Silvia Federici

Italian American scholar, teacher, and feminist activist
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Silvia Federici

Summary

Silvia Federici is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Parma[2]. She was born on April 24, 1942[3]. She worked as a philosopher[4], writer[5], university teacher[6], women's rights activist[7], and activist[8]. She ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (888 views/month, #7,027 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Parma[2], Silvia Federici…
  • Silvia Federici was born on April 24, 1942[3].
  • Silvia Federici was born on April 20, 1942[10].
  • Among Silvia Federici's spouses was George Caffentzis[11].
  • Silvia Federici held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Silvia Federici held citizenship in Italy[13].
  • Italian was Silvia Federici's native language[14].
  • Silvia Federici worked as a philosopher[4].
  • Silvia Federici's professions included writer[5].
  • Silvia Federici's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Silvia Federici's professions included women's rights activist[7].
  • Silvia Federici worked as an activist[8].
  • Silvia Federici worked as a social scientist[15].
  • Silvia Federici's field of work was sociology[16].
  • Silvia Federici's field of work was gender studies[17].
  • Silvia Federici's field of work was political philosophy[18].
  • Silvia Federici's field of work was social science[19].
  • Silvia Federici's field of work was philosophy[20].
  • Silvia Federici's field of work was feminism[21].
  • Silvia Federici was employed by Hofstra University[22].
  • Silvia Federici was educated at University at Buffalo[23].
  • Silvia Federici's education included a stint at University of Bologna[24].
  • A notable work attributed to Silvia Federici is Caliban and the Witch[25].
  • Silvia Federici is recorded as female[26].
  • Silvia Federici's instance of is recorded as human[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Parma[2], Silvia Federici… Recorded date of birth include April 24, 1942[3] and April 20, 1942[10]. Italian was her native language[14].

Education

Educated at University at Buffalo[23], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1846[30], headquartered in Amherst[31] and University of Bologna[24], a public university[32], in Italy[33], founded in 1088[34], headquartered in Bologna[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher[4], writer[5], university teacher[6], women's rights activist[7], activist[8], and social scientist[15]. Fields of work include sociology[16], an academic discipline[36]; gender studies[17], an interdisciplinary science[37]; political philosophy[18], a branch of philosophy[38]; social science[19], a class used in Universal Decimal Classification[39]; philosophy[20], an academic discipline[40]; and feminism[21], a Q1323572[41]. Silvia Federici was employed by Hofstra University[22].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Silvia Federici is Caliban and the Witch[25].

Personal Life

Silvia Federici was married to George Caffentzis[11].

Why It Matters

Silvia Federici ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (888 views/month, #7,027 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

Works attributed to her include Caliban and the Witch[44], a literary work[45].

FAQs

Where was Silvia Federici born?

Born in Parma[2], Silvia Federici…

Who was Silvia Federici married to?

Silvia Federici's spouses include George Caffentzis[11].

What did Silvia Federici do for work?

Silvia Federici worked as philosopher[4], writer[5], university teacher[6], women's rights activist[7], and activist[8].

Where did Silvia Federici go to school?

Silvia Federici was educated at University at Buffalo[23] and University of Bologna[24].

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  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [26] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . republik.ch. Retrieved . republik.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [27] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [6] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [7] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [8] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . medium.com. medium.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [10] . Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [44] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  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. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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