John Grinder

American linguist, developer of neuro-linguistic programming
Person human Q201446
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John Grinder

Summary

John Grinder is a human[1]. His place of birth was Detroit[2]. He was born on +1940-01-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a linguist[4], psychologist[5], writer[6], philosopher[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #7,234 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Detroit[2], John Grinder…
  • John Grinder was born on +1940-01-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Grinder held citizenship in United States[10].
  • John Grinder worked as a linguist[4].
  • John Grinder's professions included psychologist[5].
  • John Grinder's professions included writer[6].
  • John Grinder's professions included philosopher[7].
  • John Grinder's professions included university teacher[8].
  • John Grinder's field of work was psychology[11].
  • John Grinder was employed by University of California, Santa Cruz[12].
  • John Grinder was educated at University of San Francisco[13].
  • A notable student of John Grinder was Steve Andreaas[14].
  • John Grinder was a member of 2nd Meta group at University of California, Santa Cruz[15].
  • John Grinder's image is recorded as John grinder.jpg[16].
  • John Grinder is recorded as male[17].
  • John Grinder's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • John Grinder's ISNI is recorded as 0000000117703763[19].
  • John Grinder's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 74002742[20].
  • John Grinder's GND ID is recorded as 121213080[21].
  • John Grinder's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81089426[22].
  • John Grinder's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13482464r[23].
  • John Grinder's IdRef ID is recorded as 035478071[24].
  • John Grinder's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA0270899X[25].
  • John Grinder's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00441765[26].
  • John Grinder earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[27].

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Origins and Family

John Grinder's place of birth was Detroit[2]. He was born on +1940-01-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

John Grinder's education included a stint at University of San Francisco[13]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[27].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[4], psychologist[5], writer[6], philosopher[7], and university teacher[8]. John Grinder's field of work was psychology[11]. Among his employers was University of California, Santa Cruz[12]. A notable student of him was Steve Andreaas[14].

Why It Matters

John Grinder ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #7,234 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

He is credited with the discovery of neuro-linguistic programming[30], a personal development paradigm[31].

FAQs

Where was John Grinder born?

John Grinder was born in Detroit[2].

What did John Grinder do for work?

John Grinder worked as linguist[4], psychologist[5], writer[6], philosopher[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did John Grinder go to school?

John Grinder was educated at University of San Francisco[13].

What did John Grinder discover?

John Grinder is credited as discoverer of neuro-linguistic programming[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . 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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