Dai Smith

Welsh cultural historian and broadcaster
Person human Q26848960
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Dai Smith

Summary

Dai Smith is a human[1]. He was born on 1945[2]. He worked as a historian[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Dai Smith was born on 1945[2].
  • A child of Dai Smith was Owen Smith[5].
  • Dai Smith held citizenship in United Kingdom[6].
  • Dai Smith worked as a historian[3].
  • Dai Smith was employed by Swansea University[7].
  • Dai Smith's education included a stint at Columbia University[8].
  • Dai Smith was educated at Barry Comprehensive School[9].
  • Dai Smith was educated at Balliol College[10].
  • Dai Smith received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[11].
  • Dai Smith received the Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales[12].
  • Dai Smith was a member of Learned Society of Wales[13].
  • Dai Smith is recorded as male[14].
  • Dai Smith's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Dai Smith's family name is recorded as Smith[16].
  • Dai Smith's given name is recorded as David[17].
  • Dai Smith's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[18].

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Origins and Family

Dai Smith was born on 1945[2].

Education

Educated at Columbia University[8], a private university[19], in United States[20], founded in 1754[21], headquartered in Manhattan[22]; Barry Comprehensive School[9], a secondary school[23], in United Kingdom[24], founded in 1966[25]; and Balliol College[10], a college of the University of Oxford[26], in United Kingdom[27], founded in 1263[28], headquartered in Oxford[29].

Career and Affiliations

Dai Smith's professions included historian[3]. He was employed by Swansea University[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[11], a grade of an order[30], in United Kingdom[31] and Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales[12], a fellowship award[32].

Personal Life

A child of Dai Smith was Owen Smith[5].

Why It Matters

Dai Smith ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[4]

FAQs

What did Dai Smith do for work?

Dai Smith worked as historian[3].

Where did Dai Smith go to school?

Dai Smith was educated at Columbia University[8], Barry Comprehensive School[9], and Balliol College[10].

What awards did Dai Smith receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[11] and Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . learnedsociety.wales. Retrieved . learnedsociety.wales. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . learnedsociety.wales. Retrieved . learnedsociety.wales. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [2] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Date of birth +1945-00-00T00:00:00Z
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