John Spike

American art historian
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John Spike

Summary

John Spike is a human[1]. His place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on +1951-11-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an art historian[4] and journalist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • John Spike's place of birth was New York City[2].
  • John Spike was born on +1951-11-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Spike held citizenship in United States[7].
  • John Spike worked as an art historian[4].
  • John Spike worked as a journalist[5].
  • John Spike was educated at Wesleyan University[8].
  • John Spike was educated at Harvard University[9].
  • John Spike was educated at Tenafly High School[10].
  • John Spike is recorded as male[11].
  • John Spike's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • John Spike's residence is recorded as Florence[13].
  • John Spike's family name is recorded as Spike[14].
  • John Spike's given name is recorded as John[15].
  • John Spike's given name is recorded as Thomas[16].
  • John Spike's official website is recorded as http://www.johntspike.com[17].
  • John Spike's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[18].
  • John Spike's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Italian[19].
  • John Spike's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[20].
  • John Spike's interested in is recorded as Mattia Preti[21].

Body

Origins and Family

John Spike was born in New York City[2]. He was born on +1951-11-08T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Wesleyan University[8], a university[22], in United States[23], founded in 1831[24]; Harvard University[9], a private university[25], in United States[26], founded in 1636[27], headquartered in Cambridge[28]; and Tenafly High School[10], a high school[29], in United States[30].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include art historian[4] and journalist[5].

Why It Matters

John Spike ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was John Spike born?

John Spike was born in New York City[2].

What did John Spike do for work?

John Spike worked as art historian[4] and journalist[5].

Where did John Spike go to school?

John Spike was educated at Wesleyan University[8], Harvard University[9], and Tenafly High School[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed English, Italian
    Occupation art historian, journalist
    Website
    Cantic id 981058615647406706
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