Alan Torrance

British theologian
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Alan Torrance

Summary

Alan Torrance is a human[1]. He was born on +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a theologian[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Alan Torrance was born on +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Alan Torrance's father was J. B. Torrance[5].
  • Alan Torrance held citizenship in New Zealand[6].
  • Alan Torrance worked as a theologian[3].
  • Among Alan Torrance's employers was University of Otago[7].
  • Among Alan Torrance's employers was King's College London[8].
  • Among Alan Torrance's employers was University of St Andrews[9].
  • Alan Torrance is recorded as male[10].
  • Alan Torrance's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Alan Torrance supervised Marc Cortez as a doctoral student[12].
  • Alan Torrance supervised Marty Folsom as a doctoral student[13].
  • Alan Torrance's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110487375[14].
  • Alan Torrance's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 28663217[15].
  • Alan Torrance's GND ID is recorded as 1030447705[16].
  • Alan Torrance's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n89177008[17].
  • Alan Torrance's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 17165740x[18].
  • Alan Torrance's IdRef ID is recorded as 251587665[19].
  • Alan Torrance's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA10850704[20].
  • Alan Torrance's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-2518-8279[21].
  • Alan Torrance's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bng08[22].
  • Alan Torrance's family name is recorded as Torrance[23].
  • Alan Torrance's given name is recorded as Alan[24].
  • Alan Torrance's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 120297981[25].
  • Alan Torrance's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90867411[26].
  • Alan Torrance's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2009075203[27].

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Origins and Family

Alan Torrance was born on +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. His father was J. B. Torrance[5].

Career and Affiliations

Alan Torrance's professions included theologian[3]. Employers include University of Otago[7], a public university[28], in New Zealand[29], founded in 1869[30], headquartered in Dunedin[31]; King's College London[8], a public research university[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1829[34], headquartered in London[35]; and University of St Andrews[9], a public university[36], in United Kingdom[37], founded in 1413[38], headquartered in Fife[39]. Doctoral students include Marc Cortez[12], a theologian[40], b. 1972[41], of United States[42], specialised in theological anthropology[43] and Marty Folsom[13], a theologian[44], b. 1958[45].

Why It Matters

Alan Torrance ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[4]

FAQs

Who were Alan Torrance's parents?

Alan Torrance's father was J. B. Torrance[5].

What did Alan Torrance do for work?

Alan Torrance worked as theologian[3].

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  10. [13] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
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  13. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [2] . NUKAT. wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. 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
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  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Occupation theologian
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