David Dumville

British historian (1949–2024)
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David Dumville

Summary

David Dumville is a human[1]. He was born on +1949-05-05T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2024-09-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a linguist[4] and historian[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • David Dumville was born on +1949-05-05T00:00:00Z[2].
  • David Dumville died on +2024-09-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • David Dumville held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • David Dumville worked as a linguist[4].
  • David Dumville worked as a historian[5].
  • David Dumville was employed by University of California, Berkeley[8].
  • Among David Dumville's employers was University of Cambridge[9].
  • Among David Dumville's employers was University of Aberdeen[10].
  • Among David Dumville's employers was Swansea University[11].
  • Among David Dumville's employers was University of Pennsylvania[12].
  • David Dumville's education included a stint at University of Edinburgh[13].
  • David Dumville's education included a stint at Emmanuel College[14].
  • David Dumville was educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[15].
  • David Dumville is recorded as male[16].
  • David Dumville's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • David Dumville's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121011946[18].
  • David Dumville's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 49241566[19].
  • David Dumville's GND ID is recorded as 1047962969[20].
  • David Dumville's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81043263[21].
  • David Dumville's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 120350964[22].
  • David Dumville's IdRef ID is recorded as 028534077[23].
  • David Dumville's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA00930964[24].
  • David Dumville's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 01080550[25].
  • David Dumville's SBN author ID is recorded as MILV104226[26].
  • David Dumville's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35771421[27].

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Origins and Family

David Dumville was born on +1949-05-05T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at University of Edinburgh[13], a public university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1583[30], headquartered in Edinburgh[31]; Emmanuel College[14], a college of the University of Cambridge[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1584[34]; and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[15], a public research university[35], in Germany[36], founded in 1472[37], headquartered in Hauptgebäude der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[4] and historian[5]. Employers include University of California, Berkeley[8], a public research university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1868[41], headquartered in Berkeley[42]; University of Cambridge[9], a collegiate university[43], in United Kingdom[44], founded in 1209[45], headquartered in Cambridge[46]; University of Aberdeen[10], a public research university[47], in United Kingdom[48], founded in 1495[49], headquartered in Aberdeen[50]; Swansea University[11], a public research university[51], in United Kingdom[52], founded in 1920[53]; and University of Pennsylvania[12], a private university[54], in United States[55], founded in 1740[56], headquartered in Philadelphia[57].

Death and Burial

David Dumville died on +2024-09-08T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

David Dumville ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

Works attributed to him include Anglian collection[59], a creative work[60], written by him[61].

FAQs

What did David Dumville do for work?

David Dumville worked as linguist[4] and historian[5].

Where did David Dumville go to school?

David Dumville was educated at University of Edinburgh[13], Emmanuel College[14], and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[15].

References

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  25. [3] . abdn.ac.uk. abdn.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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  31. [60] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  32. [61] . 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. [58] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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