Stephen Alter

American author born in India
Person human Q7608582
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Stephen Alter

Summary

Stephen Alter is a human[1]. He was born on +1956-09-15T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as an academic[3]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month, #7,243 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Stephen Alter was born on +1956-09-15T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Stephen Alter held citizenship in United States[5].
  • Stephen Alter's professions included academic[3].
  • Among Stephen Alter's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[6].
  • Stephen Alter was educated at Wesleyan University[7].
  • Stephen Alter was educated at Woodstock School[8].
  • Stephen Alter received the Guggenheim Fellowship[9].
  • Stephen Alter received the Fulbright Scholarship[10].
  • Stephen Alter is recorded as male[11].
  • Stephen Alter's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Stephen Alter's ISNI is recorded as 000000011744217X[13].
  • Stephen Alter's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 13563969[14].
  • Stephen Alter's GND ID is recorded as 124223176[15].
  • Stephen Alter's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n78014510[16].
  • Stephen Alter's IdRef ID is recorded as 060331828[17].
  • Stephen Alter's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0g_zh7[18].
  • Stephen Alter's Open Library ID is recorded as OL399686A[19].
  • Stephen Alter's given name is recorded as Stephen[20].
  • Stephen Alter's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 074004158[21].
  • Stephen Alter's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90393040[22].
  • Stephen Alter's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2004076518[23].
  • Stephen Alter's ISFDB author ID is recorded as 133070[24].
  • Stephen Alter's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Stephen Alter's FAST ID is recorded as 22727[26].
  • Stephen Alter's Goodreads author ID is recorded as 347177[27].

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Origins and Family

Stephen Alter was born on +1956-09-15T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Wesleyan University[7], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1831[30] and Woodstock School[8], a school[31], in India[32], founded in 1854[33].

Career and Affiliations

Stephen Alter worked as an academic[3]. He was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[9], a fellowship grant[34], in United States[35], founded in 1925[36] and Fulbright Scholarship[10], a scholarship[37], in United States[38], founded in 1946[39].

Why It Matters

Stephen Alter ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month, #7,243 of 1,000,298).[4]

FAQs

What did Stephen Alter do for work?

Stephen Alter worked as academic[3].

Where did Stephen Alter go to school?

Stephen Alter was educated at Wesleyan University[7] and Woodstock School[8].

What awards did Stephen Alter receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[9] and Fulbright Scholarship[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [9] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Goodreads. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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. [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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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