Peter Silver

American historian
Person human Q7176937

Facts

11 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
1950
Place of birth
New Haven
Country of citizenship
United States[4]
Occupation
historian
Award received
Bancroft Prize[10]
Given name
Peter[12]
Imported from
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🏷️ Also known as
en Peter Silver ar بيتر سيلفر
🔖 Identifiers · 16
VIAF cluster ID
66798361
Library of Congress authority ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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C-SPAN person numeric ID
1030673
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
1030673
Discogs artist ID
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Freebase ID
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IdRef ID
126597375
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000102252
NUKAT ID
n2009092047
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007454645105171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
311428509
WorldCat Entities ID
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Summary

Peter Silver was born in New Haven[1]. He was born in 1950[2]. He worked as a historian[3].

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  • Type: Person[13]

  • Country: NL[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4ceeec6b-779f-4ff9-a49f-a759329c9c28[15]

Body

Education

Educated at Harvard University[7], a private university[16], in United States[17], founded in 1636[18], headquartered in Cambridge[19]; Yale University[8], a private university[20], in United States[21], founded in 1701[22], headquartered in New Haven[23]; and Harvard College[9], a college[24], in United States[25], founded in 1636[26].

Career and Affiliations

Employers include Princeton University[5], a private university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1746[29], headquartered in Princeton[30] and Rutgers University[6], a public research university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1766[33].

FAQs

Where was Peter Silver born?

Born in New Haven[1].

What did Peter Silver do for work?

Peter Silver worked as historian[3].

Where did Peter Silver go to school?

Peter Silver was educated at Harvard University[7], Yale University[8], and Harvard College[9].

What awards did Peter Silver receive?

Honors received include Bancroft Prize[10].

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  18. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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