Timur Kuran

American academic
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Timur Kuran

Summary

Timur Kuran is a human[1]. His place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on +1954-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a sociologist[4], economist[5], and political scientist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Timur Kuran was born in New York City[2].
  • Timur Kuran was born on +1954-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Timur Kuran held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Timur Kuran's professions included sociologist[4].
  • Timur Kuran's professions included economist[5].
  • Timur Kuran's professions included political scientist[6].
  • Timur Kuran was employed by University of Southern California[9].
  • Timur Kuran was employed by Duke University[10].
  • Timur Kuran was educated at Princeton University[11].
  • Timur Kuran received the Guggenheim Fellowship[12].
  • Timur Kuran's image is recorded as Timur Kuran 11-2003(hi-res).jpg[13].
  • Timur Kuran is recorded as male[14].
  • Timur Kuran's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Timur Kuran's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110279568[16].
  • Timur Kuran's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 61662611[17].
  • Timur Kuran's GND ID is recorded as 143369679[18].
  • Timur Kuran's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n94115852[19].
  • Timur Kuran's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 125569875[20].
  • Timur Kuran's IdRef ID is recorded as 034862099[21].
  • Timur Kuran's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA09639476[22].
  • Timur Kuran's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35347826[23].
  • Timur Kuran's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/087p9x[24].
  • Timur Kuran's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jn20020717226[25].
  • Timur Kuran's family name is recorded as Kuran[26].
  • Timur Kuran's given name is recorded as Timur[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in New York City[2], Timur Kuran… he was born on +1954-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Timur Kuran's education included a stint at Princeton University[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sociologist[4], economist[5], and political scientist[6]. Employers include University of Southern California[9], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1880[30], headquartered in Los Angeles[31] and Duke University[10], a university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1838[34], headquartered in Durham[35].

Recognition

Timur Kuran received the Guggenheim Fellowship[12].

Why It Matters

Timur Kuran ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

FAQs

Where was Timur Kuran born?

Timur Kuran was born in New York City[2].

What did Timur Kuran do for work?

Timur Kuran worked as sociologist[4], economist[5], and political scientist[6].

Where did Timur Kuran go to school?

Timur Kuran was educated at Princeton University[11].

What awards did Timur Kuran receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Educated at Princeton University
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