Brian Boyd

New Zealand scholar of English, literary critic and university teacher (born 1952)
Person human Q4090348
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Brian Boyd

Summary

Brian Boyd is a human[1]. He was born in Belfast[2]. He was born on +1952-07-30T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a literary critic[4], university teacher[5], scholar of English[6], and literary scholar[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month, #7,249 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Brian Boyd was born in Belfast[2].
  • Brian Boyd was born on +1952-07-30T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Brian Boyd held citizenship in New Zealand[9].
  • Brian Boyd worked as a literary critic[4].
  • Brian Boyd worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Brian Boyd's professions included scholar of English[6].
  • Brian Boyd's professions included literary scholar[7].
  • Brian Boyd was employed by University of Auckland[10].
  • Brian Boyd received the Einhard-Preis[11].
  • Brian Boyd received the Rutherford Medal[12].
  • Brian Boyd received the Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[13].
  • Brian Boyd received the Fellow of the New Zealand Academy of the Humanities[14].
  • Brian Boyd received the James Cook Research Fellowship[15].
  • Brian Boyd's image is recorded as Brian Boyd November 2020.jpg[16].
  • Brian Boyd is recorded as male[17].
  • Brian Boyd's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Brian Boyd supervised Severi Luoto as a doctoral student[19].
  • Brian Boyd supervised Anaise Irvine as a doctoral student[20].
  • Brian Boyd supervised Edmund George Coghill King as a doctoral student[21].
  • Brian Boyd's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110792572[22].
  • Brian Boyd's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 100274557[23].
  • Brian Boyd's GND ID is recorded as 121239586[24].
  • Brian Boyd's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84218250[25].
  • Brian Boyd's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12059893p[26].
  • Brian Boyd's IdRef ID is recorded as 028848381[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Brian Boyd was born in Belfast[2]. He was born on +1952-07-30T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Brian Boyd earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include literary critic[4], university teacher[5], scholar of English[6], and literary scholar[7]. Among Brian Boyd's employers was University of Auckland[10]. Doctoral students include Severi Luoto[19], a researcher[29]; Anaise Irvine[20], a researcher[30]; and Edmund George Coghill King[21], a researcher[31].

Recognition

Awards received include Einhard-Preis[11], a literary award[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1999[34]; Rutherford Medal[12], a science award[35], in New Zealand[36], founded in 1991[37]; Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[13]; Fellow of the New Zealand Academy of the Humanities[14]; and James Cook Research Fellowship[15], a fellowship grant[38], in New Zealand[39].

Why It Matters

Brian Boyd ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month, #7,249 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Brian Boyd born?

Brian Boyd's place of birth was Belfast[2].

What did Brian Boyd do for work?

Brian Boyd worked as literary critic[4], university teacher[5], scholar of English[6], and literary scholar[7].

What awards did Brian Boyd receive?

Honors received include Einhard-Preis[11], Rutherford Medal[12], Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[13], and Fellow of the New Zealand Academy of the Humanities[14].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . nybooks.com. nybooks.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . royalsociety.org.nz. royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . royalsociety.org.nz. royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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