David Talbot

American investigative journalist and editor
Person human Q180978
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Summary

David Talbot was born on September 22, 1951[1], in Los Angeles[2]. He has worked as a journalist[3] and non-fiction writer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (815 views/month, #7,180 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Father: Lyle Talbot[6]
  • Child: Joe Talbot[7]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[8]
  • Field of work: investigative journalism[9], opinion journalism[10]
  • Educated at: University of California, Santa Cruz[11], Harvard-Westlake School[12]
  • Notable work: The Devil's Chessboard[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Genre: political literature[15], non-fiction literature[16]
  • Commons category: David Talbot[17]
  • Family name: Talbot[18]
  • Given name: David[19]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: American English[20], English[21]
  • Different from: David Talbot[22]
  • Sibling: Stephen Talbot[23], Margaret Talbot[24]

Why It Matters

David Talbot is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

Where was David Talbot born?

David Talbot was born in Los Angeles[2].

Who were David Talbot's parents?

David Talbot's father was Lyle Talbot[6].

What did David Talbot do for work?

David Talbot worked as a journalist[3] and non-fiction writer[4].

Where did David Talbot go to school?

David Talbot was educated at University of California, Santa Cruz[11] and Harvard-Westlake School[12].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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