David Talbot

American investigative journalist and editor
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David Talbot

Summary

David Talbot is a human[1]. Born in Los Angeles[2], he… he was born on September 22, 1951[3]. He worked as a journalist[4] and non-fiction writer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (285 views/month, #7,180 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Los Angeles[2], David Talbot…
  • David Talbot was born on September 22, 1951[3].
  • David Talbot's father was Lyle Talbot[7].
  • A child of David Talbot was Joe Talbot[8].
  • David Talbot held citizenship in United States[9].
  • David Talbot worked as a journalist[4].
  • David Talbot's professions included non-fiction writer[5].
  • David Talbot's field of work was investigative journalism[10].
  • David Talbot's field of work was opinion journalism[11].
  • David Talbot was educated at University of California, Santa Cruz[12].
  • David Talbot was educated at Harvard-Westlake School[13].
  • A notable work attributed to David Talbot is The Devil's Chessboard[14].
  • David Talbot is recorded as male[15].
  • David Talbot's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • David Talbot's genre is political literature[17].
  • David Talbot's genre is non-fiction literature[18].
  • David Talbot's Commons category is recorded as David Talbot[19].
  • David Talbot's family name is recorded as Talbot[20].
  • David Talbot's given name is recorded as David[21].
  • David Talbot's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as American English[22].
  • David Talbot's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • David Talbot's different from is recorded as David Talbot[24].
  • David Talbot's sibling is recorded as Stephen Talbot[25].
  • David Talbot's sibling is recorded as Margaret Talbot[26].

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Origins and Family

Born in Los Angeles[2], David Talbot… he was born on September 22, 1951[3]. His father was Lyle Talbot[7].

Education

Educated at University of California, Santa Cruz[12], a campus[27], in United States[28], founded in 1965[29] and Harvard-Westlake School[13], a university-preparatory school[30], in United States[31], founded in 1900[32].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[4] and non-fiction writer[5]. Fields of work include investigative journalism[10], an academic discipline[33] and opinion journalism[11], a journalism genre[34].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to David Talbot is The Devil's Chessboard[14].

Personal Life

A child of David Talbot was Joe Talbot[8].

Why It Matters

David Talbot ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (285 views/month, #7,180 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was David Talbot born?

David Talbot's place of birth was Los Angeles[2].

Who were David Talbot's parents?

David Talbot's father was Lyle Talbot[7].

What did David Talbot do for work?

David Talbot worked as journalist[4] and non-fiction writer[5].

Where did David Talbot go to school?

David Talbot was educated at University of California, Santa Cruz[12] and Harvard-Westlake School[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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