Michael Eric Dyson

American academic and author
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Michael Eric Dyson

Summary

Michael Eric Dyson is a human[1]. He was born in Detroit[2]. He was born on October 23, 1958[3]. He worked as a historian[4], biographer[5], sociologist[6], university teacher[7], and preacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,472 views/month, #6,941 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Michael Eric Dyson was born in Detroit[2].
  • Michael Eric Dyson was born on October 23, 1958[3].
  • Michael Eric Dyson held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Michael Eric Dyson is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[11].
  • Michael Eric Dyson's professions included historian[4].
  • Michael Eric Dyson worked as a biographer[5].
  • Michael Eric Dyson worked as a sociologist[6].
  • Michael Eric Dyson's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Michael Eric Dyson's professions included preacher[8].
  • Michael Eric Dyson worked as a religious leader[12].
  • Michael Eric Dyson's field of work was sociology[13].
  • Michael Eric Dyson's field of work was history[14].
  • Michael Eric Dyson's field of work was Baptist church[15].
  • Michael Eric Dyson's field of work was cultural criticism[16].
  • Among Michael Eric Dyson's employers was Georgetown University[17].
  • Among Michael Eric Dyson's employers was DePaul University[18].
  • Michael Eric Dyson was employed by Vanderbilt University[19].
  • Michael Eric Dyson's education included a stint at Princeton University[20].
  • Michael Eric Dyson was educated at Carson Newman University[21].
  • Michael Eric Dyson's education included a stint at Cranbrook Schools[22].
  • Michael Eric Dyson received the American Book Awards[23].
  • Michael Eric Dyson's religion is recorded as Baptists[24].
  • Michael Eric Dyson is recorded as male[25].
  • Michael Eric Dyson's instance of is recorded as human[26].
  • Michael Eric Dyson's Commons category is recorded as Michael Eric Dyson[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Detroit[2], Michael Eric Dyson… he was born on October 23, 1958[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[11].

Education

Educated at Princeton University[20], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1746[30], headquartered in Princeton[31]; Carson Newman University[21], a private not-for-profit educational institution[32], in United States[33], founded in 1851[34]; and Cranbrook Schools[22], a school[35], in United States[36], founded in 1922[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[4], biographer[5], sociologist[6], university teacher[7], preacher[8], and religious leader[12]. Fields of work include sociology[13], an academic discipline[38]; history[14]; Baptist church[15]; and cultural criticism[16], an activity[39]. Employers include Georgetown University[17], a private university[40], in United States[41], founded in 1789[42], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[43]; DePaul University[18], a university[44], in United States[45], founded in 1898[46], headquartered in Chicago[47]; and Vanderbilt University[19], a private university[48], in United States[49], founded in 1873[50], headquartered in Nashville[51].

Recognition

Michael Eric Dyson received the American Book Awards[23].

Personal Life

Michael Eric Dyson's religion is recorded as Baptists[24].

Why It Matters

Michael Eric Dyson ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,472 views/month, #6,941 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Michael Eric Dyson born?

Michael Eric Dyson was born in Detroit[2].

What did Michael Eric Dyson do for work?

Michael Eric Dyson worked as historian[4], biographer[5], sociologist[6], university teacher[7], and preacher[8].

Where did Michael Eric Dyson go to school?

Michael Eric Dyson was educated at Princeton University[20], Carson Newman University[21], and Cranbrook Schools[22].

What awards did Michael Eric Dyson receive?

Honors received include American Book Awards[23].

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  20. [19] . divinity.vanderbilt.edu. Retrieved . divinity.vanderbilt.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  23. [11] . African-American Religious Leaders. wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

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

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  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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