Lee Israel

American author and forger (1939-2014)
Person human Q18763732
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Lee Israel

Summary

Lee Israel is a human[1]. She was born in Brooklyn[2]. She was born on +1939-12-03T00:00:00Z[3]. She passed away in Manhattan[4]. She died on +2014-12-24T00:00:00Z[5]. She worked as a biographer[6] and writer[7]. She ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (407 views/month, #7,044 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Lee Israel was born in Brooklyn[2].
  • Lee Israel died in Manhattan[4].
  • Lee Israel was born on +1939-12-03T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Lee Israel died on +2014-12-24T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Lee Israel held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Lee Israel's professions included biographer[6].
  • Lee Israel's professions included writer[7].
  • Lee Israel's education included a stint at Brooklyn College[10].
  • Lee Israel was educated at Midwood High School[11].
  • Lee Israel is recorded as female[12].
  • Lee Israel's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Lee Israel's ISNI is recorded as 0000000116671667[14].
  • Lee Israel's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 70209001[15].
  • Lee Israel's GND ID is recorded as 1191701514[16].
  • Lee Israel's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79091294[17].
  • Lee Israel's IdRef ID is recorded as 242212131[18].
  • Lee Israel's IMDb ID is recorded as nm7254572[19].
  • The cause of death was multiple myeloma[20].
  • Lee Israel's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 194666231[21].
  • Lee Israel's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05x6493[22].
  • Lee Israel's family name is recorded as Israel[23].
  • Lee Israel's given name is recorded as Lee[24].
  • Lee Israel's National Library of Israel ID is recorded as 000333086[25].
  • Lee Israel's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 072492023[26].
  • Lee Israel's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Lee Israel was born in Brooklyn[2]. She was born on +1939-12-03T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Brooklyn College[10], a college[28], in United States[29], founded in 1930[30], headquartered in Brooklyn[31] and Midwood High School[11], a high school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1940[34], headquartered in Brooklyn[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include biographer[6] and writer[7].

Death and Burial

Lee Israel died on +2014-12-24T00:00:00Z[5]. She passed away in Manhattan[4]. The cause of death was multiple myeloma[20].

Why It Matters

Lee Israel ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (407 views/month, #7,044 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] She is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Lee Israel born?

Lee Israel's place of birth was Brooklyn[2].

Where did Lee Israel die?

Lee Israel died in Manhattan[4].

What did Lee Israel do for work?

Lee Israel worked as biographer[6] and writer[7].

Where did Lee Israel go to school?

Lee Israel was educated at Brooklyn College[10] and Midwood High School[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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