Jean Nidetch

founder of the Weight Watchers organization (1923–2015)
Person human Q3851338
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Jean Nidetch

Summary

Jean Nidetch is a human[1]. She was born in Brooklyn[2]. She was born on +1923-10-12T00:00:00Z[3]. She died in Parkland[4]. She died on +2015-04-29T00:00:00Z[5]. She worked as a businessperson[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #7,256 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Jean Nidetch was born in Brooklyn[2].
  • Jean Nidetch died in Parkland[4].
  • Jean Nidetch was born on +1923-10-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jean Nidetch died on +2015-04-29T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Jean Nidetch held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Jean Nidetch worked as a businessperson[6].
  • Jean Nidetch was educated at City College of New York[9].
  • Jean Nidetch's education included a stint at Girls' High School[10].
  • Jean Nidetch's education included a stint at Boys and Girls High School[11].
  • Jean Nidetch received the Horatio Alger Award[12].
  • Jean Nidetch's image is recorded as Jean Nidetch, founder of Weight Watchers.jpg[13].
  • Jean Nidetch is recorded as female[14].
  • Jean Nidetch's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Jean Nidetch's ISNI is recorded as 0000000073937655[16].
  • Jean Nidetch's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 43121369[17].
  • Jean Nidetch's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79113948[18].
  • Jean Nidetch's Commons category is recorded as Jean Nidetch[19].
  • Jean Nidetch's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35387219[20].
  • Jean Nidetch's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02q3f4v[21].
  • Jean Nidetch's family name is recorded as Nidetch[22].
  • Jean Nidetch's given name is recorded as Jean[23].
  • Jean Nidetch's National Library of Israel ID is recorded as 000423451[24].
  • Jean Nidetch's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 075088975[25].
  • Jean Nidetch's Notable Names Database ID is recorded as 799/000133400[26].
  • Jean Nidetch's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 934634[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Jean Nidetch was born in Brooklyn[2]. She was born on +1923-10-12T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at City College of New York[9], a higher education institution[28], in United States[29], founded in 1847[30], headquartered in New York City[31]; Girls' High School[10], a secondary school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1885[34]; and Boys and Girls High School[11], a high school[35], in United States[36], founded in 1975[37].

Career and Affiliations

Jean Nidetch worked as a businessperson[6].

Recognition

Jean Nidetch received the Horatio Alger Award[12].

Death and Burial

Jean Nidetch died on +2015-04-29T00:00:00Z[5]. She passed away in Parkland[4].

Why It Matters

Jean Nidetch ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #7,256 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38]

FAQs

Where was Jean Nidetch born?

Jean Nidetch's place of birth was Brooklyn[2].

Where did Jean Nidetch die?

Jean Nidetch died in Parkland[4].

What did Jean Nidetch do for work?

Jean Nidetch worked as businessperson[6].

Where did Jean Nidetch go to school?

Jean Nidetch was educated at City College of New York[9], Girls' High School[10], and Boys and Girls High School[11].

What awards did Jean Nidetch receive?

Honors received include Horatio Alger Award[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . 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. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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