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Alan Wace

British archaeologist (1879–1957)
Person human Q3306563
Alan Wace

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[26]
Date of birth
July 13, 1879
Date of death
November 9, 1957
Place of birth
Cambridge, England[10]
Place of death
Athens, Greece[11]
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[13]
Occupation
anthropologist, art historian, archaeologist, university teacher, classical scholar, classical archaeologist[14]
Employer
Alexandria University, British School at Athens, Victoria and Albert Museum, University of Cambridge[17][18][19][20]
Field of work
archaeology[15]
Position held
Director of the British School at Athens[16]
Educated at
Pembroke College, Shrewsbury School[21][22]
Child
Elizabeth French[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[32]
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok[31]
Family name
Wace[27]
Given name
Alan, John, Bayard[28][29][30]
Member of
German Archaeological Institute, Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities, American Philosophical Society[23][24][25]
Writing language
English[33]
🏷️ Also known as
en Alan Wace en Alan John Bayard Wace en A. J. B. Wace ar ألان وايس cs Alan J. B. Wace cs Alan John Bayard Wace cs Alan Wace de Alan John Bayard Wace el Άλαν Γουέις es Alan Jonh Bayard Wace es Alan John Bayard Wace fi A. J. B. Wace fi Alan John Bayard Wace fr A. J. B. Wace fr Alan John Bayard Wace nl Alan John Bayard Wace pt Alan John Bayard Wace ru Алан Уэйс ru Уэйс, Алан tr Alan John Bayard Wace
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Academy of Athens authority ID
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American Academy in Rome ID
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Archaeology Data Service person ID
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Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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British Museum person or institution ID
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CANTIC ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Cambridge Alumni Database ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Central Library of Volos authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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EBAF authority ID
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ELNET ID
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FAST ID
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Freebase ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Libris-URI
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Municipal Library of Trikala ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Open Library ID
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
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PUG authority ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Persée author ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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Royal Swedish Academy of Letters member ID
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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Semantic Scholar author ID
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Svenska Institutet i Rom ID
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Treccani ID
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Trismegistos editor ID
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UK National Archives ID
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Union List of Artist Names ID
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Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
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University of Amsterdam Album Academicum ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID
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Unz Review author ID
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Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
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Wellcome Collection concept ID
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Who's Who UK ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
archaeologist, anthropologist, university teacher, art historian, classical scholar, classical archaeologist
Employer 4
University of Cambridge, Victoria and Albert Museum, Alexandria University, British School at Athens
Member of 3
American Philosophical Society, German Archaeological Institute, Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities
Educated at 2
Pembroke College, Shrewsbury School
Given name 2
John, Alan
Place of birth 2
England, Cambridge
Place of death 2
Greece, Athens
Child 1
Elizabeth French
Children (paternal) 1
Elizabeth French
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Described by source 1
Nordisk familjebok
Field of work 1
archaeology
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
← Director / manager 1
British School at Athens
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Summary

Alan Wace was born on July 13, 1879[1], in Cambridge[2]. He died on November 9, 1957[3], in Athens[4]. He worked as an anthropologist[5], art historian[6], archaeologist[7], university teacher[8], and classical scholar[9].

FAQs

Where was Alan Wace born?

Alan Wace's place of birth was Cambridge[2].

Where did Alan Wace die?

Alan Wace passed away in Athens[4].

What did Alan Wace do for work?

Alan Wace worked as an anthropologist[5], art historian[6], archaeologist[7], university teacher[8], and classical scholar[9].

Where did Alan Wace go to school?

Alan Wace was educated at Pembroke College[21] and Shrewsbury School[22].

Related Entities

archaeology British School at Athens Cambridge England German Archaeological Institute Greece United Kingdom Victoria and Albert Museum

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Educated at → Pembroke College, Shrewsbury School
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