Virginia Postrel

American writer, editor, and libertarian
Person human Q7934461
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Virginia Postrel

Summary

Virginia Postrel is a human[1]. She was born in Greenville[2]. She was born on January 14, 1960[3]. She worked as a writer[4] and journalist[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (489 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Virginia Postrel was born in Greenville[2].
  • Virginia Postrel was born on January 14, 1960[3].
  • Virginia Postrel held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Virginia Postrel's professions included writer[4].
  • Virginia Postrel worked as a journalist[5].
  • Virginia Postrel was employed by Reason[8].
  • Virginia Postrel was employed by The Wall Street Journal[9].
  • Virginia Postrel's education included a stint at Princeton University[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Virginia Postrel is The Future and Its Enemies[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Virginia Postrel is The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World[12].
  • Virginia Postrel received the Bastiat Prize[13].
  • Virginia Postrel is recorded as female[14].
  • Virginia Postrel's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Virginia Postrel earned the academic degree of Bachelor of Arts[16].
  • Virginia Postrel's family name is recorded as Inman[17].
  • Virginia Postrel's given name is recorded as Virginia[18].
  • Virginia Postrel's official website is recorded as https://vpostrel.com/[19].
  • Virginia Postrel's medical condition is recorded as breast cancer[20].
  • Virginia Postrel's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Virginia Postrel's birth name is recorded as Virginia Inman[22].
  • Virginia Postrel's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+15011'}[23].
  • Virginia Postrel's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+15318'}[24].
  • Virginia Postrel's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+15498'}[25].

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Origins and Family

Virginia Postrel's place of birth was Greenville[2]. She was born on January 14, 1960[3].

Education

Virginia Postrel's education included a stint at Princeton University[10]. She earned the academic degree of Bachelor of Arts[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4] and journalist[5]. Employers include Reason[8], a magazine[26], in United States[27], founded in 1968[28], headquartered in Los Angeles[29] and The Wall Street Journal[9], a daily newspaper[30], founded in 1889[31], headquartered in New York City[32].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Future and Its Enemies[11], a literary work[33] and The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World[12], a version, edition or translation[34].

Recognition

Virginia Postrel received the Bastiat Prize[13].

Why It Matters

Virginia Postrel ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (489 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[6] She is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Virginia Postrel born?

Virginia Postrel's place of birth was Greenville[2].

What did Virginia Postrel do for work?

Virginia Postrel worked as writer[4] and journalist[5].

Where did Virginia Postrel go to school?

Virginia Postrel was educated at Princeton University[10].

What awards did Virginia Postrel receive?

Honors received include Bastiat Prize[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · ~2026-47916-38 · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work The Future and Its Enemies, The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P800]]: [[Q115211763]]"
  2. 13w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0272222-Postrel-Virginia-I-1960
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0272222-Postrel-Virginia-I-1960, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259654|batch #259654]]"
  3. 18w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open library id OL232667A, OL2629056A
    Educated at Princeton University
    Medical condition breast cancer
    Birth name Virginia Inman
    + 45 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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