Stacy Schiff

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Stacy Schiff

Summary

Stacy Schiff is a human[1]. She was born in Adams[2]. She was born on October 26, 1961[3]. She worked as a historian[4], journalist[5], writer[6], and biographer[7]. She ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (376 views/month, #6,785 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Stacy Schiff's place of birth was Adams[2].
  • Stacy Schiff was born on October 26, 1961[3].
  • Stacy Schiff held citizenship in United States[9].
  • English was Stacy Schiff's native language[10].
  • Stacy Schiff worked as a historian[4].
  • Stacy Schiff's professions included journalist[5].
  • Stacy Schiff worked as a writer[6].
  • Stacy Schiff worked as a biographer[7].
  • Stacy Schiff's field of work was creative and professional writing[11].
  • Stacy Schiff's field of work was biography[12].
  • Stacy Schiff's field of work was non-fiction literature[13].
  • Stacy Schiff's field of work was essay[14].
  • Stacy Schiff's field of work was journalism[15].
  • Stacy Schiff's education included a stint at Williams College[16].
  • Stacy Schiff was educated at Phillips Academy[17].
  • Stacy Schiff received the Guggenheim Fellowship[18].
  • Stacy Schiff received the Pulitzer Prize for Biography[19].
  • Stacy Schiff received the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography[20].
  • Stacy Schiff received the Newberry Library Award[21].
  • Stacy Schiff received the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres[22].
  • Stacy Schiff is recorded as female[23].
  • Stacy Schiff's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Stacy Schiff's Commons category is recorded as Stacy Schiff[25].
  • Stacy Schiff's family name is recorded as Schiff[26].
  • Stacy Schiff's given name is recorded as Stacy[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Stacy Schiff was born in Adams[2]. She was born on October 26, 1961[3]. English was her native language[10].

Education

Educated at Williams College[16], a liberal arts college[28], in United States[29], founded in 1793[30] and Phillips Academy[17], a high school[31], in United States[32], founded in 1778[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[4], journalist[5], writer[6], and biographer[7]. Fields of work include creative and professional writing[11], an academic discipline[34]; biography[12], a literary genre[35]; non-fiction literature[13], a sub-set of literature[36]; essay[14], a literary genre[37]; and journalism[15], an industry[38].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[18], a fellowship grant[39], in United States[40], founded in 1925[41]; Pulitzer Prize for Biography[19], a class of award[42], in United States[43], founded in 1917[44]; PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography[20], an award[45], in United States[46], founded in 2008[47]; Newberry Library Award[21], an award[48], in United States[49], founded in 1987[50]; and Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres[22], a grade of an order[51], in France[52].

Why It Matters

Stacy Schiff ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (376 views/month, #6,785 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] She is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

FAQs

Where was Stacy Schiff born?

Stacy Schiff was born in Adams[2].

What did Stacy Schiff do for work?

Stacy Schiff worked as historian[4], journalist[5], writer[6], and biographer[7].

Where did Stacy Schiff go to school?

Stacy Schiff was educated at Williams College[16] and Phillips Academy[17].

What awards did Stacy Schiff receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[18], Pulitzer Prize for Biography[19], PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography[20], and Newberry Library Award[21].

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  7. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
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  23. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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