Colin Jones

British financial journalist and founding editor of Crossbow
Person human Q21596622
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Summary

Colin Jones is a human[1]. Born in Bristol[2], he… he was born on +1929-07-21T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2005-04-10T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a business journalist[5] and accountant[6].

Key Facts

  • Colin Jones was born in Bristol[2].
  • Colin Jones was born on +1929-07-21T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Colin Jones died on +2005-04-10T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Colin Jones held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Colin Jones worked as a business journalist[5].
  • Colin Jones worked as an accountant[6].
  • Among Colin Jones's employers was The Economist[8].
  • Among Colin Jones's employers was Financial Times[9].
  • Among Colin Jones's employers was The Statist[10].
  • Colin Jones received the Nansen Refugee Award[11].
  • Colin Jones is recorded as male[12].
  • Colin Jones's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Colin Jones's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 311427649[14].
  • Colin Jones's GND ID is recorded as 1130342735[15].
  • Colin Jones's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50040348[16].
  • Colin Jones's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA08720014[17].
  • Colin Jones's family name is recorded as Jones[18].
  • Colin Jones's given name is recorded as Colin[19].
  • Colin Jones's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 134575571[20].
  • Colin Jones's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90941792[21].
  • Colin Jones's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2011101997[22].
  • Colin Jones's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Colin Jones's CiNii Research ID is recorded as 1140000791875881216[24].
  • Colin Jones's National Virtual Library of India ID is recorded as 366295[25].

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Origins and Family

Born in Bristol[2], Colin Jones… he was born on +1929-07-21T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include business journalist[5] and accountant[6]. Employers include The Economist[8], a magazine[26], in United Kingdom[27], founded in 1843[28], headquartered in London[29]; Financial Times[9], a daily newspaper[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1888[32], headquartered in Bracken House[33]; and The Statist[10], a magazine[34], founded in 1878[35].

Recognition

Colin Jones received the Nansen Refugee Award[11].

Death and Burial

Colin Jones died on +2005-04-10T00:00:00Z[4].

FAQs

Where was Colin Jones born?

Colin Jones's place of birth was Bristol[2].

What did Colin Jones do for work?

Colin Jones worked as business journalist[5] and accountant[6].

What awards did Colin Jones receive?

Honors received include Nansen Refugee Award[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . thetimes.co.uk. thetimes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . thetimes.co.uk. thetimes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . thebanker.com. thebanker.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . thebanker.com. thebanker.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . thebanker.com. thebanker.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . thebanker.com. thebanker.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . unhcr.org. unhcr.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . thetimes.co.uk. thetimes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [4] ↑ . thebanker.com. thebanker.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Catalogo of the National Library of India. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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