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David Cannadine

British historian
Person human Q4382556

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[30]
Date of birth
September 7, 1950
Place of birth
Birmingham
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[8]
Occupation
historian, university teacher, writer, biographer
Employer
Princeton University, University of London, University of Cambridge, Columbia University[11][12]
Field of work
capitalism[9]
Position held
editor-in-chief[10]
Educated at
Clare College, St John's College, Princeton University, King Edward VI Five Ways School[13][14][15][16]
Award received
Fellow of the British Academy, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, T. S. Ashton Prize, Knight Bachelor, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, Medlicott Medal, honorary doctorate[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
Spouse
Linda Colley[7]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[32]
Given name
David[31]
Member of
British Academy, Royal Society of Literature, Royal Historical Society, Academia Europaea, American Academy of Arts and Sciences[25][26][27][28][29]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sir David Nicholas Cannadine en David Cannadine en Sir David Cannadine de David Nicholas Cannadine he דייוויד קנאדין ja デイヴィッド・キャナダイン ko 데이비드 캐너딘 ru Дэвид Кеннедайн ru Кеннедайн, Дэвид uk Девід Кеннедайн uk Дейвід Кеннедайн zh David Cannadine zh 大卫·康纳汀 zh-hant 大衛·康納汀
🔖 Identifiers · 64
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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AE member ID
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American Academy in Rome ID
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BBC Things ID
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BHCL UUID
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BIBSYS ID
90371171
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
120358145
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C-SPAN person numeric ID
1004353
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
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CANTIC ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Dialnet author ID
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EGAXA ID
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FAST ID
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FID performing arts ID
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Freebase ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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JRC Names ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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LRB contributor ID
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Libraries Australia ID
36228439
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01115686
NDL Authority ID
00955247
NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
1233202
NSK (VIAF) ID
000023294
NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007259486905171
National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
583173
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068525478
Notable Names Database ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Open Library ID
OL230176A
RERO ID (legacy)
A003074064
RSL author ID
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RedBA Granada authority ID
127115
SHARE Catalogue author ID
182980
SVKKL authority ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID
981058521300906706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1373010
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/196700
Who's Who UK ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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Member of 5
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, British Academy, Academia Europaea, Royal Society of Literature, Royal Historical Society
Award received 4
honorary doctorate, Knight Bachelor, Fellow of the British Academy, Medlicott Medal
Employer 4
University of Cambridge, Princeton University, Columbia University, University of London
Occupation 4
writer, historian, university teacher, biographer
Educated at 3
Princeton University, St John's College, Clare College
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Field of work 1
capitalism
Given name 1
David
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Birmingham
Position held 1
editor-in-chief
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Linda Colley
Spouses 1
Linda Colley
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Summary

David Cannadine was born on September 7, 1950[1], in Birmingham[2]. He has worked as a historian[3], university teacher[4], writer[5], and biographer[6].

FAQs

Where was David Cannadine born?

David Cannadine's place of birth was Birmingham[2].

Who was David Cannadine married to?

David Cannadine's spouses include Linda Colley[7].

What did David Cannadine do for work?

David Cannadine worked as a historian[3], university teacher[4], writer[5], and biographer[6].

Where did David Cannadine go to school?

David Cannadine was educated at Clare College[13], St John's College[14], Princeton University[15], and King Edward VI Five Ways School[16].

What awards did David Cannadine receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the British Academy[17], Fellow of the Royal Historical Society[18], Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[19], and T. S. Ashton Prize[20].

Related Entities

United Kingdom University of London

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Who's Who. link.springer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Who's Who. link.springer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . Who's Who. link.springer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . history.princeton.edu. history.princeton.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] ↑ . link.springer.com. link.springer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . rsliterature.org. Retrieved . rsliterature.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . history.org.uk. history.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . www5.open.ac.uk. www5.open.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . ae-info.org. ae-info.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [1] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0265233-Cannadine-David-1950
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  2. 21w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → David
    Place of birth → Birmingham
    Employer → Princeton University, University of London, University of Cambridge +1
    Occupation → historian, university teacher, writer +1
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