Diana Gabaldon

American author (born 1952)
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Diana Gabaldon

Summary

Diana Gabaldon is a human[1]. She was born in Williams[2]. She was born on January 11, 1952[3]. She worked as a writer[4], novelist[5], science fiction writer[6], scientist[7], and university teacher[8]. She ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,771 views/month, #5,841 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Diana Gabaldon's place of birth was Williams[2].
  • Diana Gabaldon was born in Scottsdale[10].
  • Diana Gabaldon was born on January 11, 1952[3].
  • Diana Gabaldon's father was Tony Gabaldon[11].
  • A child of Diana Gabaldon was Sam Sykes[12].
  • Diana Gabaldon held citizenship in United States[13].
  • English was Diana Gabaldon's native language[14].
  • Diana Gabaldon worked as a writer[4].
  • Diana Gabaldon's professions included novelist[5].
  • Diana Gabaldon worked as a science fiction writer[6].
  • Diana Gabaldon's professions included scientist[7].
  • Diana Gabaldon worked as a university teacher[8].
  • Diana Gabaldon's field of work was literature[15].
  • Diana Gabaldon's field of work was literary activity[16].
  • Diana Gabaldon's field of work was zoology[17].
  • Diana Gabaldon's field of work was marine biology[18].
  • Diana Gabaldon's field of work was ecology[19].
  • Diana Gabaldon's field of work was computing[20].
  • Among Diana Gabaldon's employers was Arizona State University[21].
  • Diana Gabaldon was educated at Scripps Institution of Oceanography[22].
  • A notable work attributed to Diana Gabaldon is Outlander[23].
  • Diana Gabaldon was influenced by Robert Louis Stevenson[24].
  • Diana Gabaldon is recorded as female[25].
  • Diana Gabaldon's instance of is recorded as human[26].
  • Diana Gabaldon's genre is fantasy[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1952-01-11[30]

  • Community tags: has german audiobooks[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9650eef7-244e-4acc-bbd7-440656dfe670[32]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Williams[2], a city in the United States[33], in United States[34], founded in 1881[35] and Scottsdale[10], a city in the United States[36], in United States[37], founded in 1894[38]. Diana Gabaldon was born on January 11, 1952[3]. Her father was Tony Gabaldon[11]. English was her native language[14].

Education

Diana Gabaldon was educated at Scripps Institution of Oceanography[22].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], novelist[5], science fiction writer[6], scientist[7], and university teacher[8]. Fields of work include literature[15], a type of arts[39]; literary activity[16]; zoology[17], a branch of biology[40]; marine biology[18], a branch of biology[41]; ecology[19], an academic discipline[42]; and computing[20], a type of process[43]. Among Diana Gabaldon's employers was Arizona State University[21].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Diana Gabaldon is Outlander[23]. Things named for her include 28890 Gabaldon[44].

Personal Life

A child of Diana Gabaldon was Sam Sykes[12].

Why It Matters

Diana Gabaldon ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,771 views/month, #5,841 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] She is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Works attributed to her include Outlander series[47], a book series[48]; Outlander[49], a literary work[50]; Dragonfly in Amber[51], a literary work[52]; Voyager[53], a literary work[54]; Drums of Autumn[55], a literary work[56]; and A Breath of Snow and Ashes[57], a written work[58]. Entities named for her include 28890 Gabaldon[44].

FAQs

Where was Diana Gabaldon born?

Born in Williams[2], Diana Gabaldon…

Who were Diana Gabaldon's parents?

Diana Gabaldon's father was Tony Gabaldon[11].

What did Diana Gabaldon do for work?

Diana Gabaldon worked as writer[4], novelist[5], science fiction writer[6], scientist[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Diana Gabaldon go to school?

Diana Gabaldon was educated at Scripps Institution of Oceanography[22].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . dianagabaldon.com. dianagabaldon.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [6] . wikidata.org.
  19. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [49] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [51] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [53] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [55] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [57] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [44] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [58] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Educated at Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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