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Lan Cao

American writer
Person Human Q4941760

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[17]
Date of birth
1961
Place of birth
Ho Chi Minh City
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
novelist, lawyer, writer, jurist, university teacher
Employer
College of William & Mary, Chapman University[12][13]
Field of work
international trade, international law, belletristic literature[9][10][11]
Educated at
Yale Law School, Mount Holyoke College[14][15]
Notable work
Monkey Bridge[16]
Official website
www.lancaoauthor.com[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Vietnamese, English[22][23]
Family name
Cao[18]
Given name
Lan, Phương, Lan[19][20]
Vietnamese middle name
Thị[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Lan Cao ar لان تساو zh 曹兰 zh-hant 曹蘭
🔖 Identifiers · 19
ISNI
0000000083233280
ORCID iD
0000-0002-4653-6201
VIAF cluster ID
115902018
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n96008666
GND ID
1043229108
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
CaoLan1961-
FAST ID
1525692
Freebase ID
/m/08y8jw
Goodreads author ID
107674
IdRef ID
168017873
Instagram username
thelancao
J9U entity ID
987007356102705171
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NL CR AUT ID
xx0302920
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
270098690
Open Library ID
OL4985286A
Penguin Random House author ID
234871
SSRN author ID
109469
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbM3krFbcCWHgHBHXJ4bd
Yale LUX ID
person/334effc2-4271-434e-b93e-b0b92cc07497

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
writer, lawyer, jurist, novelist, university teacher
Field of work 3
international law, international trade, belletristic literature
Educated at 2
Yale Law School, Mount Holyoke College
Employer 2
College of William & Mary, Chapman University
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Vietnamese
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Ho Chi Minh City
Sex or gender 1
female
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Summary

Lan Cao was born on 1961[1] in Ho Chi Minh City[2]. She has worked as a novelist[3], lawyer[4], writer[5], jurist[6], and university teacher[7].

FAQs

Where was Lan Cao born?

Lan Cao was born in Ho Chi Minh City[2].

What did Lan Cao do for work?

Lan Cao worked as a novelist[3], lawyer[4], writer[5], jurist[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Lan Cao go to school?

Lan Cao was educated at Yale Law School[14] and Mount Holyoke College[15].

Related Entities

Chapman University Ho Chi Minh City international law lawyer United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 27w ago · Frettiebot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → 1961
    "Created claim: Date of birth: 1961, Update NK ČR – P569"
  2. 27w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → 1961
    Sex or gender → female
    Vietnamese middle name → Thị
    Field of work → international trade, international law, belletristic literature
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #29922: removal of GND year-precision P569 (12), to be readded in a few days with a reference (cf. https://w.wik"
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