Kai Bird

American journalist
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Kai Bird

Summary

Kai Bird is a human[1]. His place of birth was Eugene[2]. He was born on +1951-09-02T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a historian[4], biographer[5], journalist[6], and documentary participant[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (168 views/month, #7,195 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Kai Bird's place of birth was Eugene[2].
  • Kai Bird was born on +1951-09-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Kai Bird held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Kai Bird's professions included historian[4].
  • Kai Bird worked as a biographer[5].
  • Kai Bird's professions included journalist[6].
  • Kai Bird's professions included documentary participant[7].
  • Kai Bird was educated at Northwestern University[10].
  • Kai Bird was educated at Carleton College[11].
  • Kai Bird's education included a stint at Medill School of Journalism[12].
  • Kai Bird's education included a stint at Kodaikanal International School[13].
  • Kai Bird received the Guggenheim Fellowship[14].
  • Kai Bird received the Pulitzer Prize for Biography[15].
  • Kai Bird received the National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography[16].
  • Kai Bird's image is recorded as Kai Bird photo by Nilgun Tolek.JPG[17].
  • Kai Bird is recorded as male[18].
  • Kai Bird's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Kai Bird's ISNI is recorded as 0000000116654584[20].
  • Kai Bird's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 69044560[21].
  • Kai Bird's GND ID is recorded as 139234675[22].
  • Kai Bird's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80016421[23].
  • Kai Bird's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 125511376[24].
  • Kai Bird's IdRef ID is recorded as 034794832[25].
  • Kai Bird's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA08693363[26].
  • Kai Bird's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 01096871[27].

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Origins and Family

Kai Bird's place of birth was Eugene[2]. He was born on +1951-09-02T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Northwestern University[10], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1851[30], headquartered in Evanston[31]; Carleton College[11], a liberal arts college[32], in United States[33], founded in 1866[34], headquartered in Northfield[35]; Medill School of Journalism[12], a journalism school[36], in United States[37], founded in 1921[38]; and Kodaikanal International School[13], a school[39], in India[40], founded in 1901[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[4], biographer[5], journalist[6], and documentary participant[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[14], a fellowship grant[42], in United States[43], founded in 1925[44]; Pulitzer Prize for Biography[15], a class of award[45], in United States[46], founded in 1917[47]; and National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography[16], a National Book Critics Circle Award[48], in United States[49].

Why It Matters

Kai Bird ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (168 views/month, #7,195 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50]

Works attributed to him include American Prometheus[51], a written work[52], founded in 2005[53], written by him[54].

FAQs

Where was Kai Bird born?

Born in Eugene[2], Kai Bird…

What did Kai Bird do for work?

Kai Bird worked as historian[4], biographer[5], journalist[6], and documentary participant[7].

Where did Kai Bird go to school?

Kai Bird was educated at Northwestern University[10], Carleton College[11], Medill School of Journalism[12], and Kodaikanal International School[13].

What awards did Kai Bird receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[14], Pulitzer Prize for Biography[15], and National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography[16].

References

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  16. [16] . bookcritics.org. bookcritics.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
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  20. [23] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [51] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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  24. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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