Alexander Vovin

Russian-American linguist and philologist (1961–2022)
Person human Q848595
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Alexander Vovin

Summary

Alexander Vovin is a human[1]. He was born in Saint Petersburg[2]. He was born on January 27, 1961[3]. He died in Paris[4]. He died on April 8, 2022[5]. He worked as a linguist[6], philologist[7], japanologist[8], translator[9], and university teacher[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (210 views/month, #7,209 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Alexander Vovin was born in Saint Petersburg[2].
  • Alexander Vovin passed away in Paris[4].
  • Alexander Vovin was born on January 27, 1961[3].
  • Alexander Vovin died on April 8, 2022[5].
  • Alexander Vovin held citizenship in Soviet Union[12].
  • Alexander Vovin held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Alexander Vovin worked as a linguist[6].
  • Alexander Vovin's professions included philologist[7].
  • Alexander Vovin's professions included japanologist[8].
  • Alexander Vovin worked as a translator[9].
  • Alexander Vovin worked as a university teacher[10].
  • Alexander Vovin's field of work was linguistics[14].
  • Alexander Vovin's field of work was Japanese[15].
  • Alexander Vovin's field of work was historical linguistics[16].
  • Alexander Vovin's field of work was Japanese philology[17].
  • Alexander Vovin's field of work was Japanese studies[18].
  • Alexander Vovin's field of work was translations from Japanese[19].
  • Among Alexander Vovin's employers was University of Michigan[20].
  • Alexander Vovin was educated at Faculty of Philology of Saint Petersburg State University[21].
  • Alexander Vovin was a member of Academia Europaea[22].
  • Alexander Vovin is recorded as male[23].
  • Alexander Vovin's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Alexander Vovin supervised Marc Hideo Miyake as a doctoral student[25].
  • Alexander Vovin's given name is recorded as Alexander[26].
  • Alexander Vovin's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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Origins and Family

Alexander Vovin's place of birth was Saint Petersburg[2]. He was born on January 27, 1961[3].

Education

Alexander Vovin was educated at Faculty of Philology of Saint Petersburg State University[21].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[6], philologist[7], japanologist[8], translator[9], and university teacher[10]. Fields of work include linguistics[14], an academic discipline[28]; Japanese[15], a natural language[29], in Japan[30]; historical linguistics[16], an academic discipline[31]; Japanese philology[17]; Japanese studies[18], an academic discipline[32]; and translations from Japanese[19]. Among Alexander Vovin's employers was University of Michigan[20]. He supervised Marc Hideo Miyake as a doctoral student[25].

Death and Burial

Alexander Vovin died on April 8, 2022[5]. He died in Paris[4].

Why It Matters

Alexander Vovin ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (210 views/month, #7,209 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Alexander Vovin born?

Born in Saint Petersburg[2], Alexander Vovin…

Where did Alexander Vovin die?

Alexander Vovin died in Paris[4].

What did Alexander Vovin do for work?

Alexander Vovin worked as linguist[6], philologist[7], japanologist[8], translator[9], and university teacher[10].

Where did Alexander Vovin go to school?

Alexander Vovin was educated at Faculty of Philology of Saint Petersburg State University[21].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . ae-info.org. ae-info.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . AlKindi. wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . crlao.ehess.fr. crlao.ehess.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Languages spoken, written or signed English, Russian, Japanese
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