Jon Peterson

American game scholar and historian
Person human Q114426451
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Jon Peterson

Summary

Jon Peterson is a human[1]. He was born on +1971-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a researcher[3], historian[4], and writer[5].

Key Facts

  • Jon Peterson was born on +1971-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Jon Peterson held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Jon Peterson's professions included researcher[3].
  • Jon Peterson worked as a historian[4].
  • Jon Peterson's professions included writer[5].
  • Jon Peterson's field of work was tabletop role-playing game[7].
  • Jon Peterson's field of work was game[8].
  • Jon Peterson's field of work was board game[9].
  • Jon Peterson's field of work was blog[10].
  • Jon Peterson's field of work was literary activity[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Jon Peterson is Playing at the World: A History of Simulating Wars, People and Fantastic Adventures, from Chess to Role-Playing Games[12].
  • Jon Peterson is recorded as male[13].
  • Jon Peterson's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Jon Peterson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[15].
  • Jon Peterson's official blog URL is recorded as http://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/[16].

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Origins and Family

Jon Peterson was born on +1971-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include researcher[3], historian[4], and writer[5]. Fields of work include tabletop role-playing game[7], a boardgame genre[17]; game[8], a product category[18]; board game[9], a product category[19]; blog[10]; and literary activity[11].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Jon Peterson is Playing at the World: A History of Simulating Wars, People and Fantastic Adventures, from Chess to Role-Playing Games[12].

FAQs

What did Jon Peterson do for work?

Jon Peterson worked as researcher[3], historian[4], and writer[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [2] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Field of work → tabletop role-playing game, game, board game +2
    Instance of → human
    Occupation → researcher, historian, writer
    Country of citizenship → United States
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