John Friedmann

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John Friedmann

Summary

John Friedmann is a human[1]. He was born in Vienna[2]. He was born on +1926-04-16T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Vancouver[4]. He died on +2017-06-11T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a spatial planner[6] and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Vienna[2], John Friedmann…
  • John Friedmann died in Vancouver[4].
  • John Friedmann was born on +1926-04-16T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Friedmann died on +2017-06-11T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Friedmann held citizenship in United States[9].
  • John Friedmann held citizenship in Austria[10].
  • John Friedmann worked as a spatial planner[6].
  • John Friedmann's professions included university teacher[7].
  • John Friedmann's field of work was human geography[11].
  • John Friedmann's field of work was urban geography[12].
  • John Friedmann's field of work was economy[13].
  • John Friedmann's field of work was urban studies[14].
  • John Friedmann's education included a stint at University of Chicago[15].
  • John Friedmann received the Guggenheim Fellowship[16].
  • John Friedmann received the honorary doctorate from York University[17].
  • John Friedmann is recorded as male[18].
  • John Friedmann's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • John Friedmann's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110723948[20].
  • John Friedmann's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 79087210[21].
  • John Friedmann's GND ID is recorded as 119026333[22].
  • John Friedmann's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79059582[23].
  • John Friedmann's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500219120[24].
  • John Friedmann's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12290627b[25].
  • John Friedmann's IdRef ID is recorded as 031748481[26].
  • John Friedmann's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00513327[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Friedmann's place of birth was Vienna[2]. He was born on +1926-04-16T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

John Friedmann's education included a stint at University of Chicago[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include spatial planner[6] and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include human geography[11], a branch of geography[28]; urban geography[12], a branch of geography[29]; economy[13], a human activity[30]; and urban studies[14], an academic discipline[31].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[16], a fellowship grant[32], in United States[33], founded in 1925[34] and honorary doctorate from York University[17], an award[35], in Canada[36].

Death and Burial

John Friedmann died on +2017-06-11T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Vancouver[4].

Why It Matters

John Friedmann ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was John Friedmann born?

John Friedmann's place of birth was Vienna[2].

Where did John Friedmann die?

John Friedmann died in Vancouver[4].

What did John Friedmann do for work?

John Friedmann worked as spatial planner[6] and university teacher[7].

Where did John Friedmann go to school?

John Friedmann was educated at University of Chicago[15].

What awards did John Friedmann receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[16] and honorary doctorate from York University[17].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . luskin.ucla.edu. Retrieved . luskin.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . luskin.ucla.edu. Retrieved . luskin.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . luskin.ucla.edu. Retrieved . luskin.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . luskin.ucla.edu. Retrieved . luskin.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . luskin.ucla.edu. Retrieved . luskin.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . yorku.ca. yorku.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Retrieved . luskin.ucla.edu. Provenance: 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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