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Hal Erickson

media historian
Person Human Q5640754

Facts

11 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
January 12, 1950, December 1, 1950, 1950[2][8][9]
Place of birth
Cincinnati
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
media historian, journalist, writer, editing staff, historian, media scholar[3][4][5][6][7][11]
Field of work
media history, history of film, TV programming, opinion journalism[12][13][14][15]
Educated at
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Nicolet High School[16][17][18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[22]
Family name
Erickson[20]
Given name
Hal[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Hal Erickson en Harold ar هال إريكسون ja ハル・エリクソン ja ハロルド zh 哈尔·埃里克森 zh 哈爾·埃里克森
🔖 Identifiers · 23
ISNI
0000000081537192
VIAF cluster ID
73919126
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n88167835
GND ID
172064287
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12305118h
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11709140
CiNii Research ID
1140563741708809856
Europeana entity
agent/base/134819
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_172064287
Freebase ID
/m/05vhh_1
HAND ID
BE0D-DDF4-525C-E8D4-5DB7
IMDb ID
nm11449327
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IdRef ID
07031862X
IxTheo authority ID
696969696
J9U entity ID
987007459895105171
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA0800456X
NL CR AUT ID
mub20211112054
Open Library ID
OL6497337A
Parsifal cluster ID
279450
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
25651
Prabook ID
2331970
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcBTtcwKvcQVbJ4Q9Dwmd
Yale LUX ID
person/362cdb09-c96f-4674-b3d9-7c922106a616

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Occupation 5
writer, journalist, historian, editing staff, media historian
Educated at 2
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Field of work 2
history of film, opinion journalism
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Cincinnati
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Hal Erickson's place of birth was Cincinnati[1]. He was born on January 12, 1950[2]. He worked as a media historian[3], journalist[4], writer[5], editing staff[6], and historian[7].

Body

Education

Educated at University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee[16], a public university[23], in United States[24], founded in 1885[25], headquartered in Milwaukee[26]; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[17], a public research university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1789[29]; and Nicolet High School[18], a high school[30], in United States[31], founded in 1955[32].

Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include media history[12], an academic discipline[33]; history of film[13], an aspect of history[34]; TV programming[14]; and opinion journalism[15], a journalism genre[35].

FAQs

Where was Hal Erickson born?

Hal Erickson was born in Cincinnati[1].

What did Hal Erickson do for work?

Hal Erickson worked as media historian[3], journalist[4], writer[5], editing staff[6], and historian[7].

Where did Hal Erickson go to school?

Hal Erickson was educated at University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee[16], University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[17], and Nicolet High School[18].

Related Entities

United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [de] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57985: Import missing aliases from dewiki 2/3"
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  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Hal
    Field of work → media history, history of film, TV programming +1
    Family name → Erickson
    Country of citizenship → United States
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