Lera Boroditsky

American psychologist
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Lera Boroditsky

Summary

Lera Boroditsky is a human[1]. Born in Belarus[2], she… she was born on May 8, 1976[3]. She worked as a psychologist[4], cognitive scientist[5], and professor[6]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (358 views/month, #7,147 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Lera Boroditsky was born in Belarus[2].
  • Lera Boroditsky was born on May 8, 1976[3].
  • Lera Boroditsky held citizenship in Belarus[8].
  • Lera Boroditsky's professions included psychologist[4].
  • Lera Boroditsky worked as a cognitive scientist[5].
  • Lera Boroditsky's professions included professor[6].
  • Among Lera Boroditsky's employers was University of California, San Diego[9].
  • Lera Boroditsky was educated at Stanford University[10].
  • Lera Boroditsky's education included a stint at Northwestern University[11].
  • Lera Boroditsky is recorded as female[12].
  • Lera Boroditsky's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Lera Boroditsky's family name is recorded as Boroditsky[14].
  • Lera Boroditsky's given name is recorded as Lera[15].
  • Lera Boroditsky's official website is recorded as http://lera.ucsd.edu[16].
  • Lera Boroditsky's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].
  • Lera Boroditsky's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Northwestern University Libraries[18].
  • Lera Boroditsky's writing language is recorded as English[19].
  • Lera Boroditsky's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+18238'}[20].
  • Lera Boroditsky's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+16963'}[21].
  • Lera Boroditsky's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+20883'}[22].
  • Lera Boroditsky's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+21295'}[23].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[24]

  • Country: BY[25]

  • Began / founded: 1976-05-08[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: de820384-a74f-4c01-a2bf-2d201b14e63c[27]

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Origins and Family

Lera Boroditsky was born in Belarus[2]. She was born on May 8, 1976[3].

Education

Educated at Stanford University[10], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1885[30], headquartered in Stanford[31] and Northwestern University[11], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1851[34], headquartered in Evanston[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include psychologist[4], cognitive scientist[5], and professor[6]. Lera Boroditsky was employed by University of California, San Diego[9].

Why It Matters

Lera Boroditsky ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (358 views/month, #7,147 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

FAQs

Where was Lera Boroditsky born?

Lera Boroditsky was born in Belarus[2].

What did Lera Boroditsky do for work?

Lera Boroditsky worked as psychologist[4], cognitive scientist[5], and professor[6].

Where did Lera Boroditsky go to school?

Lera Boroditsky was educated at Stanford University[10] and Northwestern University[11].

References

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . 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.

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. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website http://lera.ucsd.edu
    Instance of human
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    Given name Lera
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