Richard Alba

Summary

Richard Alba is a human^[1]. His place of birth was New York City^[2]. He was born on +1942-12-22T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died on +2025-06-04T00:00:00Z^[4]. He worked as a sociologist^[5], demographer^[6], and university teacher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in New York City^[2], Richard Alba…
• Richard Alba was born on +1942-12-22T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Richard Alba died on +2025-06-04T00:00:00Z^[4].
• Richard Alba held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Richard Alba worked as a sociologist^[5].
• Richard Alba's professions included demographer^[6].
• Richard Alba's professions included university teacher^[7].
• Richard Alba's field of work was sociology^[10].
• Richard Alba's field of work was human migration^[11].
• Richard Alba's field of work was cultural assimilation^[12].
• Richard Alba's education included a stint at Columbia University^[13].
• Richard Alba received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[14].
• Richard Alba was a member of Mayoral Advisory Commission on City Art, Monuments, and Markers^[15].
• Richard Alba was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[16].
• Richard Alba was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[17].
• Richard Alba is recorded as male^[18].
• Richard Alba's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Richard Alba supervised Min Zhou as a doctoral student^[20].
• Richard Alba's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109588128^[21].
• Richard Alba's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 19916557^[22].
• Richard Alba's GND ID is recorded as 114848645^[23].
• Richard Alba's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80151834^[24].
• Richard Alba's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 145282652^[25].
• Richard Alba's IdRef ID is recorded as 087000741^[26].
• Richard Alba's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA01119519^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in New York City^[2], Richard Alba… he was born on +1942-12-22T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Richard Alba was educated at Columbia University^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sociologist^[5], demographer^[6], and university teacher^[7]. Fields of work include sociology^[10], an academic discipline^[28]; human migration^[11]; and cultural assimilation^[12], a sociological concept^[29]. Richard Alba supervised Min Zhou as a doctoral student^[20].

Recognition

Richard Alba received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[14].

Death and Burial

Richard Alba died on +2025-06-04T00:00:00Z^[4].

Why It Matters

Richard Alba ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

His notable doctoral advisees include Min Zhou^[32], a sociologist^[33], b. 1956^[34], of United States^[35], awarded the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[36], specialised in immigration^[37].

FAQs

Where was Richard Alba born?

Richard Alba was born in New York City^[2].

What did Richard Alba do for work?

Richard Alba worked as sociologist^[5], demographer^[6], and university teacher^[7].

Where did Richard Alba go to school?

Richard Alba was educated at Columbia University^[13].

What awards did Richard Alba receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[14].