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Jonathan Schell

American author (1943–2014)
Person human Q1703300

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[24]
Date of birth
August 21, 1943, August 9, 1913[10]
Date of death
March 25, 2014, February 23, 1998[11]
Place of birth
Manhattan
Place of death
Brooklyn
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Occupation
journalist, author, writer, non-fiction writer, peace activist, docent[13]
Employer
Wesleyan University, The New Yorker[15][16]
Field of work
journalism[14]
Educated at
Harvard University, Dalton School, International Christian University, The Putney School[17][18][19][20]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship, The Hillman Prize for Book Journalism[22][23]
Notable work
The Fate of the Earth[21]
Sibling
Orville Schell[35]
Cause of death
cancer[27]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, Japanese[32][33]
Archives at
New York Public Library Main Branch[26]
Birth name
Jonathan Edward Schell[34]
Family name
Schell[28]
Given name
Jonathan, Edward[29][30]
Has written for
The Atlantic, The New Yorker, Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik[37][38][39]
Manner of death
natural causes[31]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject New York Public Library[36]
P14437
jonathan-schell
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P14750
9E01-CDC7-B3CF-8C2A-8623
Unmarried partner
Irena Grudzińska-Gross[25]
Writing language
English[40]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jonathan Schell ar جوناثان شيل cs Jonathan Edward Schell es Jonathan Schell Edward ja ジョナサン・シェル zh 乔纳森·谢尔
🔖 Identifiers · 62
ISNI
0000000109643369
VIAF cluster ID
35517206
Library of Congress authority ID
n50016049
GND ID
128771658
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Jonathan Schell Occupy Town Square 2012 Shankbone.JPG ↗
Awards & Winners artist ID
04q7hm
BIBSYS ID
90069845
BiblioNet author ID
46496
Biblioteca centrale Cappuccini authority ID
1137
C-SPAN person numeric ID
1005274
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
1005274
CANTIC ID
981058510884906706
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CONOR.SI ID
32913763
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12027486
CiNii Research ID
1140000791859945088
DDB person (GND) ID
128771658
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
128771658, 1142180301
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Jonathan-Schell
FAST ID
5012
Freebase ID
/m/04q7hm
Goodreads author ID
43959
Guggenheim fellows ID
jonathan-schell
Harper's tag
jonathan-schell
IMDb ID
nm4200189
ISFDB author ID
120431
IdRef ID
076595765
IxTheo authority ID
379675544
KBR person ID
14209233
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
128771658
Kallías ID
PE00200487
Levadia Library ID
59de6bd221c0c8f86d48af53
Libraries Australia ID
35479645
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA03305616
NDL Authority ID
00455508
NL CR AUT ID
kup20030000087323
NLA Trove people ID
967956
NUKAT ID
n97032984
National Library of Brazil ID
000346866
National Library of Greece ID
97834
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007267510905171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC202106183
National Library of Latvia ID
000188314
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810613786905606
National Library of Portugal ID
203348
National Virtual Library of India ID
295427
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070766347
Obálky knih ID
kup20030000087323
Open Library ID
OL34066A
PUG authority ID
73727
Parsifal cluster ID
298394, 292206
Perlentaucher ID
jonathan-schell
Prabook ID
220599
RERO ID (legacy)
A003794249
SBN author ID
RAVV060672
SHARE Catalogue author ID
460131
SNAC ARK ID
w66819fc
The Atlantic author ID
jonathan-schell
The New Yorker contributor ID
jonathan-schell
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058510884906706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1003969
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdmjKD7XhVF3BXgkkmKh3
Yale LUX ID
person/92283841-5187-4972-8f47-9f7afe496551

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
writer, journalist, author, non-fiction writer
Educated at 3
Harvard University, International Christian University, Dalton School
Employer 2
The New Yorker, Wesleyan University
Given name 2
Edward, Jonathan
Has written for 2
The New Yorker, The Atlantic
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Japanese
Archives at 1
New York Public Library Main Branch
Award received 1
Guggenheim Fellowship
Cause of death 1
cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Field of work 1
journalism
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Manhattan
Place of death 1
Brooklyn
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Orville Schell
Siblings 1
Orville Schell
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Jonathan Schell was born on August 21, 1943[1], in Manhattan[2]. He died on March 25, 2014[3], in Brooklyn[4]. He worked as a journalist[5], author[6], writer[7], non-fiction writer[8], and peace activist[9].

FAQs

Where was Jonathan Schell born?

Jonathan Schell was born in Manhattan[2].

Where did Jonathan Schell die?

Jonathan Schell died in Brooklyn[4].

What did Jonathan Schell do for work?

Jonathan Schell worked as a journalist[5], author[6], writer[7], non-fiction writer[8], and peace activist[9].

Where did Jonathan Schell go to school?

Jonathan Schell was educated at Harvard University[17], Dalton School[18], International Christian University[19], and The Putney School[20].

What awards did Jonathan Schell receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[22] and The Hillman Prize for Book Journalism[23].

Related Entities

United States Wesleyan University

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  19. [23] ↑ . hillmanfoundation.org. hillmanfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] ↑ . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [10] ↑ . Kalliope. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [11] ↑ . Kalliope. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  32. [32] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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