Louis Sachar

Summary

Louis Sachar is a human^[1]. He was born in East Meadow^[2]. He was born on March 20, 1954^[3]. He worked as a writer^[4], screenwriter^[5], and children's writer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,944 views/month, #6,638 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Louis Sachar's place of birth was East Meadow^[2].
• Louis Sachar was born on March 20, 1954^[3].
• Louis Sachar held citizenship in United States^[8].
• English was Louis Sachar's native language^[9].
• Louis Sachar worked as a writer^[4].
• Louis Sachar's professions included screenwriter^[5].
• Louis Sachar worked as a children's writer^[6].
• Louis Sachar was employed by University of California, Berkeley^[10].
• Louis Sachar was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[11].
• Louis Sachar was educated at University of California College of the Law, San Francisco^[12].
• Louis Sachar's education included a stint at Antioch University^[13].
• Louis Sachar's education included a stint at Antioch College^[14].
• A notable work attributed to Louis Sachar is book^[15].
• A notable work attributed to Louis Sachar is Sideway Stories from Wayside School^[16].
• A notable work attributed to Louis Sachar is Wayside School is Falling Down^[17].
• Louis Sachar received the Zilveren Zoen^[18].
• Louis Sachar received the Newbery Medal^[19].
• Louis Sachar received the National Book Award^[20].
• Louis Sachar received the Q12371750^[21].
• Louis Sachar received the Schneider Family Book Award^[22].
• Louis Sachar received the Premio Bernard Versele^[23].
• Louis Sachar is recorded as male^[24].
• Louis Sachar's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Louis Sachar's Commons category is recorded as Louis Sachar^[26].
• Louis Sachar's family name is recorded as Sachar^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1954-03-20^[30]

• Community tags: has german audiobooks^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 902aa46d-7473-420c-9913-325b38661813^[32]

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Origins and Family

Louis Sachar's place of birth was East Meadow^[2]. He was born on March 20, 1954^[3]. English was his native language^[9].

Education

Educated at University of California, Berkeley^[11], a public research university^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1868^[35], headquartered in Berkeley^[36]; University of California College of the Law, San Francisco^[12], a law school^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1878^[39]; Antioch University^[13], a university^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1978^[42]; and Antioch College^[14], a liberal arts college in the United States^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1850^[45].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[4], screenwriter^[5], and children's writer^[6]. Louis Sachar was employed by University of California, Berkeley^[10].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include book^[15], a type of mass media^[46]; Sideway Stories from Wayside School^[16], a literary work^[47]; and Wayside School is Falling Down^[17], a written work^[48].

Recognition

Awards received include Zilveren Zoen^[18], a young adult literature award^[49], in Netherlands^[50]; Newbery Medal^[19], a literary award^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1922^[53]; National Book Award^[20], a literary award^[54], in United States^[55], founded in 1936^[56]; Q12371750^[21], a literary award^[57], in Estonia^[58], founded in 2004^[59]; Schneider Family Book Award^[22], an award^[60], in United States^[61], founded in 2004^[62]; and Premio Bernard Versele^[23].

Why It Matters

Louis Sachar ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,944 views/month, #6,638 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[63] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[64]

Works attributed to him include Holes^[65], a literary work^[66].

FAQs

Where was Louis Sachar born?

Louis Sachar was born in East Meadow^[2].

What did Louis Sachar do for work?

Louis Sachar worked as writer^[4], screenwriter^[5], and children's writer^[6].

Where did Louis Sachar go to school?

Louis Sachar was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[11], University of California College of the Law, San Francisco^[12], Antioch University^[13], and Antioch College^[14].

What awards did Louis Sachar receive?

Honors received include Zilveren Zoen^[18], Newbery Medal^[19], National Book Award^[20], and Q12371750^[21].