Bruce Thornton

American academic
Person human Q991825
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Bruce Thornton

Summary

Bruce Thornton is a human[1]. He was born in Fresno County[2]. He was born on +1953-08-02T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a latinist[4], university teacher[5], and classical philologist[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

  • Bruce Thornton was born in Fresno County[2].
  • Bruce Thornton was born on +1953-08-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Bruce Thornton held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Bruce Thornton worked as a latinist[4].
  • Bruce Thornton worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Bruce Thornton's professions included classical philologist[6].
  • Bruce Thornton was employed by University of California, Los Angeles[9].
  • Among Bruce Thornton's employers was California State University, Fresno[10].
  • Bruce Thornton was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[11].
  • Bruce Thornton was influenced by Christopher Dawson[12].
  • Bruce Thornton is recorded as male[13].
  • Bruce Thornton's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Bruce Thornton's ISNI is recorded as 0000000030607787[15].
  • Bruce Thornton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 22368399[16].
  • Bruce Thornton's GND ID is recorded as 1056591013[17].
  • Bruce Thornton's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n96092496[18].
  • Bruce Thornton's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 144778222[19].
  • Bruce Thornton's IdRef ID is recorded as 078755085[20].
  • Bruce Thornton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05w75wb[21].
  • Bruce Thornton's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jo2015895152[22].
  • Bruce Thornton's family name is recorded as Thornton[23].
  • Bruce Thornton's given name is recorded as Bruce[24].
  • Bruce Thornton's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 157780775[25].
  • Bruce Thornton's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90985445[26].
  • Bruce Thornton's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 11062605[27].

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Origins and Family

Bruce Thornton was born in Fresno County[2]. He was born on +1953-08-02T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Bruce Thornton was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include latinist[4], university teacher[5], and classical philologist[6]. Employers include University of California, Los Angeles[9], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1919[30], headquartered in Los Angeles[31] and California State University, Fresno[10], a university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1911[34], headquartered in Fresno[35].

Why It Matters

Bruce Thornton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Bruce Thornton born?

Bruce Thornton was born in Fresno County[2].

What did Bruce Thornton do for work?

Bruce Thornton worked as latinist[4], university teacher[5], and classical philologist[6].

Where did Bruce Thornton go to school?

Bruce Thornton was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [12] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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