John Barnes

American science fiction writer
Person human Q682767
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John Barnes

Summary

John Barnes is a human[1]. He was born in Angola[2]. He was born on +1957-02-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a novelist[4], writer[5], university teacher[6], science fiction writer[7], and children's writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • John Barnes was born in Angola[2].
  • John Barnes was born on +1957-02-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Among John Barnes's spouses was Kara Dalkey[10].
  • John Barnes held citizenship in United States[11].
  • John Barnes's professions included novelist[4].
  • John Barnes worked as a writer[5].
  • John Barnes worked as a university teacher[6].
  • John Barnes's professions included science fiction writer[7].
  • John Barnes worked as a children's writer[8].
  • John Barnes was employed by University of Colorado[12].
  • John Barnes was educated at Montana State University[13].
  • John Barnes is recorded as male[14].
  • John Barnes's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • John Barnes's ISNI is recorded as 0000000108992444[16].
  • John Barnes's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 49370313[17].
  • John Barnes's GND ID is recorded as 129627666[18].
  • John Barnes's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n86066371[19].
  • John Barnes's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13335054v[20].
  • John Barnes's IdRef ID is recorded as 035765496[21].
  • John Barnes's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00517437[22].
  • John Barnes's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35318199[23].
  • John Barnes's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01szsk[24].
  • John Barnes's Open Library ID is recorded as OL39506A[25].
  • John Barnes's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0110027[26].
  • John Barnes's family name is recorded as Barnes[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Barnes's place of birth was Angola[2]. He was born on +1957-02-28T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

John Barnes was educated at Montana State University[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include novelist[4], writer[5], university teacher[6], science fiction writer[7], and children's writer[8]. Among John Barnes's employers was University of Colorado[12].

Personal Life

Among John Barnes's spouses was Kara Dalkey[10].

Why It Matters

John Barnes ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Works attributed to him include Mother of Storms[30], a literary work[31], written by him[32] and Encounter with Tiber[33], a literary work[34], written by Buzz Aldrin[35].

FAQs

Where was John Barnes born?

John Barnes's place of birth was Angola[2].

Who was John Barnes married to?

John Barnes's spouses include Kara Dalkey[10].

What did John Barnes do for work?

John Barnes worked as novelist[4], writer[5], university teacher[6], science fiction writer[7], and children's writer[8].

Where did John Barnes go to school?

John Barnes was educated at Montana State University[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Open Library. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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