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Sylvia Nasar

American journalist
Person Human Q77008

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[19]
Date of birth
1947, August 17, 1947[8]
Place of birth
Rosenheim
Country of citizenship
Germany, United States[10][11]
Occupation
writer, journalist, university teacher, economist, biographer
Employer
Columbia University[12]
Educated at
Antioch University, Antioch College, New York University[13][14][15]
Award received
Berlin Prize, Guggenheim Fellowship, National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography[16][17][18]
Father
Ruzi Nazar[9]
Genre
biography[20]
Official website
www.sylvianasar.com[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[24]
Family name
Category:Nasar (surname)[21]
Given name
Sylvia[22]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[27]
Name in native language
Sylvia Nasar[25]
Start of work period
1983[26]
Writing language
English[28]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sylvia Nasar ar سيلفيا نصار de Nasar fa زیلویا نازار he סילביה נאסר he סילביה נסאר ja シルヴィア・ネイサー ko 실비아 나사르 ru Назар Сильвия ru Назар, Сильвия ru Сильвия Назар uk Сильвія Назар zh 西爾維雅·娜薩 zh 西爾維雅·娜薩兒
🔖 Identifiers · 67
ISNI
0000000110573345
VIAF cluster ID
39524434
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n98008484
GND ID
12150901X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Sylvia Nasar - Flickr - Knight Foundation.jpg ↗
ArchINFORM person/group ID
23100
Awards & Winners artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Babelio author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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C-SPAN person numeric ID
59391
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
59391
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CANTIC ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DBC author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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Discogs artist ID
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Europeana entity
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FAST ID
1787936
Film.ru person ID
silviya-neyser
Freebase ID
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Goodreads author ID
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Guggenheim fellows ID
sylvia-nasar
HAND ID
D0D6-73FD-5012-CD4A-4603
IMDb ID
nm0621586
IdRef ID
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J9U entity ID
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KBR person ID
14361350
Kinobox person ID
96793
LibraryThing author ID
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Medvik ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA1352287X
NDL Authority ID
00874750
NL CR AUT ID
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NLAI ID
2062287
NLP ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
000387980
NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Korea ID
KAC201322039
National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810676372405606
National Library of Portugal ID
1090533
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1578126
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
181430908
Obálky knih ID
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Open Library ID
OL82784A
PORT person ID
160726
Perlentaucher ID
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Quora topic ID
Sylvia-Nasar-1
RERO ID (legacy)
A005919555
SHARE Catalogue author ID
66753
SNAC ARK ID
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SVKKL authority ID
0202226-Nasar-Sylvia
Sinemalar person ID
83212
TMDB person ID
6160
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058520680306706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1308705
Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ZbMATH author ID
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ČSFD person ID
73236

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Occupation 5
writer, journalist, economist, university teacher, biographer
Educated at 3
New York University, Antioch College, Antioch University
Country of citizenship 2
United States, Germany
Award received 1
Guggenheim Fellowship
Employer 1
Columbia University
Genre 1
biography
Given name 1
Sylvia
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Place of birth 1
Rosenheim
Sex or gender 1
female
Works by author 1
A Beautiful Mind
Writing language 1
English
← After a work by 1
A Beautiful Mind
← FactGrid item ID 1
Großbockedra
← SNARC ID 1
Ruthven
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Summary

Sylvia Nasar was born on 1947[1] in Rosenheim[2]. She has worked as a writer[3], journalist[4], university teacher[5], economist[6], and biographer[7].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Sylvia Nasar include A Beautiful Mind[29], a written work[30].

FAQs

Where was Sylvia Nasar born?

Sylvia Nasar's place of birth was Rosenheim[2].

Who were Sylvia Nasar's parents?

Sylvia Nasar's father was Ruzi Nazar[9].

What did Sylvia Nasar do for work?

Sylvia Nasar worked as a writer[3], journalist[4], university teacher[5], economist[6], and biographer[7].

Where did Sylvia Nasar go to school?

Sylvia Nasar was educated at Antioch University[13], Antioch College[14], and New York University[15].

What awards did Sylvia Nasar receive?

Honors received include Berlin Prize[16], Guggenheim Fellowship[17], and National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography[18].

Related Entities

A Beautiful Mind Antioch University Germany United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . americanacademy.de. americanacademy.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . bookcritics.org. bookcritics.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [8] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65766: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Father → Ruzi Nazar
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64326: import father (P22) from GND"
  3. 10d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discogs artist ID → 10399843
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #62839: Importing Discogs artist IDs into Wikidata from MusicBrainz, after ensuring matching labels part1"
  4. 6w ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    PORT person ID → 160726
    "Created claim: PORT person ID: 160726, batch #275236"
  5. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person ID → 83212
    "Created claim: Sinemalar person ID: 83212, batch #270606"
  6. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → D0D6-73FD-5012-CD4A-4603
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46469: HAND ID (8)"
  7. 14w ago · Arch2bot bot · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ArchINFORM person/group ID → 23100
    "Created claim: ArchINFORM person/group ID: 23100, Importation from archINFORM"
  8. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0202226-Nasar-Sylvia
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0202226-Nasar-Sylvia, batch #259497"
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