Ira Flatow

American radio, television, web journalist, host of the public radio program ''Science Friday''
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Ira Flatow

Summary

Ira Flatow is a human[1]. His place of birth was Brooklyn[2]. He was born on March 9, 1949[3]. He worked as a journalist[4] and radio personality[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (265 views/month, #7,198 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Ira Flatow was born in Brooklyn[2].
  • Ira Flatow was born on March 9, 1949[3].
  • Ira Flatow held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Ira Flatow's professions included journalist[4].
  • Ira Flatow worked as a radio personality[5].
  • Ira Flatow's education included a stint at University at Buffalo[8].
  • Ira Flatow was educated at H. Frank Carey Junior-Senior High School[9].
  • Ira Flatow received the Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science[10].
  • Ira Flatow received the Nierenberg Prize[11].
  • Ira Flatow is recorded as male[12].
  • Ira Flatow's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Ira Flatow's Commons category is recorded as Ira Flatow[14].
  • Ira Flatow's family name is recorded as Flatow[15].
  • Ira Flatow's given name is recorded as Ira[16].
  • Ira Flatow's official website is recorded as http://www.iraflatow.com/[17].
  • Ira Flatow's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+17550'}[18].
  • Ira Flatow's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+16762'}[19].
  • Ira Flatow's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+18495'}[20].
  • Ira Flatow's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+18089'}[21].

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.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[22]

  • Country: US[23]

  • Began / founded: 1949-03-07[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 141afd57-b8e0-44e8-93a5-f5dc6aa7fa3d[25]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Brooklyn[2], Ira Flatow… he was born on March 9, 1949[3].

Education

Educated at University at Buffalo[8], a public research university[26], in United States[27], founded in 1846[28], headquartered in Amherst[29] and H. Frank Carey Junior-Senior High School[9], a high school[30], in United States[31], founded in 1956[32].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[4] and radio personality[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science[10], a science award[33] and Nierenberg Prize[11], a science award[34], in United States[35], founded in 2001[36].

Why It Matters

Ira Flatow ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (265 views/month, #7,198 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37]

FAQs

Where was Ira Flatow born?

Born in Brooklyn[2], Ira Flatow…

What did Ira Flatow do for work?

Ira Flatow worked as journalist[4] and radio personality[5].

Where did Ira Flatow go to school?

Ira Flatow was educated at University at Buffalo[8] and H. Frank Carey Junior-Senior High School[9].

What awards did Ira Flatow receive?

Honors received include Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science[10] and Nierenberg Prize[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . Muck Rack. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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