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Robert Sheaffer

American writer
Person Human Q2741298

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
May 21, 1949
Place of birth
Chicago
Country of citizenship
United States[5]
Occupation
journalist, astronomer
Educated at
Northwestern University[6]
Award received
Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry[7]
Birth date
1949-05-21
Citizenship
United States
Birth place
Chicago
Family name
Sheaffer[9]
Given name
Robert[10]
Library of congress authority id
n81085014
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Northwestern University Libraries[11]
Viaf id
162105392
🏷️ Also known as
en Robert Sheaffer ar روبرت شيفر
🔖 Identifiers · 10
ISNI
0000000117834587
VIAF cluster ID
162105392
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n81085014
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Robert Sheaffer.jpg ↗
Freebase ID
/m/0bt5fc
IMDb ID
nm3872329
NUKAT ID
n2006099930
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
323551165
SNAC ARK ID
w6w798zk
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrwRpPHPR8Xgvp8pFy8G3

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Occupation 3
journalist, astronomer, Journalist
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Northwestern University
Given name 1
Robert
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Chicago
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Robert Sheaffer's place of birth was Chicago[1]. He was born on May 21, 1949[2]. He worked as a journalist[3] and astronomer[4].

FAQs

Where was Robert Sheaffer born?

Born in Chicago[1].

What did Robert Sheaffer do for work?

Robert Sheaffer worked as journalist[3] and astronomer[4].

Where did Robert Sheaffer go to school?

Robert Sheaffer was educated at Northwestern University[6].

What awards did Robert Sheaffer receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry[7].

Related Entities

Northwestern University United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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