Yascha Mounk

German-American political scientist
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Yascha Mounk

Summary

Yascha Mounk is a human[1]. Born in Munich[2], he… he was born on October 6, 1982[3]. He worked as a political scientist[4], journalist[5], historian[6], university teacher[7], and writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (455 views/month, #7,155 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Yascha Mounk's place of birth was Munich[2].
  • Yascha Mounk was born on October 6, 1982[3].
  • Yascha Mounk held citizenship in Germany[10].
  • Yascha Mounk held citizenship in United States[11].
  • German was Yascha Mounk's native language[12].
  • Yascha Mounk's professions included political scientist[4].
  • Yascha Mounk worked as a journalist[5].
  • Yascha Mounk's professions included historian[6].
  • Yascha Mounk worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Yascha Mounk worked as a writer[8].
  • Yascha Mounk's field of work was political science[13].
  • Yascha Mounk's field of work was political science and government[14].
  • Yascha Mounk's field of work was populism[15].
  • Yascha Mounk was employed by The New York Times[16].
  • Among Yascha Mounk's employers was The Wall Street Journal[17].
  • Yascha Mounk was employed by Foreign Affairs[18].
  • Among Yascha Mounk's employers was Slate[19].
  • Among Yascha Mounk's employers was Die Zeit[20].
  • Yascha Mounk was employed by Johns Hopkins University[21].
  • Yascha Mounk's education included a stint at Trinity College[22].
  • Yascha Mounk's doctoral advisor was Michael Sandel[23].
  • Yascha Mounk is recorded as male[24].
  • Yascha Mounk's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Yascha Mounk's Commons category is recorded as Yascha Mounk[26].
  • Yascha Mounk's family name is recorded as Mounk[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: DE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1982-10-06[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 47777539-3c19-4f6b-9db3-88c79c1362ed[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Munich[2], Yascha Mounk… he was born on October 6, 1982[3]. German was his native language[12].

Education

Yascha Mounk was educated at Trinity College[22]. His doctoral advisor was Michael Sandel[23].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include political scientist[4], journalist[5], historian[6], university teacher[7], and writer[8]. Fields of work include political science[13], an academic major[32]; political science and government[14], an interdisciplinary science[33]; and populism[15], a political strategy[34]. Employers include The New York Times[16], a daily newspaper[35], in United States[36], founded in 1851[37], headquartered in One Times Square[38]; The Wall Street Journal[17], a daily newspaper[39], founded in 1889[40], headquartered in New York City[41]; Foreign Affairs[18], a magazine[42], in United States[43], founded in 1922[44], headquartered in New York City[45]; Slate[19], an online magazine[46], in United States[47], founded in 1996[48]; Die Zeit[20], a weekly newspaper[49], in Germany[50], founded in 1946[51], headquartered in Hamburg[52]; and Johns Hopkins University[21], a private university[53], in United States[54], founded in 1876[55], headquartered in Baltimore[56].

Why It Matters

Yascha Mounk ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (455 views/month, #7,155 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57]

FAQs

Where was Yascha Mounk born?

Yascha Mounk was born in Munich[2].

What did Yascha Mounk do for work?

Yascha Mounk worked as political scientist[4], journalist[5], historian[6], university teacher[7], and writer[8].

Where did Yascha Mounk go to school?

Yascha Mounk was educated at Trinity College[22].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [24] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [23] . dash.harvard.edu. dash.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  21. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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