Allan Spear

American politician (1937–2008)
Person human Q2602136
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Allan Spear

Summary

Allan Spear is a human[1]. His place of birth was Michigan City[2]. He was born on +1937-06-24T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Minneapolis[4]. He died on +2008-10-11T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a politician[6], historian[7], university teacher[8], and writer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Allan Spear was born in Michigan City[2].
  • Allan Spear passed away in Minneapolis[4].
  • Allan Spear was born on +1937-06-24T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Allan Spear was born on +1937-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Allan Spear died on +2008-10-11T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Allan Spear held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Allan Spear's professions included politician[6].
  • Allan Spear's professions included historian[7].
  • Allan Spear's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Allan Spear's professions included writer[9].
  • Allan Spear held the position of member of the State Senate of Minnesota[13].
  • Allan Spear held the position of Minnesota Senate President[14].
  • Among Allan Spear's employers was University of Minnesota[15].
  • Allan Spear's education included a stint at Yale University[16].
  • Allan Spear was educated at Oberlin College[17].
  • Allan Spear is recorded as male[18].
  • Allan Spear's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Allan Spear was affiliated with the Democratic Party[20].
  • Allan Spear's ISNI is recorded as 0000000081664730[21].
  • Allan Spear's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 93814062[22].
  • Allan Spear's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no89008566[23].
  • Allan Spear's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12343794m[24].
  • Allan Spear's IdRef ID is recorded as 032401310[25].
  • Allan Spear's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02q1bh1[26].
  • Allan Spear's family name is recorded as Spear[27].

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Origins and Family

Allan Spear's place of birth was Michigan City[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1937-06-24T00:00:00Z[3] and +1937-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].

Education

Educated at Yale University[16], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1701[30], headquartered in New Haven[31] and Oberlin College[17], a college[32], in United States[33], founded in 1833[34], headquartered in Oberlin[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[6], historian[7], university teacher[8], and writer[9]. Allan Spear was employed by University of Minnesota[15]. Positions held include member of the State Senate of Minnesota[13] and Minnesota Senate President[14].

Personal Life

Allan Spear was affiliated with the Democratic Party[20].

Death and Burial

Allan Spear died on +2008-10-11T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Minneapolis[4].

Why It Matters

Allan Spear ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Allan Spear born?

Born in Michigan City[2], Allan Spear…

Where did Allan Spear die?

Allan Spear died in Minneapolis[4].

What did Allan Spear do for work?

Allan Spear worked as politician[6], historian[7], university teacher[8], and writer[9].

Where did Allan Spear go to school?

Allan Spear was educated at Yale University[16] and Oberlin College[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . archives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved . archives.lib.umn.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . archives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved . archives.lib.umn.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . archives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved . archives.lib.umn.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . archives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved . archives.lib.umn.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . Indiana Authors and Their Books 1819-1916. wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . archives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved . archives.lib.umn.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [11] . Indiana Authors and their Books, 1967-1980. wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . startribune.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Google Knowledge Graph. 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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