David Morris

American writer
Person human Q16732886
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David Morris

Summary

David Morris is a human[1]. He was born on August 11, 1942[2]. He worked as a writer[3] and university teacher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • David Morris was born on August 11, 1942[2].
  • David Morris was born on 1942[6].
  • David Morris held citizenship in United States[7].
  • David Morris's professions included writer[3].
  • David Morris's professions included university teacher[4].
  • David Morris's field of work was literary studies[8].
  • David Morris's field of work was pain[9].
  • Among David Morris's employers was University of Virginia[10].
  • David Morris received the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay[11].
  • David Morris received the Guggenheim Fellowship[12].
  • David Morris is recorded as male[13].
  • David Morris's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • David Morris's family name is recorded as Morris[15].
  • David Morris's given name is recorded as David[16].
  • David Morris's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].
  • David Morris's writing language is recorded as English[18].

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Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include August 11, 1942[2] and 1942[6].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[3] and university teacher[4]. Fields of work include literary studies[8], an academic discipline[19] and pain[9], a biomedical measurand type[20]. David Morris was employed by University of Virginia[10].

Recognition

Awards received include PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay[11], an essay award[21], in United States[22], founded in 1990[23] and Guggenheim Fellowship[12], a fellowship grant[24], in United States[25], founded in 1925[26].

Why It Matters

David Morris ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

What did David Morris do for work?

David Morris worked as writer[3] and university teacher[4].

What awards did David Morris receive?

Honors received include PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay[11] and Guggenheim Fellowship[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  11. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [26] . 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. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · Animalparty · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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