Jim Shepard

Novelist and short-story writer
Person human Q6198081
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Jim Shepard

Summary

Jim Shepard is a human[1]. He was born in Bridgeport[2]. He was born on +1956-12-29T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a writer[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Jim Shepard was born in Bridgeport[2].
  • Jim Shepard was born on +1956-12-29T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jim Shepard held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Jim Shepard's professions included writer[4].
  • Jim Shepard's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Jim Shepard's field of work was creative and professional writing[8].
  • Jim Shepard's field of work was prose[9].
  • Jim Shepard's field of work was short story[10].
  • Jim Shepard's field of work was rhetoric[11].
  • Among Jim Shepard's employers was Williams College[12].
  • Jim Shepard's education included a stint at Brown University[13].
  • Jim Shepard was educated at Trinity College[14].
  • Jim Shepard received the Guggenheim Fellowship[15].
  • Jim Shepard received the O. Henry Award[16].
  • Jim Shepard received the Sophie Brody Medal[17].
  • Jim Shepard's image is recorded as Jim Shepard 2015.jpg[18].
  • Jim Shepard is recorded as male[19].
  • Jim Shepard's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Jim Shepard's ISNI is recorded as 0000000107800252[21].
  • Jim Shepard's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 39613753[22].
  • Jim Shepard's GND ID is recorded as 1078734054[23].
  • Jim Shepard's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83121472[24].
  • Jim Shepard's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 145327327[25].
  • Jim Shepard's IdRef ID is recorded as 076732010[26].
  • Jim Shepard's SBN author ID is recorded as RAVV424459[27].

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Origins and Family

Jim Shepard was born in Bridgeport[2]. He was born on +1956-12-29T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Brown University[13], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1765[30], headquartered in Providence[31] and Trinity College[14], a liberal arts college[32], in United States[33], founded in 1823[34], headquartered in Hartford[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4] and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include creative and professional writing[8], an academic discipline[36]; prose[9], a literary form[37]; short story[10], a literary genre[38]; and rhetoric[11], a field of study[39]. Among Jim Shepard's employers was Williams College[12].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[15], a fellowship grant[40], in United States[41], founded in 1925[42]; O. Henry Award[16], a literary award[43], in United States[44], founded in 1919[45]; and Sophie Brody Medal[17], a literary award[46], in United States[47].

Why It Matters

Jim Shepard ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Jim Shepard born?

Born in Bridgeport[2], Jim Shepard…

What did Jim Shepard do for work?

Jim Shepard worked as writer[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Jim Shepard go to school?

Jim Shepard was educated at Brown University[13] and Trinity College[14].

What awards did Jim Shepard receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[15], O. Henry Award[16], and Sophie Brody Medal[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  8. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [15] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . rusaupdate.org. rusaupdate.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. 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
  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
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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