Scott Turow

American writer

Person human Q451136

Facts

16 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[16]
Date of birth: April 12, 1949
Place of birth: Chicago
Country of citizenship: United States^[7]
Occupation: lawyer, novelist, writer, poet lawyer
Employer: Stanford University^[8]
Educated at: Stanford University, Harvard Law School, Amherst College, New Trier High School^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]
Award received: Heartland Prize, Carl Sandburg Literary Award, Order of Lincoln^[13]^[14]^[15]
Official website: www.scottturow.com^[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[20]
Family name: Turow^[17]
Given name: Scott^[18]
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Social media followers: +5476, +5284
Start of work period: 1972^[21]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 93

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GND ID: 121201376
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Scott Turow at National Book Festival 2025.jpg ↗
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Babelio author ID: 15811
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Discogs artist ID: 3681923
ELNET ID: a11527031
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FAST ID: 194097
Facebook username: scottturowbooks
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Illinois Center for the Book author ID: 7679
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🔗 Connections

Occupation 4

writer, lawyer, novelist, poet lawyer

Educated at 3

Stanford University, Harvard Law School, Amherst College

Award received 2

Heartland Prize, Order of Lincoln

← After a work by 2

Presumed Innocent, Presumed Innocent

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Employer 1

Stanford University

Given name 1

Scott

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Place of birth 1

Chicago

Sex or gender 1

male

Works by author 1

Presumed Innocent

← Winner 1

Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation

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Summary

Scott Turow was born on April 12, 1949^[1], in Chicago^[2]. He has worked as a lawyer^[3], novelist^[4], writer^[5], and poet lawyer^[6].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Scott Turow include Presumed Innocent^[22], a written work^[23].

FAQs

Where was Scott Turow born?

Scott Turow's place of birth was Chicago^[2].

What did Scott Turow do for work?

Scott Turow worked as a lawyer^[3], novelist^[4], writer^[5], and poet lawyer^[6].

Where did Scott Turow go to school?

Scott Turow was educated at Stanford University^[9], Harvard Law School^[10], Amherst College^[11], and New Trier High School^[12].

What awards did Scott Turow receive?

Honors received include Heartland Prize^[13], Carl Sandburg Literary Award^[14], and Order of Lincoln^[15].

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