Charles Butterworth

American philosopher
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Summary

Charles Butterworth was born on January 1, 1938[1], in Detroit[2]. He has worked as a philosopher[3], university teacher[4], and political scientist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: July 9, 1938[7]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[8]
  • Field of work: philosophy[9], political science[10], political philosophy[11]
  • Employer: Harvard University[12], Georgetown University[13], University of Paris[14], University of Maryland[15], Grenoble Alpes University[16]
  • Educated at: Michigan State University[17], University of Chicago[18], University of Bordeaux[19], Nancy-Université[20]
  • Sex or gender: male[21]
  • Doctoral student: John R. Pottenger[22]
  • Family name: Butterworth[23]
  • Given name: Charles[24]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[25]

Why It Matters

Charles Butterworth has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Charles Butterworth born?

Charles Butterworth's place of birth was Detroit[2].

What did Charles Butterworth do for work?

Charles Butterworth worked as a philosopher[3], university teacher[4], and political scientist[5].

Where did Charles Butterworth go to school?

Charles Butterworth was educated at Michigan State University[17], University of Chicago[18], University of Bordeaux[19], and Nancy-Université[20].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . Catalogue of the Library of the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas. wikidata.org.
  21. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'id']
    Date of birth → +1938-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1938-07-09T00:00:00Z
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  2. 24w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Educated at → Michigan State University, University of Chicago, University of Bordeaux +1
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    Doctoral student → John R. Pottenger
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