Jim Shepard

American novelist and short-story writer
Person human Q6198081
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Summary

Jim Shepard is a human[1]. He was born in Bridgeport[2]. He was born on December 29, 1956[3]. He worked as a writer[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Jim Shepard was born in Bridgeport[2].
  • Jim Shepard was born on December 29, 1956[3].
  • Jim Shepard held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Jim Shepard's professions included writer[4].
  • Jim Shepard's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Jim Shepard's field of work was creative and professional writing[8].
  • Jim Shepard's field of work was prose[9].
  • Jim Shepard's field of work was short story[10].
  • Jim Shepard's field of work was rhetoric[11].
  • Among Jim Shepard's employers was Williams College[12].
  • Jim Shepard's education included a stint at Brown University[13].
  • Jim Shepard was educated at Trinity College[14].
  • Jim Shepard received the Guggenheim Fellowship[15].
  • Jim Shepard received the O. Henry Award[16].
  • Jim Shepard received the Sophie Brody Medal[17].
  • Jim Shepard is recorded as male[18].
  • Jim Shepard's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Jim Shepard's family name is recorded as Shepard[20].
  • Jim Shepard's given name is recorded as Jim[21].
  • Jim Shepard's official website is recorded as https://jimshepard.wordpress.com[22].
  • Jim Shepard's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Jim Shepard's writing language is recorded as English[24].
  • Jim Shepard's P14750 is recorded as 376F-87EA-D414-BB09-8533[25].

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Origins and Family

Jim Shepard was born in Bridgeport[2]. He was born on December 29, 1956[3].

Education

Educated at Brown University[13], a private university[26], in United States[27], founded in 1765[28], headquartered in Providence[29] and Trinity College[14], a liberal arts college[30], in United States[31], founded in 1823[32], headquartered in Hartford[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4] and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include creative and professional writing[8], an academic discipline[34]; prose[9], a literary form[35]; short story[10], a literary genre[36]; and rhetoric[11], a field of study[37]. Among Jim Shepard's employers was Williams College[12].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[15], a fellowship grant[38], in United States[39], founded in 1925[40]; O. Henry Award[16], a literary award[41], in United States[42], founded in 1919[43]; and Sophie Brody Medal[17], a literary award[44], in United States[45].

Why It Matters

Jim Shepard ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

Where was Jim Shepard born?

Born in Bridgeport[2].

What did Jim Shepard do for work?

Jim Shepard worked as writer[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Jim Shepard go to school?

Jim Shepard was educated at Brown University[13] and Trinity College[14].

What awards did Jim Shepard receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[15], O. Henry Award[16], and Sophie Brody Medal[17].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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