Mary Roach

American science writer
Person human Q444136
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Mary Roach

Summary

Mary Roach is a human[1]. She was born in Etna[2]. She was born on March 20, 1959[3]. She worked as a medical writer[4], writer[5], journalist[6], and magazine writer[7]. She ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,276 views/month, #7,050 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Mary Roach was born in Etna[2].
  • Mary Roach was born on March 20, 1959[3].
  • Mary Roach was married to Ed Rachles[9].
  • Mary Roach held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Mary Roach worked as a medical writer[4].
  • Mary Roach worked as a writer[5].
  • Mary Roach worked as a journalist[6].
  • Mary Roach's professions included magazine writer[7].
  • Mary Roach's education included a stint at Wesleyan University[11].
  • Mary Roach was educated at Hanover High School[12].
  • Mary Roach is recorded as female[13].
  • Mary Roach's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Mary Roach's Commons category is recorded as Mary Roach[15].
  • Mary Roach's family name is recorded as Roach[16].
  • Mary Roach's given name is recorded as Mary[17].
  • Mary Roach's official website is recorded as http://www.maryroach.net/[18].
  • Mary Roach's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • Mary Roach's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+29858'}[20].
  • Mary Roach's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+32963'}[21].
  • Mary Roach's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+32661'}[22].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: US[24]

  • Began / founded: 1959-03-20[25]

  • Community tags: author, nonfiction, united states[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ff5066a4-169c-454a-a622-adc5cd5dd9dd[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Etna[2], Mary Roach… she was born on March 20, 1959[3].

Education

Educated at Wesleyan University[11], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1831[30] and Hanover High School[12], a high school[31], in United States[32], founded in 1888[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include medical writer[4], writer[5], journalist[6], and magazine writer[7].

Personal Life

Among Mary Roach's spouses was Ed Rachles[9].

Why It Matters

Mary Roach ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,276 views/month, #7,050 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

She has been cited as an influence by Kelly McGonigal[35], a psychologist[36], b. 1977[37], of United States[38], specialised in health psychology[39].

FAQs

Where was Mary Roach born?

Born in Etna[2], Mary Roach…

Who was Mary Roach married to?

Mary Roach's spouses include Ed Rachles[9].

What did Mary Roach do for work?

Mary Roach worked as medical writer[4], writer[5], journalist[6], and magazine writer[7].

Where did Mary Roach go to school?

Mary Roach was educated at Wesleyan University[11] and Hanover High School[12].

Who did Mary Roach influence?

Mary Roach has been cited as an influence by Kelly McGonigal[35].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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