David Scherman

American photojournalist and editor (1916-1997)
Person human Q5239528
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David Scherman

Summary

David Scherman is a human[1]. His place of birth was Manhattan[2]. He was born on +1916-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Stony Point[4]. He died on +1997-05-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a war correspondent[6], photographer[7], photojournalist[8], journalist[9], and editor[10]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (194 views/month, #7,128 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • David Scherman's place of birth was Manhattan[2].
  • David Scherman passed away in Stony Point[4].
  • David Scherman was born on +1916-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • David Scherman died on +1997-05-05T00:00:00Z[5].
  • David Scherman held citizenship in United States[12].
  • David Scherman worked as a war correspondent[6].
  • David Scherman's professions included photographer[7].
  • David Scherman's professions included photojournalist[8].
  • David Scherman worked as a journalist[9].
  • David Scherman's professions included editor[10].
  • David Scherman's field of work was photojournalism[13].
  • David Scherman's field of work was photography[14].
  • David Scherman's image is recorded as Uncle DaveS.jpg[15].
  • David Scherman is recorded as male[16].
  • David Scherman's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • David Scherman's ISNI is recorded as 000000011850028X[18].
  • David Scherman's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 223536[19].
  • David Scherman's GND ID is recorded as 12416028X[20].
  • David Scherman's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82085728[21].
  • David Scherman's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500345302[22].
  • David Scherman's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 142695585[23].
  • David Scherman's IdRef ID is recorded as 079276253[24].
  • David Scherman's Commons category is recorded as David E. Scherman[25].
  • The cause of death was cancer[26].
  • David Scherman's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ds53mt[27].

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Origins and Family

David Scherman was born in Manhattan[2]. He was born on +1916-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include war correspondent[6], photographer[7], photojournalist[8], journalist[9], and editor[10]. Fields of work include photojournalism[13], a journalism genre[28] and photography[14], an artistic technique[29].

Death and Burial

David Scherman died on +1997-05-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Stony Point[4]. The cause of death was cancer[26].

Why It Matters

David Scherman ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (194 views/month, #7,128 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was David Scherman born?

David Scherman's place of birth was Manhattan[2].

Where did David Scherman die?

David Scherman passed away in Stony Point[4].

What did David Scherman do for work?

David Scherman worked as war correspondent[6], photographer[7], photojournalist[8], journalist[9], and editor[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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