Michael Greger

American physician, author, and health activist
Person human Q6830782
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Michael Greger

Summary

Michael Greger is a human[1]. His place of birth was Miami[2]. He was born on October 25, 1972[3]. He worked as a general practitioner[4], nutritionist[5], writer[6], documentary participant[7], and epidemiologist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (521 views/month, #7,019 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Miami[2], Michael Greger…
  • Michael Greger was born on October 25, 1972[3].
  • Michael Greger held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Michael Greger is identified as part of the American Jews ethnic group[11].
  • Michael Greger's professions included general practitioner[4].
  • Michael Greger worked as a nutritionist[5].
  • Michael Greger's professions included writer[6].
  • Michael Greger's professions included documentary participant[7].
  • Michael Greger worked as an epidemiologist[8].
  • Michael Greger's professions included physician[12].
  • Michael Greger's field of work was medicine[13].
  • Michael Greger's field of work was rational eating[14].
  • Michael Greger's education included a stint at Cornell University[15].
  • Michael Greger was educated at Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences[16].
  • Michael Greger's education included a stint at Tufts University School of Medicine[17].
  • Michael Greger is recorded as male[18].
  • Michael Greger's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Michael Greger's Commons category is recorded as Michael Greger[20].
  • Michael Greger's family name is recorded as Greger[21].
  • Michael Greger's given name is recorded as Michael[22].
  • Michael Greger's given name is recorded as Herschel[23].
  • Michael Greger's official website is recorded as https://drgreger.org/[24].
  • Michael Greger's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Michael Greger's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Michael Greger'}[26].
  • Michael Greger's start of work period is recorded as 2000[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1972-10-25[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6f74b5d2-61d1-499d-b860-2fef862a9b59[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Miami[2], Michael Greger… he was born on October 25, 1972[3]. He is identified as part of the American Jews ethnic group[11].

Education

Educated at Cornell University[15], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1865[34], headquartered in Ithaca[35]; Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences[16], a faculty[36], in United States[37], founded in 1874[38]; and Tufts University School of Medicine[17], a medical school[39], in United States[40], founded in 1893[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include general practitioner[4], nutritionist[5], writer[6], documentary participant[7], epidemiologist[8], and physician[12]. Fields of work include medicine[13], a field of study[42] and rational eating[14].

Why It Matters

Michael Greger ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (521 views/month, #7,019 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

Where was Michael Greger born?

Michael Greger was born in Miami[2].

What did Michael Greger do for work?

Michael Greger worked as general practitioner[4], nutritionist[5], writer[6], documentary participant[7], and epidemiologist[8].

Where did Michael Greger go to school?

Michael Greger was educated at Cornell University[15], Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences[16], and Tufts University School of Medicine[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] . How Not to Die. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Occupation general practitioner, nutritionist, writer +3
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