Alan Soble

American philosopher
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Alan Soble

Summary

Alan Soble is a human[1]. Born in Philadelphia[2], he… he was born on +1947-03-04T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Philadelphia[4]. He died on +2025-03-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a philosopher[6] and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Philadelphia[2], Alan Soble…
  • Alan Soble died in Philadelphia[4].
  • Alan Soble was born on +1947-03-04T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Alan Soble died on +2025-03-05T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Alan Soble held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Alan Soble's professions included philosopher[6].
  • Alan Soble worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Alan Soble was employed by University of Texas at Austin[10].
  • Alan Soble was employed by University of New Orleans[11].
  • Alan Soble was educated at University at Buffalo[12].
  • Alan Soble's image is recorded as Alan Soble.jpg[13].
  • Alan Soble is recorded as male[14].
  • Alan Soble's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Alan Soble's ISNI is recorded as 0000000082982351[16].
  • Alan Soble's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 110161936[17].
  • Alan Soble's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79144285[18].
  • Alan Soble's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12068175s[19].
  • Alan Soble's IdRef ID is recorded as 02895274X[20].
  • Alan Soble's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08640j[21].
  • Alan Soble's family name is recorded as Soble[22].
  • Alan Soble's given name is recorded as Alan[23].
  • Alan Soble's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 071620281[24].
  • Alan Soble's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90102346[25].
  • Alan Soble's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2011204079[26].
  • Alan Soble's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Alan Soble was born in Philadelphia[2]. He was born on +1947-03-04T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Alan Soble's education included a stint at University at Buffalo[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher[6] and university teacher[7]. Employers include University of Texas at Austin[10], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1883[30], headquartered in Austin[31] and University of New Orleans[11], a university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1958[34].

Death and Burial

Alan Soble died on +2025-03-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Philadelphia[4].

Why It Matters

Alan Soble ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Alan Soble born?

Born in Philadelphia[2], Alan Soble…

Where did Alan Soble die?

Alan Soble passed away in Philadelphia[4].

What did Alan Soble do for work?

Alan Soble worked as philosopher[6] and university teacher[7].

Where did Alan Soble go to school?

Alan Soble was educated at University at Buffalo[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . obits.delvalcremation.com. Retrieved . obits.delvalcremation.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . obits.delvalcremation.com. Retrieved . obits.delvalcremation.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Catalogue of the Library of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . 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. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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