John Egerton

American journalist
Person human Q6231488
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John Egerton

Summary

John Egerton is a human[1]. He was born on +1935-06-14T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2013-11-21T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a journalist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • John Egerton was born on +1935-06-14T00:00:00Z[2].
  • John Egerton died on +2013-11-21T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Egerton's father was William Graham Egerton[6].
  • John Egerton's mother was Rebecca Crenshaw White[7].
  • John Egerton held citizenship in United States[8].
  • John Egerton's professions included journalist[4].
  • John Egerton was educated at Western Kentucky University[9].
  • John Egerton received the Lillian Smith Book Award[10].
  • John Egerton received the American Book Awards[11].
  • John Egerton is recorded as male[12].
  • John Egerton's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • John Egerton's ISNI is recorded as 0000000082924178[14].
  • John Egerton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 108807041[15].
  • John Egerton's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80034978[16].
  • John Egerton's IdRef ID is recorded as 076503887[17].
  • John Egerton's IMDb ID is recorded as nm2216540[18].
  • John Egerton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02vs8ny[19].
  • John Egerton's family name is recorded as Egerton[20].
  • John Egerton's given name is recorded as John[21].
  • John Egerton's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2015006070[22].
  • John Egerton's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • John Egerton's FAST ID is recorded as 52153[24].
  • John Egerton's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Egerton-888[25].
  • John Egerton's SNAC ARK ID is recorded as w68q5q78[26].
  • John Egerton's The Peerage person ID is recorded as p42690.htm#i426894[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Egerton was born on +1935-06-14T00:00:00Z[2]. His father was William Graham Egerton[6]. His mother was Rebecca Crenshaw White[7].

Education

John Egerton was educated at Western Kentucky University[9].

Career and Affiliations

John Egerton worked as a journalist[4].

Recognition

Awards received include Lillian Smith Book Award[10], a literary award[28], in United States[29], founded in 1968[30] and American Book Awards[11], a literary award[31], in United States[32], founded in 1978[33].

Death and Burial

John Egerton died on +2013-11-21T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

John Egerton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Who were John Egerton's parents?

John Egerton's father was William Graham Egerton[6]. John Egerton's mother was Rebecca Crenshaw White[7].

What did John Egerton do for work?

John Egerton worked as journalist[4].

Where did John Egerton go to school?

John Egerton was educated at Western Kentucky University[9].

What awards did John Egerton receive?

Honors received include Lillian Smith Book Award[10] and American Book Awards[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . libs.uga.edu. libs.uga.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [2] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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