Stith Thompson

Summary

Stith Thompson is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Bloomfield^[2]. He was born on +1885-03-07T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Columbus^[4]. He died on +1976-01-10T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as an anthropologist^[6] and writer^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month, #7,241 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Stith Thompson's place of birth was Bloomfield^[2].
• Stith Thompson passed away in Columbus^[4].
• Stith Thompson was born on +1885-03-07T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Stith Thompson was born on +1885-00-00T00:00:00Z^[9].
• Stith Thompson died on +1976-01-10T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Burial took place at Pleasant Grove Cemetery^[10].
• Stith Thompson held citizenship in United States^[11].
• Stith Thompson's professions included anthropologist^[6].
• Stith Thompson worked as a writer^[7].
• Among Stith Thompson's employers was University of Texas at Austin^[12].
• Stith Thompson's education included a stint at Harvard University^[13].
• Stith Thompson was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[14].
• Stith Thompson received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[15].
• Stith Thompson was a member of American Philosophical Society^[16].
• Stith Thompson is recorded as male^[17].
• Stith Thompson's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Stith Thompson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121231092^[19].
• Stith Thompson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 19753345^[20].
• Stith Thompson's GND ID is recorded as 117366838^[21].
• Stith Thompson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80079656^[22].
• Stith Thompson's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 123519926^[23].
• Stith Thompson's IdRef ID is recorded as 032502265^[24].
• Stith Thompson's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA01937379^[25].
• Stith Thompson's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00458678^[26].
• Stith Thompson's Commons category is recorded as Stith Thompson^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Bloomfield^[2], Stith Thompson… Recorded date of birth include +1885-03-07T00:00:00Z^[3] and +1885-00-00T00:00:00Z^[9].

Education

Educated at Harvard University^[13], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1636^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31] and University of California, Berkeley^[14], a public research university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1868^[34], headquartered in Berkeley^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include anthropologist^[6] and writer^[7]. Stith Thompson was employed by University of Texas at Austin^[12].

Recognition

Stith Thompson received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[15].

Death and Burial

Stith Thompson died on +1976-01-10T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Columbus^[4]. He is buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetery^[10].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Stith Thompson include Aarne–Thompson–Uther classification system^[36], a reference work^[37].

Why It Matters

Stith Thompson ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month, #7,241 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38]

Works attributed to him include Motif-Index of Folk-Literature^[39], a book series^[40], written by him^[41]. Entities named for him include Aarne–Thompson–Uther classification system^[36], a reference work^[37].

His notable doctoral advisees include Dov Noy^[42], a university teacher^[43], 1920–2013^[44], of Israel^[45], awarded the Bialik Prize^[46].

FAQs

Where was Stith Thompson born?

Stith Thompson's place of birth was Bloomfield^[2].

Where did Stith Thompson die?

Stith Thompson died in Columbus^[4].

What did Stith Thompson do for work?

Stith Thompson worked as anthropologist^[6] and writer^[7].

Where did Stith Thompson go to school?

Stith Thompson was educated at Harvard University^[13] and University of California, Berkeley^[14].

What awards did Stith Thompson receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[15].