Alexander Pruss

American philosopher
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Alexander Pruss

Summary

Alexander Pruss is a human[1]. He was born on +1973-01-05T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a philosopher[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Alexander Pruss was born on +1973-01-05T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Alexander Pruss held citizenship in United States[5].
  • Alexander Pruss's professions included philosopher[3].
  • Among Alexander Pruss's employers was Baylor University[6].
  • Alexander Pruss was educated at University of British Columbia Vancouver[7].
  • Alexander Pruss's education included a stint at University of Pittsburgh[8].
  • Alexander Pruss was educated at Western University[9].
  • Alexander Pruss's doctoral advisor was Nicholas Rescher[10].
  • Alexander Pruss's doctoral advisor was John James Francis Fournier[11].
  • Alexander Pruss's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[12].
  • Alexander Pruss's image is recorded as Alexander Pruss.png[13].
  • Alexander Pruss is recorded as male[14].
  • Alexander Pruss's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Alexander Pruss's ISNI is recorded as 0000000108695458[16].
  • Alexander Pruss's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 10139027[17].
  • Alexander Pruss's GND ID is recorded as 1020714948[18].
  • Alexander Pruss's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2001100270[19].
  • Alexander Pruss's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15084205r[20].
  • Alexander Pruss's IdRef ID is recorded as 11958123X[21].
  • Alexander Pruss's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA14149057[22].
  • Alexander Pruss's Commons category is recorded as Alexander Pruss[23].
  • Alexander Pruss's SBN author ID is recorded as UDAV053515[24].
  • Alexander Pruss's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 116698[25].
  • Alexander Pruss's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 17571[26].
  • Alexander Pruss's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0vp8vzn[27].

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Origins and Family

Alexander Pruss was born on +1973-01-05T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at University of British Columbia Vancouver[7], an unincorporated area[28], in Canada[29]; University of Pittsburgh[8], a public–private partnership[30], in United States[31], founded in 1787[32], headquartered in Pittsburgh[33]; and Western University[9], a public research university[34], in Canada[35], founded in 1878[36], headquartered in London[37]. Doctoral advisors include Nicholas Rescher[10], a philosopher[38], 1928–2024[39], of United States[40], awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[41], specialised in subjectivity[42] and John James Francis Fournier[11], a mathematician[43].

Career and Affiliations

Alexander Pruss's professions included philosopher[3]. Among his employers was Baylor University[6].

Personal Life

Alexander Pruss's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[12].

Why It Matters

Alexander Pruss ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[4]

FAQs

What did Alexander Pruss do for work?

Alexander Pruss worked as philosopher[3].

Where did Alexander Pruss go to school?

Alexander Pruss was educated at University of British Columbia Vancouver[7], University of Pittsburgh[8], and Western University[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [2] . 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
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . 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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