Howard Zinn

Summary

Howard Zinn is a human^[1]. Born in Brooklyn^[2], he… he was born on August 24, 1922^[3]. He died in Santa Monica^[4]. He died on January 27, 2010^[5]. He worked as a playwright^[6], political scientist^[7], historian^[8], writer^[9], and university teacher^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,440 views/month, #6,380 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Howard Zinn was born in Brooklyn^[2].
• Howard Zinn passed away in Santa Monica^[4].
• Howard Zinn was born on August 24, 1922^[3].
• Howard Zinn died on January 27, 2010^[5].
• Howard Zinn is buried at Newton Cemetery^[12].
• A child of Howard Zinn was Jeff Zinn^[13].
• Howard Zinn held citizenship in United States^[14].
• Howard Zinn is identified as part of the Jewish people ethnic group^[15].
• Howard Zinn worked as a playwright^[6].
• Howard Zinn worked as a political scientist^[7].
• Howard Zinn worked as a historian^[8].
• Howard Zinn worked as a writer^[9].
• Howard Zinn's professions included university teacher^[10].
• Howard Zinn's professions included journalist^[16].
• Howard Zinn's field of work was history^[17].
• Howard Zinn was employed by Harvard University^[18].
• Among Howard Zinn's employers was Spelman College^[19].
• Among Howard Zinn's employers was Boston University^[20].
• Howard Zinn's education included a stint at New York University^[21].
• Howard Zinn was educated at Columbia University^[22].
• Howard Zinn was educated at Thomas Jefferson High School^[23].
• A notable work attributed to Howard Zinn is A People's History of the United States^[24].
• Howard Zinn received the Thomas Merton Award^[25].
• Howard Zinn received the Eugene V. Debs Award^[26].
• Howard Zinn received the honorary degree from Spelman College^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1922-08-24^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2010-01-27^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 24772130-8b5f-43fa-9b27-6bbf8bedcd17^[32]

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Origins and Family

Howard Zinn's place of birth was Brooklyn^[2]. He was born on August 24, 1922^[3]. He is identified as part of the Jewish people ethnic group^[15].

Education

Educated at New York University^[21], a private university^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1831^[35], headquartered in New York City^[36]; Columbia University^[22], a private university^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1754^[39], headquartered in Manhattan^[40]; and Thomas Jefferson High School^[23], a high school^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1922^[43].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include playwright^[6], political scientist^[7], historian^[8], writer^[9], university teacher^[10], and journalist^[16]. Howard Zinn's field of work was history^[17]. Employers include Harvard University^[18], a private university^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1636^[46], headquartered in Cambridge^[47]; Spelman College^[19], a historically black college or university^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1881^[50]; and Boston University^[20], a research university^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1869^[53], headquartered in Boston^[54].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Howard Zinn is A People's History of the United States^[24].

Recognition

Awards received include Thomas Merton Award^[25], an award^[55], in United States^[56], founded in 1972^[57]; Eugene V. Debs Award^[26], an award^[58], in United States^[59], founded in 1965^[60]; and honorary degree from Spelman College^[27], an award^[61], in United States^[62].

Personal Life

A child of Howard Zinn was Jeff Zinn^[13].

Death and Burial

Howard Zinn died on January 27, 2010^[5]. He died in Santa Monica^[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[63]. He is buried at Newton Cemetery^[12].

Why It Matters

Howard Zinn ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,440 views/month, #6,380 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[64]

Works attributed to him include A People's History of the United States^[65], a written work^[66] and Marx in Soho^[67], a literary work^[68].

FAQs

Where was Howard Zinn born?

Born in Brooklyn^[2], Howard Zinn…

Where did Howard Zinn die?

Howard Zinn passed away in Santa Monica^[4].

What did Howard Zinn do for work?

Howard Zinn worked as playwright^[6], political scientist^[7], historian^[8], writer^[9], and university teacher^[10].

Where did Howard Zinn go to school?

Howard Zinn was educated at New York University^[21], Columbia University^[22], and Thomas Jefferson High School^[23].

What awards did Howard Zinn receive?

Honors received include Thomas Merton Award^[25], Eugene V. Debs Award^[26], and honorary degree from Spelman College^[27].