Louis Menand

writer, Pulitzer Prize for History winner
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Summary

Louis Menand was born on January 21, 1952[1], in Syracuse[2]. He died on January 1, 1900[3]. He worked as a writer[4], historian[5], academic[6], scholar of English[7], and literary critic[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (646 views/month, #7,226 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[10]
  • Employer: Princeton University[11], Harvard University[12], City University of New York[13], University of Virginia[14]
  • Educated at: Columbia University[15], Harvard Law School[16], Pomona College[17]
  • Notable work: Discovering Modernism : T. S. Eliot and his context[18]
  • Award received: Guggenheim Fellowship[19], Pulitzer Prize for History[20], Heartland Prize[21], National Humanities Medal[22], Francis Parkman Prize[23]
  • Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences[24]
  • Sex or gender: male[25]
  • Archives at: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries[26]
  • Family name: Menand[27]
  • Given name: Louis[28]
  • Contributor to the creative work or subject: The New Yorker[29]
  • Official website: https://louismenand.com/[30]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[31]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/MIT[32]
  • Has written for: The New Yorker[33]
  • Writing language: English[34]

Why It Matters

Louis Menand is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Louis Menand born?

Louis Menand was born in Syracuse[2].

What did Louis Menand do for work?

Louis Menand worked as a writer[4], historian[5], academic[6], scholar of English[7], and literary critic[8].

Where did Louis Menand go to school?

Louis Menand was educated at Columbia University[15], Harvard Law School[16], and Pomona College[17].

What awards did Louis Menand receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[19], Pulitzer Prize for History[20], Heartland Prize[21], and National Humanities Medal[22].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . The New York Times. wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . The New York Times. wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . The New York Times. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . louismenand.com. louismenand.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . news.harvard.edu. Retrieved . news.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . sah.columbia.edu. sah.columbia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . archivesspace.mit.edu. archivesspace.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . Biodiversity Heritage Library. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . The New York Times. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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