Frank Freidel

American historian
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Summary

Frank Freidel was born on January 1, 1916[1], in Brooklyn[2]. He died on January 25, 1993[3], in Cambridge[4]. He worked as a historian[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: May 22, 1916[7]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[8]
  • Employer: Harvard University[9], University of Washington[10]
  • Educated at: University of Wisconsin–Madison[11], University of Southern California[12]
  • Doctoral advisor: William B. Hesseltine[13]
  • Award received: Guggenheim Fellowship[14]
  • Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences[15]
  • Sex or gender: male[16]
  • Doctoral student: Robert Morse Crunden[17]
  • Academic degree: doctorate[18]
  • Family name: Freidel[19]
  • Given name: Frank[20]

FAQs

Where was Frank Freidel born?

Frank Freidel's place of birth was Brooklyn[2].

Where did Frank Freidel die?

Frank Freidel died in Cambridge[4].

What did Frank Freidel do for work?

Frank Freidel worked as a historian[5].

Where did Frank Freidel go to school?

Frank Freidel was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[11] and University of Southern California[12].

What awards did Frank Freidel receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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