Margaret Jacob

American historian
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Margaret Jacob

Summary

Margaret Jacob is a human[1]. Born in New York City[2], she… she was born on +1943-06-09T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a historian[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in New York City[2], Margaret Jacob…
  • Margaret Jacob was born on +1943-06-09T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Margaret Jacob held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Margaret Jacob's professions included historian[4].
  • Margaret Jacob's field of work was history of science[7].
  • Margaret Jacob's field of work was history of ideas[8].
  • Margaret Jacob's field of work was early modern period[9].
  • Margaret Jacob's field of work was Q13174051[10].
  • Margaret Jacob's field of work was freemasonry[11].
  • Among Margaret Jacob's employers was The New School[12].
  • Margaret Jacob was employed by University of California, Los Angeles[13].
  • Among Margaret Jacob's employers was University of Pennsylvania[14].
  • Margaret Jacob's education included a stint at Cornell University[15].
  • Margaret Jacob was educated at St. Joseph's University, New York[16].
  • Margaret Jacob's doctoral advisor was Henry Guerlac[17].
  • Margaret Jacob received the Guggenheim Fellowship[18].
  • Margaret Jacob received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[19].
  • Margaret Jacob received the honorary doctor of the University of Utrecht[20].
  • Margaret Jacob received the Gottschalk Prize[21].
  • Margaret Jacob received the Watson, Helen, Miles, and Audrey Davis Prize[22].
  • Margaret Jacob is recorded as female[23].
  • Margaret Jacob's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Margaret Jacob's ISNI is recorded as 0000000081735383[25].
  • Margaret Jacob's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 108641012[26].
  • Margaret Jacob's GND ID is recorded as 128468807[27].

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Origins and Family

Margaret Jacob was born in New York City[2]. She was born on +1943-06-09T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Cornell University[15], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1865[30], headquartered in Ithaca[31] and St. Joseph's University, New York[16], a private not-for-profit educational institution[32], in United States[33], founded in 1916[34]. Margaret Jacob's doctoral advisor was Henry Guerlac[17].

Career and Affiliations

Margaret Jacob's professions included historian[4]. Fields of work include history of science[7], an academic discipline[35]; history of ideas[8], an academic discipline[36]; early modern period[9], an era[37]; Q13174051[10]; and freemasonry[11], a social group[38], founded in 1717[39]. Employers include The New School[12], a private university[40], in United States[41], founded in 1919[42]; University of California, Los Angeles[13], a public research university[43], in United States[44], founded in 1919[45], headquartered in Los Angeles[46]; and University of Pennsylvania[14], a private university[47], in United States[48], founded in 1740[49], headquartered in Philadelphia[50].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[18], a fellowship grant[51], in United States[52], founded in 1925[53]; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[19], a fellowship award[54], in United States[55], founded in 1874[56]; honorary doctor of the University of Utrecht[20], an award[57], in Netherlands[58]; Gottschalk Prize[21], an academic award[59]; and Watson, Helen, Miles, and Audrey Davis Prize[22], an award[60].

Why It Matters

Margaret Jacob ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[5] She is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]

FAQs

Where was Margaret Jacob born?

Born in New York City[2], Margaret Jacob…

What did Margaret Jacob do for work?

Margaret Jacob worked as historian[4].

Where did Margaret Jacob go to school?

Margaret Jacob was educated at Cornell University[15] and St. Joseph's University, New York[16].

What awards did Margaret Jacob receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[18], Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[19], honorary doctor of the University of Utrecht[20], and Gottschalk Prize[21].

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  25. [3] . VIAF ID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  33. [60] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [61] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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