María Rosa Menocal

Cuban-born American medieval historian (1953–2012)
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María Rosa Menocal

Summary

María Rosa Menocal is a human[1]. She was born in Havana[2]. She was born on +1953-04-09T00:00:00Z[3]. She passed away in Killingworth[4]. She died on +2012-10-15T00:00:00Z[5]. She worked as a philologist[6], romanist[7], medievalist[8], and university teacher[9]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • María Rosa Menocal was born in Havana[2].
  • María Rosa Menocal died in Killingworth[4].
  • María Rosa Menocal was born on +1953-04-09T00:00:00Z[3].
  • María Rosa Menocal died on +2012-10-15T00:00:00Z[5].
  • María Rosa Menocal held citizenship in Cuba[11].
  • María Rosa Menocal's professions included philologist[6].
  • María Rosa Menocal's professions included romanist[7].
  • María Rosa Menocal's professions included medievalist[8].
  • María Rosa Menocal worked as a university teacher[9].
  • María Rosa Menocal's field of work was Romance studies[12].
  • María Rosa Menocal's field of work was Spanish[13].
  • María Rosa Menocal's field of work was Portuguese[14].
  • María Rosa Menocal's field of work was medieval literature[15].
  • María Rosa Menocal's field of work was Medieval culture[16].
  • María Rosa Menocal's field of work was medieval studies[17].
  • María Rosa Menocal was employed by Yale University[18].
  • Among María Rosa Menocal's employers was University of Pennsylvania[19].
  • María Rosa Menocal was educated at University of Pennsylvania[20].
  • María Rosa Menocal received the Guggenheim Fellowship[21].
  • María Rosa Menocal received the Sterling Professor[22].
  • María Rosa Menocal received the Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America[23].
  • María Rosa Menocal was a member of Medieval Academy of America[24].
  • María Rosa Menocal is recorded as female[25].
  • María Rosa Menocal's instance of is recorded as human[26].
  • María Rosa Menocal's family name is recorded as Menocal[27].

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Origins and Family

María Rosa Menocal's place of birth was Havana[2]. She was born on +1953-04-09T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

María Rosa Menocal's education included a stint at University of Pennsylvania[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philologist[6], romanist[7], medievalist[8], and university teacher[9]. Fields of work include Romance studies[12], an academic discipline[28]; Spanish[13], a natural language[29], in Spain[30]; Portuguese[14], a natural language[31], in Portugal[32]; medieval literature[15], a sub-set of literature[33]; Medieval culture[16], an aspect in a historical period[34]; and medieval studies[17], an academic discipline[35]. Employers include Yale University[18], a private university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1701[38], headquartered in New Haven[39] and University of Pennsylvania[19], a private university[40], in United States[41], founded in 1740[42], headquartered in Philadelphia[43].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[21], a fellowship grant[44], in United States[45], founded in 1925[46]; Sterling Professor[22], a position[47], in United States[48]; and Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America[23], a fellowship award[49].

Death and Burial

María Rosa Menocal died on +2012-10-15T00:00:00Z[5]. She passed away in Killingworth[4].

Why It Matters

María Rosa Menocal ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[10] She is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

Where was María Rosa Menocal born?

María Rosa Menocal's place of birth was Havana[2].

Where did María Rosa Menocal die?

María Rosa Menocal passed away in Killingworth[4].

What did María Rosa Menocal do for work?

María Rosa Menocal worked as philologist[6], romanist[7], medievalist[8], and university teacher[9].

Where did María Rosa Menocal go to school?

María Rosa Menocal was educated at University of Pennsylvania[20].

What awards did María Rosa Menocal receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[21], Sterling Professor[22], and Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America[23].

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  18. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . medievalacademy.org. Retrieved . medievalacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . medievalacademy.org. Retrieved . medievalacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . news.yale.edu. Retrieved . news.yale.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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