Lan Cao

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Lan Cao

Summary

Lan Cao is a human[1]. Born in Ho Chi Minh City[2], she… she was born on +1961-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a novelist[4], lawyer[5], writer[6], jurist[7], and university teacher[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Lan Cao's place of birth was Ho Chi Minh City[2].
  • Lan Cao was born on +1961-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Lan Cao held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Lan Cao's professions included novelist[4].
  • Lan Cao worked as a lawyer[5].
  • Lan Cao worked as a writer[6].
  • Lan Cao worked as a jurist[7].
  • Lan Cao's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Lan Cao's field of work was international trade[11].
  • Lan Cao's field of work was international law[12].
  • Lan Cao's field of work was belletristic literature[13].
  • Among Lan Cao's employers was College of William & Mary[14].
  • Among Lan Cao's employers was Chapman University[15].
  • Lan Cao was educated at Yale Law School[16].
  • Lan Cao was educated at Mount Holyoke College[17].
  • A notable work attributed to Lan Cao is Monkey Bridge[18].
  • Lan Cao is recorded as female[19].
  • Lan Cao's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Lan Cao's ISNI is recorded as 0000000083233280[21].
  • Lan Cao's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 115902018[22].
  • Lan Cao's GND ID is recorded as 1043229108[23].
  • Lan Cao's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n96008666[24].
  • Lan Cao's IdRef ID is recorded as 168017873[25].
  • Lan Cao's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-4653-6201[26].
  • Lan Cao's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08y8jw[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Ho Chi Minh City[2], Lan Cao… she was born on +1961-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Yale Law School[16], a law school[28], in United States[29], founded in 1824[30], headquartered in New Haven[31] and Mount Holyoke College[17], a liberal arts college in the United States[32], in United States[33], founded in 1837[34], headquartered in South Hadley[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include novelist[4], lawyer[5], writer[6], jurist[7], and university teacher[8]. Fields of work include international trade[11]; international law[12], an academic discipline[36]; and belletristic literature[13], a literary genre[37]. Employers include College of William & Mary[14], a public research university[38], in United States[39], founded in 1693[40], headquartered in Williamsburg[41] and Chapman University[15], a university[42], in United States[43], founded in 1861[44], headquartered in Orange[45].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Lan Cao is Monkey Bridge[18].

Why It Matters

Lan Cao ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Lan Cao born?

Lan Cao's place of birth was Ho Chi Minh City[2].

What did Lan Cao do for work?

Lan Cao worked as novelist[4], lawyer[5], writer[6], jurist[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Lan Cao go to school?

Lan Cao was educated at Yale Law School[16] and Mount Holyoke College[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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