Lauren Benton

American historian
Person human Q18619149
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Lauren Benton

Summary

Lauren Benton is a human[1]. She was born in Baltimore[2]. She was born on +1956-05-17T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a historian[4], anthropologist[5], and university teacher[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Lauren Benton's place of birth was Baltimore[2].
  • Lauren Benton was born on +1956-05-17T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Lauren Benton held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Lauren Benton's professions included historian[4].
  • Lauren Benton worked as an anthropologist[5].
  • Lauren Benton worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Lauren Benton's field of work was legal history[9].
  • Lauren Benton's field of work was international law[10].
  • Lauren Benton's field of work was law[11].
  • Lauren Benton's field of work was anthropology[12].
  • Lauren Benton's field of work was economic anthropology[13].
  • Lauren Benton was employed by New York University[14].
  • Among Lauren Benton's employers was Vanderbilt University[15].
  • Lauren Benton was employed by Yale Law School[16].
  • Lauren Benton was educated at Harvard University[17].
  • Lauren Benton received the Guggenheim Fellowship[18].
  • Lauren Benton received the Berlin Prize[19].
  • Lauren Benton received the Toynbee Prize[20].
  • Lauren Benton received the Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy[21].
  • Lauren Benton received the Bentley Book Prize[22].
  • Lauren Benton's image is recorded as Lauren-Benton-Historian.jpg[23].
  • Lauren Benton is recorded as female[24].
  • Lauren Benton's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Lauren Benton's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109345206[26].
  • Lauren Benton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 110363767[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Baltimore[2], Lauren Benton… she was born on +1956-05-17T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Lauren Benton was educated at Harvard University[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[4], anthropologist[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include legal history[9], an interdisciplinary science[28]; international law[10], an academic discipline[29]; law[11], an academic discipline[30]; anthropology[12], an academic discipline[31]; and economic anthropology[13], a branch of anthropology[32]. Employers include New York University[14], a private university[33], in United States[34], founded in 1831[35], headquartered in New York City[36]; Vanderbilt University[15], a private university[37], in United States[38], founded in 1873[39], headquartered in Nashville[40]; and Yale Law School[16], a law school[41], in United States[42], founded in 1824[43], headquartered in New Haven[44].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[18], a fellowship grant[45], in United States[46], founded in 1925[47]; Berlin Prize[19], a fellowship grant[48], in Germany[49], founded in 1998[50]; Toynbee Prize[20], an award[51]; Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy[21]; and Bentley Book Prize[22], an award[52], in United States[53], founded in 1999[54].

Why It Matters

Lauren Benton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[7] She is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

FAQs

Where was Lauren Benton born?

Born in Baltimore[2], Lauren Benton…

What did Lauren Benton do for work?

Lauren Benton worked as historian[4], anthropologist[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Lauren Benton go to school?

Lauren Benton was educated at Harvard University[17].

What awards did Lauren Benton receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[18], Berlin Prize[19], Toynbee Prize[20], and Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy[21].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [23] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [25] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . law.yale.edu. law.yale.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . law.yale.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . law.yale.edu. law.yale.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . as.vanderbilt.edu. Retrieved . as.vanderbilt.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . law.yale.edu. law.yale.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] . gf.org. gf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] . americanacademy.de. americanacademy.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] . toynbeeprize.org. toynbeeprize.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] . thebritishacademy.ac.uk. Retrieved . thebritishacademy.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] . mpil.de. mpil.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . 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
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  26. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  27. [54] . 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. [55] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Lauren Benton. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/lauren-benton
MLA “Lauren Benton.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/lauren-benton.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_lauren-benton_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Lauren Benton}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/lauren-benton}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Lauren Benton — https://4ort.xyz/entity/lauren-benton (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/lauren-benton · Last refreshed: