Jayne Anne Phillips

American writer (born 1952)
Person human Q4353602
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Jayne Anne Phillips

Summary

Jayne Anne Phillips is a human[1]. She was born in Buckhannon[2]. She was born on July 19, 1952[3]. She worked as a novelist[4] and writer[5]. She ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (612 views/month, #6,726 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Jayne Anne Phillips's place of birth was Buckhannon[2].
  • Jayne Anne Phillips was born on July 19, 1952[3].
  • Jayne Anne Phillips was born on January 1, 1952[7].
  • Jayne Anne Phillips held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Jayne Anne Phillips's professions included novelist[4].
  • Jayne Anne Phillips worked as a writer[5].
  • Jayne Anne Phillips's field of work was literary activity[9].
  • Jayne Anne Phillips's field of work was belletristic literature[10].
  • Jayne Anne Phillips was educated at West Virginia University[11].
  • Jayne Anne Phillips received the Guggenheim Fellowship[12].
  • Jayne Anne Phillips received the Heartland Prize[13].
  • Jayne Anne Phillips received the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction[14].
  • Jayne Anne Phillips received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[15].
  • Jayne Anne Phillips was a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters[16].
  • Jayne Anne Phillips is recorded as female[17].
  • Jayne Anne Phillips's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Jayne Anne Phillips's Commons category is recorded as Jayne Anne Phillips[19].
  • Jayne Anne Phillips's archives at is recorded as Harry Ransom Center[20].
  • Jayne Anne Phillips's family name is recorded as Phillips[21].
  • Jayne Anne Phillips's given name is recorded as Jayne[22].
  • Jayne Anne Phillips's described by source is recorded as American Women Writers[23].
  • Jayne Anne Phillips's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Jayne Anne Phillips's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Harry Ransom Center[25].

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[26]

  • Country: US[27]

  • Began / founded: 1952-07-19[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: def2630f-7f58-4512-b203-693099d01763[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Jayne Anne Phillips's place of birth was Buckhannon[2]. Recorded date of birth include July 19, 1952[3] and January 1, 1952[7].

Education

Jayne Anne Phillips was educated at West Virginia University[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include novelist[4] and writer[5]. Fields of work include literary activity[9] and belletristic literature[10], a literary genre[30].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[12], a fellowship grant[31], in United States[32], founded in 1925[33]; Heartland Prize[13], an award[34], in United States[35], founded in 1988[36]; Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction[14], a literary award[37], in United States[38], founded in 1979[39]; and Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[15], a class of award[40], in United States[41], founded in 1948[42].

Why It Matters

Jayne Anne Phillips ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (612 views/month, #6,726 of 1,000,298).[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43]

FAQs

Where was Jayne Anne Phillips born?

Jayne Anne Phillips's place of birth was Buckhannon[2].

What did Jayne Anne Phillips do for work?

Jayne Anne Phillips worked as novelist[4] and writer[5].

Where did Jayne Anne Phillips go to school?

Jayne Anne Phillips was educated at West Virginia University[11].

What awards did Jayne Anne Phillips receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[12], Heartland Prize[13], Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction[14], and Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[15].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . American Women Writers. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . actualitte.com. Retrieved . actualitte.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . norman.hrc.utexas.edu. Retrieved . norman.hrc.utexas.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [42] . 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. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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