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Sylvia Nasar: Biography, Facts and Career

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Sylvia Nasar
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Sylvia Nasar (born 17 August 1947) is an American journalist. She is best known for her biographical book of John Forbes Nash Jr., A Beautiful Mind, for which she won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography. Nasar is Knight Professor Emerita at Columbia University's School of Journalism.

Quick facts about Sylvia Nasar

  • Full name: Sylvia Nasar
  • Born: 1947-08-17
  • Nationality: United States
  • Known as: Author
  • Wikidata ID: Q77008

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Sylvia Nasar (born 17 August 1947) is an American journalist.

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Sylvia Nasar was born on 1947-08-17.

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