Lisa Alther

American novelist
Person human Q273911
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Lisa Alther

Summary

Lisa Alther is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Kingsport[2]. She was born on +1944-07-23T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a novelist[4] and writer[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Lisa Alther's place of birth was Kingsport[2].
  • Lisa Alther was born on +1944-07-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Lisa Alther held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Lisa Alther's professions included novelist[4].
  • Lisa Alther's professions included writer[5].
  • Lisa Alther was educated at Wellesley College[8].
  • Lisa Alther was educated at Dobyns Bennett High School[9].
  • Lisa Alther is recorded as female[10].
  • Lisa Alther's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Lisa Alther's ISNI is recorded as 0000000114939180[12].
  • Lisa Alther's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 79018952[13].
  • Lisa Alther's GND ID is recorded as 120549867[14].
  • Lisa Alther's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80131378[15].
  • Lisa Alther's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 118885804[16].
  • Lisa Alther's IdRef ID is recorded as 026683482[17].
  • Lisa Alther's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA02959402[18].
  • Lisa Alther's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00431358[19].
  • Lisa Alther's SBN author ID is recorded as CFIV062519[20].
  • Lisa Alther's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35004004[21].
  • Lisa Alther's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/087str[22].
  • Lisa Alther's Open Library ID is recorded as OL455787A[23].
  • Lisa Alther's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0132720[24].
  • Lisa Alther's family name is recorded as Alther[25].
  • Lisa Alther's given name is recorded as Lisa[26].
  • Lisa Alther's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX1192139[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Kingsport[2], Lisa Alther… she was born on +1944-07-23T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Wellesley College[8], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1870[30] and Dobyns Bennett High School[9], a high school[31], in United States[32], founded in 1918[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include novelist[4] and writer[5].

Why It Matters

Lisa Alther ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

FAQs

Where was Lisa Alther born?

Lisa Alther was born in Kingsport[2].

What did Lisa Alther do for work?

Lisa Alther worked as novelist[4] and writer[5].

Where did Lisa Alther go to school?

Lisa Alther was educated at Wellesley College[8] and Dobyns Bennett High School[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . American Women Writers. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Open Library. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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