David Quammen

Summary

David Quammen is a human^[1]. Born in Cincinnati^[2], he… he was born on February 24, 1948^[3]. He worked as a writer^[4] and journalist^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (214 views/month, #7,248 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• David Quammen was born in Cincinnati^[2].
• David Quammen was born on February 24, 1948^[3].
• David Quammen held citizenship in United States^[7].
• David Quammen's professions included writer^[4].
• David Quammen's professions included journalist^[5].
• David Quammen was educated at Yale University^[8].
• David Quammen was educated at Merton College^[9].
• David Quammen received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[10].
• David Quammen received the John Burroughs Medal^[11].
• David Quammen received the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay^[12].
• David Quammen received the Natural World Book Prize^[13].
• David Quammen received the Rhodes Scholarship^[14].
• David Quammen is recorded as male^[15].
• David Quammen's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• David Quammen's Commons category is recorded as David Quammen^[17].
• David Quammen earned the academic degree of high school diploma^[18].
• David Quammen earned the academic degree of Bachelor of Arts^[19].
• David Quammen earned the academic degree of Bachelor of Literature^[20].
• David Quammen's family name is recorded as Quammen^[21].
• David Quammen's given name is recorded as David^[22].
• David Quammen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[23].
• David Quammen's writing language is recorded as English^[24].
• David Quammen's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+19071'}^[25].
• David Quammen's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+15784'}^[26].
• David Quammen's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+21994'}^[27].

Product Details

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• MusicBrainz ID: a3328d82-fdd8-42b6-a51d-cda93ef80439^[28]

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Origins and Family

David Quammen's place of birth was Cincinnati^[2]. He was born on February 24, 1948^[3].

Education

Educated at Yale University^[8], a private university^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1701^[31], headquartered in New Haven^[32] and Merton College^[9], a college of the University of Oxford^[33], in United Kingdom^[34], founded in 1264^[35], headquartered in Oxford^[36]. Academic degrees include high school diploma^[18], Bachelor of Arts^[19], and Bachelor of Literature^[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[4] and journalist^[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[10], a fellowship grant^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1925^[39]; John Burroughs Medal^[11], a literary award^[40], in United States^[41]; PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay^[12], an essay award^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1990^[44]; Natural World Book Prize^[13], an environmental award^[45], in United Kingdom^[46], founded in 1987^[47]; and Rhodes Scholarship^[14], a scholarship^[48], in United Kingdom^[49], founded in 1902^[50].

Why It Matters

David Quammen ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (214 views/month, #7,248 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51]

FAQs

Where was David Quammen born?

David Quammen's place of birth was Cincinnati^[2].

What did David Quammen do for work?

David Quammen worked as writer^[4] and journalist^[5].

Where did David Quammen go to school?

David Quammen was educated at Yale University^[8] and Merton College^[9].

What awards did David Quammen receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[10], John Burroughs Medal^[11], PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay^[12], and Natural World Book Prize^[13].