Kathryn Lasky

American children's writer
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Kathryn Lasky

Summary

Kathryn Lasky is a human[1]. She was born in Indianapolis[2]. She was born on June 24, 1944[3]. She worked as a writer[4], novelist[5], and children's writer[6]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (214 views/month, #7,238 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Kathryn Lasky was born in Indianapolis[2].
  • Kathryn Lasky was born on June 24, 1944[3].
  • Kathryn Lasky was born on 1944[8].
  • Kathryn Lasky held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Kathryn Lasky's professions included writer[4].
  • Kathryn Lasky's professions included novelist[5].
  • Kathryn Lasky worked as a children's writer[6].
  • Kathryn Lasky was educated at University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts[10].
  • Kathryn Lasky was educated at Wheelock College[11].
  • Kathryn Lasky is recorded as female[12].
  • Kathryn Lasky's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Kathryn Lasky's family name is recorded as Lasky[14].
  • Kathryn Lasky's family name is recorded as Knight[15].
  • Kathryn Lasky's given name is recorded as Kathryn[16].
  • Kathryn Lasky's pseudonym is recorded as E. L. Swann[17].
  • Kathryn Lasky's pseudonym is recorded as E. L. Swan[18].
  • Kathryn Lasky's official website is recorded as https://kathrynlasky.com[19].
  • Kathryn Lasky's work location is recorded as Boston[20].
  • Kathryn Lasky's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Kathryn Lasky's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'Kathryn Lasky'}[22].
  • Kathryn Lasky's married name is recorded as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'Kathryn Lasky Knight'}[23].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[24]

  • Country: US[25]

  • Began / founded: 1944-06-24[26]

  • Community tags: has german audiobooks[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b6b70424-b726-4904-b65f-0a4204db4799[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Kathryn Lasky was born in Indianapolis[2]. Recorded date of birth include June 24, 1944[3] and 1944[8].

Education

Educated at University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts[10], an academic institution[29], in United States[30], founded in 1841[31] and Wheelock College[11], a school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1888[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], novelist[5], and children's writer[6].

Why It Matters

Kathryn Lasky ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (214 views/month, #7,238 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] She is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Works attributed to her include Guardians of Ga'Hoole[37], a novel series[38], founded in 2008[39].

FAQs

Where was Kathryn Lasky born?

Kathryn Lasky was born in Indianapolis[2].

What did Kathryn Lasky do for work?

Kathryn Lasky worked as writer[4], novelist[5], and children's writer[6].

Where did Kathryn Lasky go to school?

Kathryn Lasky was educated at University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts[10] and Wheelock College[11].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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