Jan Burke

American writer
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Jan Burke

Summary

Jan Burke is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Houston[2]. She was born on +1953-08-01T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a writer[4], novelist[5], and crime fiction writer[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Jan Burke's place of birth was Houston[2].
  • Jan Burke was born on +1953-08-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jan Burke held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Jan Burke worked as a writer[4].
  • Jan Burke worked as a novelist[5].
  • Jan Burke's professions included crime fiction writer[6].
  • Jan Burke's education included a stint at California State University, Long Beach[9].
  • Jan Burke received the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel[10].
  • Jan Burke received the Agatha Award for Best Short Story[11].
  • Jan Burke is recorded as female[12].
  • Jan Burke's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Jan Burke's genre is recorded as thriller[14].
  • Jan Burke's genre is recorded as mystery fiction[15].
  • Jan Burke's genre is recorded as crime literature[16].
  • Jan Burke's ISNI is recorded as 0000000116782789[17].
  • Jan Burke's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 79161767[18].
  • Jan Burke's GND ID is recorded as 120964600[19].
  • Jan Burke's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n92077516[20].
  • Jan Burke's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 136317848[21].
  • Jan Burke's IdRef ID is recorded as 077358686[22].
  • Jan Burke's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00464018[23].
  • Jan Burke's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36042494[24].
  • Jan Burke's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gg4d1[25].
  • Jan Burke's Open Library ID is recorded as OL23367A[26].
  • Jan Burke's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0000948[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Houston[2], Jan Burke… she was born on +1953-08-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Jan Burke's education included a stint at California State University, Long Beach[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], novelist[5], and crime fiction writer[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel[10], a literary award[28], in United States[29] and Agatha Award for Best Short Story[11], an Agatha Award[30].

Why It Matters

Jan Burke ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Jan Burke born?

Jan Burke's place of birth was Houston[2].

What did Jan Burke do for work?

Jan Burke worked as writer[4], novelist[5], and crime fiction writer[6].

Where did Jan Burke go to school?

Jan Burke was educated at California State University, Long Beach[9].

What awards did Jan Burke receive?

Honors received include Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel[10] and Agatha Award for Best Short Story[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . goodreads.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . goodreads.com. Retrieved . goodreads.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Norwegian Authority File: Persons and Corporate Bodies. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Trove. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . goodreads.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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