Safiya Noble

American professor and author
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Safiya Noble

Summary

Safiya Noble is a human[1]. She was born on 1950[2]. She worked as a sociologist[3], university teacher[4], computer scientist[5], information scientist[6], and writer[7]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (151 views/month, #7,258 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Safiya Noble was born on 1950[2].
  • Safiya Noble held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Safiya Noble worked as a sociologist[3].
  • Safiya Noble worked as a university teacher[4].
  • Safiya Noble's professions included computer scientist[5].
  • Safiya Noble's professions included information scientist[6].
  • Safiya Noble worked as a writer[7].
  • Safiya Noble's professions included docent[10].
  • Safiya Noble's field of work was gender studies[11].
  • Safiya Noble's field of work was information science[12].
  • Safiya Noble's field of work was race[13].
  • Safiya Noble's field of work was automated decision-making[14].
  • Safiya Noble's field of work was algorithm[15].
  • Safiya Noble's field of work was informatics[16].
  • Among Safiya Noble's employers was University of California, Los Angeles[17].
  • Among Safiya Noble's employers was University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[18].
  • Safiya Noble's education included a stint at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[19].
  • Safiya Noble's education included a stint at California State University, Fresno[20].
  • Safiya Noble was educated at Theodore Roosevelt High School[21].
  • A notable work attributed to Safiya Noble is Algorithms of Oppression[22].
  • Safiya Noble received the MacArthur Fellows Program[23].
  • Safiya Noble received the Miles Conrad Award[24].
  • Safiya Noble is recorded as female[25].
  • Safiya Noble's instance of is recorded as human[26].
  • Safiya Noble's Commons category is recorded as Safiya Umoja Noble[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 83fd4e45-a980-4c5e-a084-05afbb5fdb14[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Safiya Noble was born on 1950[2].

Education

Educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[19], a public research university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1867[33]; California State University, Fresno[20], a university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1911[36], headquartered in Fresno[37]; and Theodore Roosevelt High School[21], a high school[38], in United States[39], founded in 1928[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sociologist[3], university teacher[4], computer scientist[5], information scientist[6], writer[7], and docent[10]. Fields of work include gender studies[11], an interdisciplinary science[41]; information science[12], an academic discipline[42]; race[13], a classification scheme[43]; automated decision-making[14], a process[44]; algorithm[15]; and informatics[16], an academic major[45], founded in 1957[46]. Employers include University of California, Los Angeles[17], a public research university[47], in United States[48], founded in 1919[49], headquartered in Los Angeles[50] and University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[18], a public research university[51], in United States[52], founded in 1867[53].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Safiya Noble is Algorithms of Oppression[22].

Recognition

Awards received include MacArthur Fellows Program[23], a science award[54], in United States[55], founded in 1981[56] and Miles Conrad Award[24], an award[57], in United States[58], founded in 1968[59].

Why It Matters

Safiya Noble ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (151 views/month, #7,258 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] She is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]

FAQs

What did Safiya Noble do for work?

Safiya Noble worked as sociologist[3], university teacher[4], computer scientist[5], information scientist[6], and writer[7].

Where did Safiya Noble go to school?

Safiya Noble was educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[19], California State University, Fresno[20], and Theodore Roosevelt High School[21].

What awards did Safiya Noble receive?

Honors received include MacArthur Fellows Program[23] and Miles Conrad Award[24].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [25] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . niso.plus. niso.plus. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [2] . wikidata.org.
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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  23. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  26. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  27. [57] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  28. [58] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  29. [59] . 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. [60] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [61] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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