Douglas Preston

Summary

Douglas Preston is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Cambridge^[2]. He was born on May 20, 1956^[3]. He worked as a writer^[4], novelist^[5], screenwriter^[6], journalist^[7], and science fiction writer^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (855 views/month, #7,150 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Cambridge^[2], Douglas Preston…
• Douglas Preston was born on May 20, 1956^[3].
• Douglas Preston held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Douglas Preston's professions included writer^[4].
• Douglas Preston's professions included novelist^[5].
• Douglas Preston worked as a screenwriter^[6].
• Douglas Preston worked as a journalist^[7].
• Douglas Preston's professions included science fiction writer^[8].
• Douglas Preston's professions included opinion journalist^[11].
• Douglas Preston's field of work was thriller^[12].
• Douglas Preston's field of work was science fiction^[13].
• Douglas Preston's field of work was popular science literature^[14].
• Douglas Preston's field of work was science fiction literature^[15].
• Douglas Preston's field of work was thriller^[16].
• Douglas Preston was educated at Pomona College^[17].
• Douglas Preston was educated at The Cambridge School of Weston^[18].
• A notable work attributed to Douglas Preston is Aloysius Pendergast^[19].
• Douglas Preston is recorded as male^[20].
• Douglas Preston's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Douglas Preston's family name is recorded as Preston^[22].
• Douglas Preston's given name is recorded as Douglas^[23].
• Douglas Preston's official website is recorded as http://www.prestonchild.com^[24].
• Douglas Preston's topic's main category is recorded as Q8935494^[25].
• Douglas Preston's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[26].
• Douglas Preston's start of work period is recorded as 1994^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1956-05-31^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 6eeba5ea-7b59-4480-af51-a9ca0861d11b^[31]

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Origins and Family

Douglas Preston was born in Cambridge^[2]. He was born on May 20, 1956^[3].

Education

Educated at Pomona College^[17], a private not-for-profit educational institution^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1887^[34], headquartered in Claremont^[35] and The Cambridge School of Weston^[18], a university-preparatory school^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1886^[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[4], novelist^[5], screenwriter^[6], journalist^[7], science fiction writer^[8], and opinion journalist^[11]. Fields of work include thriller^[12], a fiction genre^[39]; science fiction^[13], a speculative fiction genre^[40]; popular science literature^[14], a literary genre^[41]; and science fiction literature^[15], a literary genre^[42].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Douglas Preston is Aloysius Pendergast^[19].

Why It Matters

Douglas Preston ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (855 views/month, #7,150 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Works attributed to him include Relic^[45], a literary work^[46], written by Lincoln Child^[47]; Riptide^[48], a literary work^[49]; Brimstone^[50], a written work^[51]; and Tyrannosaur Canyon^[52], a literary work^[53].

FAQs

Where was Douglas Preston born?

Douglas Preston's place of birth was Cambridge^[2].

What did Douglas Preston do for work?

Douglas Preston worked as writer^[4], novelist^[5], screenwriter^[6], journalist^[7], and science fiction writer^[8].

Where did Douglas Preston go to school?

Douglas Preston was educated at Pomona College^[17] and The Cambridge School of Weston^[18].