Elaine Scarry

American academic and essayist
Person human Q3721125
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Elaine Scarry

Summary

Elaine Scarry is a human[1]. She was born on +1946-06-30T00:00:00Z[2]. She worked as an essayist[3]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Elaine Scarry was born on +1946-06-30T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Elaine Scarry held citizenship in United States[5].
  • Elaine Scarry worked as an essayist[3].
  • Elaine Scarry's field of work was essay[6].
  • Elaine Scarry was employed by Harvard University[7].
  • Elaine Scarry's education included a stint at University of Connecticut[8].
  • Elaine Scarry's education included a stint at Chatham University[9].
  • Elaine Scarry received the Guggenheim Fellowship[10].
  • Elaine Scarry received the Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism[11].
  • Elaine Scarry is recorded as female[12].
  • Elaine Scarry's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Elaine Scarry's ISNI is recorded as 000000010870318X[14].
  • Elaine Scarry's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 12347347[15].
  • Elaine Scarry's GND ID is recorded as 141747110[16].
  • Elaine Scarry's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85072821[17].
  • Elaine Scarry's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12162230t[18].
  • Elaine Scarry's IdRef ID is recorded as 030148251[19].
  • Elaine Scarry's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA00312535[20].
  • Elaine Scarry's SBN author ID is recorded as CFIV113832[21].
  • Elaine Scarry's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35718361[22].
  • Elaine Scarry's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-9251-3430[23].
  • Elaine Scarry's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08q768[24].
  • Elaine Scarry's Open Library ID is recorded as OL25071A[25].
  • Elaine Scarry's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as mzk2013776008[26].
  • Elaine Scarry's given name is recorded as Q2646814[27].

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Origins and Family

Elaine Scarry was born on +1946-06-30T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at University of Connecticut[8], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1881[30] and Chatham University[9], a university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1869[33], headquartered in Pittsburgh[34].

Career and Affiliations

Elaine Scarry's professions included essayist[3]. Her field of work was essay[6]. She was employed by Harvard University[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[10], a fellowship grant[35], in United States[36], founded in 1925[37] and Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism[11], a science award[38], in United States[39], founded in 1996[40].

Why It Matters

Elaine Scarry ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[4]

FAQs

What did Elaine Scarry do for work?

Elaine Scarry worked as essayist[3].

Where did Elaine Scarry go to school?

Elaine Scarry was educated at University of Connecticut[8] and Chatham University[9].

What awards did Elaine Scarry receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[10] and Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . writersworkshop.uiowa.edu. writersworkshop.uiowa.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [2] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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