Colin McGinn

British philosopher (born 1950)
Person human Q742827
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Colin McGinn

Summary

Colin McGinn is a human[1]. Born in West Hartlepool[2], he… he was born on March 10, 1950[3]. He worked as a philosopher[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (166 views/month, #7,241 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in West Hartlepool[2], Colin McGinn…
  • Colin McGinn was born on March 10, 1950[3].
  • Colin McGinn held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Colin McGinn worked as a philosopher[4].
  • Colin McGinn worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Among Colin McGinn's employers was University College London[8].
  • Among Colin McGinn's employers was University of Miami[9].
  • Colin McGinn's education included a stint at University of Manchester[10].
  • Colin McGinn's religion is recorded as atheism[11].
  • Colin McGinn is recorded as male[12].
  • Colin McGinn's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Colin McGinn is associated with the atheism movement[14].
  • Colin McGinn's family name is recorded as Q1454001[15].
  • Colin McGinn's given name is recorded as Colin[16].
  • Colin McGinn's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[18]

  • Country: GB[19]

  • Began / founded: 1950-03-10[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9bdddf07-e214-4a70-8662-4c0c5a8bb0a8[21]

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Origins and Family

Colin McGinn was born in West Hartlepool[2]. He was born on March 10, 1950[3].

Education

Colin McGinn's education included a stint at University of Manchester[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher[4] and university teacher[5]. Employers include University College London[8], a university college[22], in United Kingdom[23], founded in 1826[24], headquartered in UCL Main Building[25] and University of Miami[9], a university[26], in United States[27], founded in 1925[28], headquartered in Coral Gables[29].

Personal Life

Colin McGinn's religion is recorded as atheism[11].

Why It Matters

Colin McGinn ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (166 views/month, #7,241 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Colin McGinn born?

Born in West Hartlepool[2], Colin McGinn…

What did Colin McGinn do for work?

Colin McGinn worked as philosopher[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Colin McGinn go to school?

Colin McGinn was educated at University of Manchester[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Internet Philosophy Ontology project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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