Robert Kanigel

American biographer and science writer
Person human Q7346257
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Robert Kanigel

Summary

Robert Kanigel is a human[1]. Born in Brooklyn[2], he… he was born on +1946-05-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a biographer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Robert Kanigel was born in Brooklyn[2].
  • Robert Kanigel was born on +1946-05-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Robert Kanigel held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Robert Kanigel worked as a biographer[4].
  • Robert Kanigel received the Guggenheim Fellowship[7].
  • Robert Kanigel received the James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry[8].
  • Robert Kanigel's image is recorded as RobertKanigel.jpg[9].
  • Robert Kanigel is recorded as male[10].
  • Robert Kanigel's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Robert Kanigel's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109863759[12].
  • Robert Kanigel's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 72070984[13].
  • Robert Kanigel's GND ID is recorded as 1238233635[14].
  • Robert Kanigel's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85374151[15].
  • Robert Kanigel's IdRef ID is recorded as 056961553[16].
  • Robert Kanigel's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h_dr8k[17].
  • Robert Kanigel's Open Library ID is recorded as OL540106A[18].
  • Robert Kanigel's family name is recorded as Kanigel[19].
  • Robert Kanigel's given name is recorded as Robert[20].
  • Robert Kanigel's official website is recorded as http://www.robertkanigel.com/[21].
  • Robert Kanigel's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 073248975[22].
  • Robert Kanigel's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2007133905[23].
  • Robert Kanigel's ISFDB author ID is recorded as 85181[24].
  • Robert Kanigel's Goodreads author ID is recorded as 61426[25].
  • Robert Kanigel's Guggenheim fellows ID is recorded as robert-kanigel[26].
  • Robert Kanigel's Awards & Winners artist ID is recorded as 0h_dr8k[27].

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Origins and Family

Robert Kanigel was born in Brooklyn[2]. He was born on +1946-05-28T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Robert Kanigel's professions included biographer[4].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[7], a fellowship grant[28], in United States[29], founded in 1925[30] and James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry[8], a science award[31], in United States[32], founded in 1955[33].

Why It Matters

Robert Kanigel ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[5]

Works attributed to him include The Man Who Knew Infinity[34], a written work[35], written by him[36].

FAQs

Where was Robert Kanigel born?

Robert Kanigel was born in Brooklyn[2].

What did Robert Kanigel do for work?

Robert Kanigel worked as biographer[4].

What awards did Robert Kanigel receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[7] and James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry[8].

References

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  2. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . Open Library. wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Goodreads. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] . 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. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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