Stephen Kotkin

American historian, academic, author
Person human Q2042569
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Stephen Kotkin

Summary

Stephen Kotkin is a human[1]. His place of birth was Englewood[2]. He was born on +1959-02-17T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a historian[4], author[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (427 views/month, #6,959 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Stephen Kotkin was born in Englewood[2].
  • Stephen Kotkin was born on +1959-02-17T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Stephen Kotkin held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Stephen Kotkin worked as a historian[4].
  • Stephen Kotkin worked as an author[5].
  • Stephen Kotkin worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Stephen Kotkin's field of work was history[9].
  • Stephen Kotkin's field of work was political history[10].
  • Stephen Kotkin's field of work was communism[11].
  • Stephen Kotkin's field of work was geopolitics[12].
  • Stephen Kotkin's field of work was authoritarian regime[13].
  • Stephen Kotkin was employed by Princeton University[14].
  • Stephen Kotkin was educated at University of California, Berkeley[15].
  • Stephen Kotkin's education included a stint at University of Rochester[16].
  • A notable work attributed to Stephen Kotkin is Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928[17].
  • A notable work attributed to Stephen Kotkin is Stalin: Waiting for Hitler, 1929-1941[18].
  • Stephen Kotkin received the Guggenheim Fellowship[19].
  • Stephen Kotkin's image is recorded as 2015-Mar-11 Stephen Kotkin Politics and Prose.jpg[20].
  • Stephen Kotkin is recorded as male[21].
  • Stephen Kotkin's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Stephen Kotkin's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110691034[23].
  • Stephen Kotkin's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 68987962[24].
  • Stephen Kotkin's GND ID is recorded as 128616512[25].
  • Stephen Kotkin's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88163221[26].
  • Stephen Kotkin's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 122674851[27].

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Origins and Family

Stephen Kotkin's place of birth was Englewood[2]. He was born on +1959-02-17T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of California, Berkeley[15], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1868[30], headquartered in Berkeley[31] and University of Rochester[16], a university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1850[34], headquartered in Rochester[35]. Stephen Kotkin earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[4], author[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include history[9]; political history[10], an aspect of history[37]; communism[11], a political ideology[38]; geopolitics[12], an academic discipline[39]; and authoritarian regime[13]. Stephen Kotkin was employed by Princeton University[14].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928[17], a book[40], written by Stephen Kotkin[41] and Stalin: Waiting for Hitler, 1929-1941[18], a book[42], written by him[43].

Recognition

Stephen Kotkin received the Guggenheim Fellowship[19].

Why It Matters

Stephen Kotkin ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (427 views/month, #6,959 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was Stephen Kotkin born?

Stephen Kotkin's place of birth was Englewood[2].

What did Stephen Kotkin do for work?

Stephen Kotkin worked as historian[4], author[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Stephen Kotkin go to school?

Stephen Kotkin was educated at University of California, Berkeley[15] and University of Rochester[16].

What awards did Stephen Kotkin receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[19].

References

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  1. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [36] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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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. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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