Tess Gerritsen

American novelist
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Tess Gerritsen

Summary

Tess Gerritsen is a human[1]. She was born in San Diego[2]. She was born on June 12, 1953[3]. She worked as a writer[4], novelist[5], physician[6], television writer[7], and essayist[8]. She ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (948 views/month, #6,863 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in San Diego[2], Tess Gerritsen…
  • Tess Gerritsen was born on June 12, 1953[3].
  • Tess Gerritsen held citizenship in United States[10].
  • English was Tess Gerritsen's native language[11].
  • Tess Gerritsen worked as a writer[4].
  • Tess Gerritsen worked as a novelist[5].
  • Tess Gerritsen worked as a physician[6].
  • Tess Gerritsen worked as a television writer[7].
  • Tess Gerritsen worked as an essayist[8].
  • Tess Gerritsen's field of work was literary activity[12].
  • Tess Gerritsen's field of work was detective literature[13].
  • Tess Gerritsen's field of work was thriller[14].
  • Tess Gerritsen's field of work was television screenwriting[15].
  • Tess Gerritsen's field of work was essay[16].
  • Tess Gerritsen's field of work was medicine[17].
  • Tess Gerritsen was educated at Stanford University[18].
  • Tess Gerritsen's education included a stint at University of California, San Francisco[19].
  • Tess Gerritsen was educated at Kearny High School[20].
  • Tess Gerritsen received the Crimezone Thriller Awards[21].
  • Tess Gerritsen is recorded as female[22].
  • Tess Gerritsen's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Tess Gerritsen's genre is romance[24].
  • Tess Gerritsen's Commons category is recorded as Tess Gerritsen[25].
  • Tess Gerritsen's family name is recorded as Gerritsen[26].
  • Tess Gerritsen's given name is recorded as Tess[27].

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Origins and Family

Tess Gerritsen was born in San Diego[2]. She was born on June 12, 1953[3]. English was her native language[11].

Education

Educated at Stanford University[18], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1885[30], headquartered in Stanford[31]; University of California, San Francisco[19], a public university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1873[34], headquartered in San Francisco[35]; and Kearny High School[20], a high school[36], in United States[37], founded in 1941[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], novelist[5], physician[6], television writer[7], and essayist[8]. Fields of work include literary activity[12]; detective literature[13], a literary genre[39]; thriller[14], a fiction genre[40]; television screenwriting[15]; essay[16], a literary genre[41]; and medicine[17], a field of study[42].

Recognition

Tess Gerritsen received the Crimezone Thriller Awards[21].

Why It Matters

Tess Gerritsen ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (948 views/month, #6,863 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Works attributed to her include The Surgeon[45], a written work[46] and The Sinner[47], a literary work[48].

FAQs

Where was Tess Gerritsen born?

Born in San Diego[2], Tess Gerritsen…

What did Tess Gerritsen do for work?

Tess Gerritsen worked as writer[4], novelist[5], physician[6], television writer[7], and essayist[8].

Where did Tess Gerritsen go to school?

Tess Gerritsen was educated at Stanford University[18], University of California, San Francisco[19], and Kearny High School[20].

What awards did Tess Gerritsen receive?

Honors received include Crimezone Thriller Awards[21].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  4. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [48] . 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. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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