David Bostock

British philosopher (1936–2019)
Person human Q60735977
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David Bostock

Summary

David Bostock is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1936[2]. He died on October 29, 2019[3]. He worked as a philosopher[4], philosophy historian[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • David Bostock was born on January 1, 1936[2].
  • David Bostock died on October 29, 2019[3].
  • David Bostock held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • David Bostock worked as a philosopher[4].
  • David Bostock's professions included philosophy historian[5].
  • David Bostock worked as a university teacher[6].
  • David Bostock was educated at St John's College[9].
  • David Bostock was educated at Charterhouse School[10].
  • David Bostock is recorded as male[11].
  • David Bostock's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • David Bostock's family name is recorded as Bostock[13].
  • David Bostock's given name is recorded as David[14].
  • David Bostock's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[15].
  • David Bostock's different from is recorded as David Bostock[16].
  • David Bostock's writing language is recorded as English[17].

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Origins and Family

David Bostock was born on January 1, 1936[2].

Education

Educated at St John's College[9], a college of the University of Oxford[18], in United Kingdom[19], founded in 1555[20], headquartered in Oxford[21] and Charterhouse School[10], a boarding school[22], in United Kingdom[23], founded in 1611[24], headquartered in Godalming[25].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher[4], philosophy historian[5], and university teacher[6].

Death and Burial

David Bostock died on October 29, 2019[3].

Why It Matters

David Bostock ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

What did David Bostock do for work?

David Bostock worked as philosopher[4], philosophy historian[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did David Bostock go to school?

David Bostock was educated at St John's College[9] and Charterhouse School[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . philosophy.ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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