Tobias Wolff

Summary

Tobias Wolff is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Birmingham^[2]. He was born on June 19, 1945^[3]. He worked as a novelist^[4], writer^[5], autobiographer^[6], screenwriter^[7], and university teacher^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,245 views/month, #6,789 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Birmingham^[2], Tobias Wolff…
• Tobias Wolff was born on June 19, 1945^[3].
• Tobias Wolff held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Tobias Wolff's professions included novelist^[4].
• Tobias Wolff's professions included writer^[5].
• Tobias Wolff's professions included autobiographer^[6].
• Tobias Wolff's professions included screenwriter^[7].
• Tobias Wolff worked as a university teacher^[8].
• Tobias Wolff's professions included academic^[11].
• Tobias Wolff's field of work was literature^[12].
• Tobias Wolff's field of work was short story^[13].
• Tobias Wolff's field of work was novel^[14].
• Tobias Wolff's field of work was autobiography^[15].
• Among Tobias Wolff's employers was Syracuse University^[16].
• Among Tobias Wolff's employers was Stanford University^[17].
• Tobias Wolff was educated at Stanford University^[18].
• Tobias Wolff's education included a stint at Hertford College^[19].
• A notable work attributed to Tobias Wolff is Old School^[20].
• A notable work attributed to Tobias Wolff is This Boy's Life^[21].
• Tobias Wolff received the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction^[22].
• Tobias Wolff received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[23].
• Tobias Wolff received the PEN/Malamud Award^[24].
• Tobias Wolff was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[25].
• Tobias Wolff was a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters^[26].
• Tobias Wolff's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Birmingham^[2], Tobias Wolff… he was born on June 19, 1945^[3].

Education

Educated at Stanford University^[18], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1885^[30], headquartered in Stanford^[31] and Hertford College^[19], a college of the University of Oxford^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1874^[34], headquartered in Oxford^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include novelist^[4], writer^[5], autobiographer^[6], screenwriter^[7], university teacher^[8], and academic^[11]. Fields of work include literature^[12], a type of arts^[36]; short story^[13], a literary genre^[37]; novel^[14], a literary form^[38]; and autobiography^[15], a literary genre^[39]. Employers include Syracuse University^[16], a private university^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1870^[42] and Stanford University^[17], a private university^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1885^[45], headquartered in Stanford^[46].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Old School^[20], a literary work^[47], in United States^[48] and This Boy's Life^[21], a written work^[49].

Recognition

Awards received include PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction^[22], a literary award^[50], in United States^[51], founded in 1981^[52]; Guggenheim Fellowship^[23], a fellowship grant^[53], in United States^[54], founded in 1925^[55]; and PEN/Malamud Award^[24], a literary award^[56], in United States^[57], founded in 1988^[58].

Personal Life

Tobias Wolff's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[27].

Why It Matters

Tobias Wolff ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,245 views/month, #6,789 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[59] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[60]

He has been cited as an influence by Tom Perrotta^[61], a writer^[62], b. 1961^[63], of United States^[64], specialised in belletristic literature^[65].

FAQs

Where was Tobias Wolff born?

Tobias Wolff was born in Birmingham^[2].

What did Tobias Wolff do for work?

Tobias Wolff worked as novelist^[4], writer^[5], autobiographer^[6], screenwriter^[7], and university teacher^[8].

Where did Tobias Wolff go to school?

Tobias Wolff was educated at Stanford University^[18] and Hertford College^[19].

What awards did Tobias Wolff receive?

Honors received include PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction^[22], Guggenheim Fellowship^[23], and PEN/Malamud Award^[24].

Who did Tobias Wolff influence?

Tobias Wolff has been cited as an influence by Tom Perrotta^[61].