Bernard Comrie

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Bernard Comrie

Summary

Bernard Comrie is a human[1]. His place of birth was Sunderland[2]. He was born on +1947-05-23T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a linguist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Sunderland[2], Bernard Comrie…
  • Bernard Comrie was born on +1947-05-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Bernard Comrie held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Bernard Comrie held citizenship in Germany[8].
  • Bernard Comrie's professions included linguist[4].
  • Bernard Comrie worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Bernard Comrie's field of work was linguistics[9].
  • Bernard Comrie was employed by Leipzig University[10].
  • Among Bernard Comrie's employers was University of California, Santa Barbara[11].
  • Among Bernard Comrie's employers was Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology[12].
  • Bernard Comrie was educated at University of Cambridge[13].
  • Bernard Comrie received the Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society[14].
  • Bernard Comrie received the Fellow of the British Academy[15].
  • Bernard Comrie received the Neil and Saras Smith Medal for Linguistics[16].
  • Bernard Comrie was a member of Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities[17].
  • Bernard Comrie was a member of Academia Europaea[18].
  • Bernard Comrie was a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences[19].
  • Bernard Comrie is recorded as male[20].
  • Bernard Comrie's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Bernard Comrie supervised Valentina Apresjan as a doctoral student[22].
  • Bernard Comrie's ISNI is recorded as 000000011867647X[23].
  • Bernard Comrie's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 100223699[24].
  • Bernard Comrie's GND ID is recorded as 123526728[25].
  • Bernard Comrie's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79117980[26].
  • Bernard Comrie's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12027767r[27].

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Origins and Family

Bernard Comrie was born in Sunderland[2]. He was born on +1947-05-23T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Bernard Comrie's education included a stint at University of Cambridge[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[4] and university teacher[5]. Bernard Comrie's field of work was linguistics[9]. Employers include Leipzig University[10], a public university[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1409[30], headquartered in Leipzig[31]; University of California, Santa Barbara[11], a public university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1909[34], headquartered in Santa Barbara County[35]; and Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology[12], a Max Planck Institute[36], in Germany[37], founded in 1997[38], headquartered in Leipzig[39]. He supervised Valentina Apresjan as a doctoral student[22].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society[14]; Fellow of the British Academy[15], a fellowship award[40], in United Kingdom[41]; and Neil and Saras Smith Medal for Linguistics[16], an award[42], in United Kingdom[43], founded in 2013[44].

Why It Matters

Bernard Comrie ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

Where was Bernard Comrie born?

Bernard Comrie's place of birth was Sunderland[2].

What did Bernard Comrie do for work?

Bernard Comrie worked as linguist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Bernard Comrie go to school?

Bernard Comrie was educated at University of Cambridge[13].

What awards did Bernard Comrie receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society[14], Fellow of the British Academy[15], and Neil and Saras Smith Medal for Linguistics[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  16. [22] . ae-info.org. ae-info.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [27] . wikidata.org.
  22. [17] . wikidata.org.
  23. [18] . www.ae-info.org. wikidata.org.
  24. [19] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Babelio. 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
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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