Alex Woolf

British historian
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Alex Woolf

Summary

Alex Woolf is a human[1]. He was born on +1963-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a historian[3], writer[4], medievalist[5], and academic[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Alex Woolf was born on +1963-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Alex Woolf held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Alex Woolf's professions included historian[3].
  • Alex Woolf worked as a writer[4].
  • Alex Woolf's professions included medievalist[5].
  • Alex Woolf's professions included academic[6].
  • Alex Woolf's field of work was medieval history[9].
  • Alex Woolf's field of work was history[10].
  • Alex Woolf's field of work was literature[11].
  • Alex Woolf's field of work was medieval studies[12].
  • Among Alex Woolf's employers was University of Edinburgh[13].
  • Among Alex Woolf's employers was University of St Andrews[14].
  • Alex Woolf was employed by University of Wales Trinity Saint David - Lampeter Campus[15].
  • Alex Woolf is recorded as male[16].
  • Alex Woolf's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Alex Woolf supervised Margaret Wrenn Cole as a doctoral student[18].
  • Alex Woolf's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 43822864[19].
  • Alex Woolf's GND ID is recorded as 136891683[20].
  • Alex Woolf's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2006021042[21].
  • Alex Woolf's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15620495x[22].
  • Alex Woolf's IdRef ID is recorded as 133195635[23].
  • Alex Woolf's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0003-3342-9287[24].
  • Alex Woolf's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c3vx3[25].
  • Alex Woolf's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0219582[26].
  • Alex Woolf's family name is recorded as Woolf[27].

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Origins and Family

Alex Woolf was born on +1963-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[3], writer[4], medievalist[5], and academic[6]. Fields of work include medieval history[9], a field of study[28]; history[10]; literature[11], a type of arts[29]; and medieval studies[12], an academic discipline[30]. Employers include University of Edinburgh[13], a public university[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1583[33], headquartered in Edinburgh[34]; University of St Andrews[14], a public university[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 1413[37], headquartered in Fife[38]; and University of Wales Trinity Saint David - Lampeter Campus[15], a university[39], in United Kingdom[40], founded in 1822[41]. Alex Woolf supervised Margaret Wrenn Cole as a doctoral student[18].

Why It Matters

Alex Woolf ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42]

FAQs

What did Alex Woolf do for work?

Alex Woolf worked as historian[3], writer[4], medievalist[5], and academic[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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