William J. Birnes

American author, editor, publisher
Person human Q3294666
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William J. Birnes

Summary

William J. Birnes is a human[1]. He was born on +1944-11-07T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as an ufologist[3], novelist[4], ghostwriter[5], and publisher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107 views/month, #7,229 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William J. Birnes was born on +1944-11-07T00:00:00Z[2].
  • William J. Birnes held citizenship in United States[8].
  • William J. Birnes's professions included ufologist[3].
  • William J. Birnes's professions included novelist[4].
  • William J. Birnes worked as a ghostwriter[5].
  • William J. Birnes worked as a publisher[6].
  • William J. Birnes's education included a stint at New York University[9].
  • William J. Birnes's education included a stint at Concord University[10].
  • William J. Birnes is recorded as male[11].
  • William J. Birnes's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • William J. Birnes's ISNI is recorded as 000000011558393X[13].
  • William J. Birnes's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 2724321[14].
  • William J. Birnes's GND ID is recorded as 170016994[15].
  • William J. Birnes's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84201357[16].
  • William J. Birnes's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 146222215[17].
  • William J. Birnes's IdRef ID is recorded as 077329600[18].
  • William J. Birnes's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA02677149[19].
  • William J. Birnes's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0083706[20].
  • William J. Birnes's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00512067[21].
  • William J. Birnes's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0krrsh[22].
  • William J. Birnes's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1239375A[23].
  • William J. Birnes's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0011382[24].
  • William J. Birnes's family name is recorded as Birnes[25].
  • William J. Birnes's given name is recorded as William[26].
  • William J. Birnes's official website is recorded as https://www.william.birnes.com/[27].

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Origins and Family

William J. Birnes was born on +1944-11-07T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at New York University[9], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1831[30], headquartered in New York City[31] and Concord University[10], a university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1872[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include ufologist[3], novelist[4], ghostwriter[5], and publisher[6].

Why It Matters

William J. Birnes ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107 views/month, #7,229 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

FAQs

What did William J. Birnes do for work?

William J. Birnes worked as ufologist[3], novelist[4], ghostwriter[5], and publisher[6].

Where did William J. Birnes go to school?

William J. Birnes was educated at New York University[9] and Concord University[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [2] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Open Library. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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