster[9], Columbia University School of the Arts[10], and Loy Norrix High School[11].

What awards did David Means receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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