John Zerzan

American anarchist and primitivist philosopher and author
Person human Q454268
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John Zerzan

Summary

John Zerzan is a human[1]. His place of birth was Salem[2]. He was born on +1943-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a writer[4], new media artist[5], philosopher[6], anarchist[7], and historian[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (94 views/month, #7,207 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • John Zerzan was born in Salem[2].
  • John Zerzan was born on +1943-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Zerzan was born on +1943-08-10T00:00:00Z[10].
  • John Zerzan held citizenship in United States[11].
  • English was John Zerzan's native language[12].
  • John Zerzan's professions included writer[4].
  • John Zerzan worked as a new media artist[5].
  • John Zerzan's professions included philosopher[6].
  • John Zerzan worked as an anarchist[7].
  • John Zerzan's professions included historian[8].
  • John Zerzan's field of work was hunter-gatherer[13].
  • John Zerzan's field of work was civilization[14].
  • John Zerzan's field of work was social alienation[15].
  • John Zerzan's field of work was Symbolic culture[16].
  • John Zerzan's field of work was technology[17].
  • John Zerzan's field of work was mass society[18].
  • John Zerzan was influenced by Ivan Illich[19].
  • John Zerzan's image is recorded as John Zerzan, 2010 (cropped).jpg[20].
  • John Zerzan's image is recorded as John Zerzan - mod.jpg[21].
  • John Zerzan is recorded as male[22].
  • John Zerzan's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • John Zerzan's movement is recorded as anarcho-primitivism[24].
  • John Zerzan's movement is recorded as post-left anarchy[25].
  • John Zerzan's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109257046[26].
  • John Zerzan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 93363719[27].

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Origins and Family

John Zerzan's place of birth was Salem[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1943-01-01T00:00:00Z[3] and +1943-08-10T00:00:00Z[10]. English was his native language[12].

Education

John Zerzan earned the academic degree of doctoral student[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], new media artist[5], philosopher[6], anarchist[7], and historian[8]. Fields of work include hunter-gatherer[13], a classification of societies[29]; civilization[14]; social alienation[15], a concept[30]; Symbolic culture[16]; technology[17], an academic discipline[31]; and mass society[18].

Why It Matters

John Zerzan ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (94 views/month, #7,207 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was John Zerzan born?

John Zerzan's place of birth was Salem[2].

What did John Zerzan do for work?

John Zerzan worked as writer[4], new media artist[5], philosopher[6], anarchist[7], and historian[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [20] . wikidata.org.
  2. [21] . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] . wikidata.org.
  4. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [7] . wikidata.org.
  18. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [28] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [10] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [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. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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