Wendy Brown

American political theorist
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Wendy Brown

Summary

Wendy Brown is a human[1]. She was born on November 28, 1955[2]. She worked as a political scientist[3], university teacher[4], women's rights activist[5], anthropologist[6], and philosopher[7]. She ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (583 views/month, #6,942 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Wendy Brown was born on November 28, 1955[2].
  • Wendy Brown held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Wendy Brown's professions included political scientist[3].
  • Wendy Brown worked as a university teacher[4].
  • Wendy Brown worked as a women's rights activist[5].
  • Wendy Brown worked as an anthropologist[6].
  • Wendy Brown's professions included philosopher[7].
  • Wendy Brown's field of work was political science[10].
  • Wendy Brown's field of work was political theory[11].
  • Wendy Brown was employed by University of California, Berkeley[12].
  • Wendy Brown was employed by London School of Economics and Political Science[13].
  • Among Wendy Brown's employers was Institute for Advanced Study[14].
  • Wendy Brown received the Guggenheim Fellowship[15].
  • Wendy Brown received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[16].
  • Wendy Brown was a member of American Political Science Association[17].
  • Wendy Brown was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[18].
  • Wendy Brown is recorded as female[19].
  • Wendy Brown's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Wendy Brown's Commons category is recorded as Wendy Brown[21].
  • Wendy Brown's unmarried partner is recorded as Judith Butler[22].
  • Wendy Brown's family name is recorded as Brown[23].
  • Wendy Brown's given name is recorded as Wendy[24].
  • Wendy Brown's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Wendy Brown's curriculum vitae URL is recorded as https://polisci.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/cv/Brown%20CV.2018_0.doc[26].

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Origins and Family

Wendy Brown was born on November 28, 1955[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include political scientist[3], university teacher[4], women's rights activist[5], anthropologist[6], and philosopher[7]. Fields of work include political science[10], an academic major[27] and political theory[11], an academic discipline[28]. Employers include University of California, Berkeley[12], a public research university[29], in United States[30], founded in 1868[31], headquartered in Berkeley[32]; London School of Economics and Political Science[13], a public research university[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1895[35], headquartered in London[36]; and Institute for Advanced Study[14], a research institute[37], in United States[38], founded in 1930[39], headquartered in Princeton[40].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[15], a fellowship grant[41], in United States[42], founded in 1925[43] and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[16], a fellowship award[44].

Why It Matters

Wendy Brown ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (583 views/month, #6,942 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45]

FAQs

What did Wendy Brown do for work?

Wendy Brown worked as political scientist[3], university teacher[4], women's rights activist[5], anthropologist[6], and philosopher[7].

What awards did Wendy Brown receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[15] and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[16].

References

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  1. [19] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . polisci.berkeley.edu. Retrieved . polisci.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Q866. Retrieved . polisci.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . ias.edu. ias.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . amacad.org. amacad.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . english.elpais.com. english.elpais.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . polisci.berkeley.edu. Retrieved . polisci.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . wikidata.org.
  20. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . polisci.berkeley.edu. polisci.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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