Brent Shaw

Canadian historian
Person human Q4961540
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Brent Shaw

Summary

Brent Shaw is a human[1]. He was born in Edmonton[2]. He was born on +1947-05-27T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a historian[4], classical scholar[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Brent Shaw's place of birth was Edmonton[2].
  • Brent Shaw was born on +1947-05-27T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Brent Shaw was born on +1947-01-01T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Brent Shaw held citizenship in Canada[9].
  • Brent Shaw worked as a historian[4].
  • Brent Shaw's professions included classical scholar[5].
  • Brent Shaw's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Brent Shaw's field of work was history[10].
  • Brent Shaw's field of work was ancient history[11].
  • Among Brent Shaw's employers was Princeton University[12].
  • Among Brent Shaw's employers was University of Pennsylvania[13].
  • Brent Shaw's education included a stint at University of Cambridge[14].
  • Brent Shaw was educated at University of Alberta[15].
  • Brent Shaw's doctoral advisor was Joyce Reynolds[16].
  • Brent Shaw's image is recorded as BrentDShaw.png[17].
  • Brent Shaw is recorded as male[18].
  • Brent Shaw's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Brent Shaw's ISNI is recorded as 0000000073573273[20].
  • Brent Shaw's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 22238802[21].
  • Brent Shaw's GND ID is recorded as 153601167[22].
  • Brent Shaw's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81088115[23].
  • Brent Shaw's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12460230v[24].
  • Brent Shaw's IdRef ID is recorded as 033773289[25].
  • Brent Shaw's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA01312756[26].
  • Brent Shaw's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36212034[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Brent Shaw's place of birth was Edmonton[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1947-05-27T00:00:00Z[3] and +1947-01-01T00:00:00Z[8].

Education

Educated at University of Cambridge[14], a collegiate university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1209[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and University of Alberta[15], an autonomous university[32], in Canada[33], founded in 1906[34], headquartered in Edmonton[35]. Brent Shaw's doctoral advisor was Joyce Reynolds[16]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[4], classical scholar[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include history[10] and ancient history[11], a time interval[37]. Employers include Princeton University[12], a private university[38], in United States[39], founded in 1746[40], headquartered in Princeton[41] and University of Pennsylvania[13], a private university[42], in United States[43], founded in 1740[44], headquartered in Philadelphia[45].

Why It Matters

Brent Shaw ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

FAQs

Where was Brent Shaw born?

Brent Shaw was born in Edmonton[2].

What did Brent Shaw do for work?

Brent Shaw worked as historian[4], classical scholar[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Brent Shaw go to school?

Brent Shaw was educated at University of Cambridge[14] and University of Alberta[15].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . nybooks.com. nybooks.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [36] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . wikidata.org.
  26. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . 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. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [45] . 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. [46] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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