David Held

British political scientist and sociologist (1951–2019)
Person human Q1174707
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David Held

Summary

David Held is a human[1]. He was born in London[2]. He was born on +1951-08-27T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Durham[4]. He died on +2019-03-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a political scientist[6], sociologist[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in London[2], David Held…
  • David Held passed away in Durham[4].
  • David Held was born on +1951-08-27T00:00:00Z[3].
  • David Held died on +2019-03-02T00:00:00Z[5].
  • David Held held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • David Held's professions included political scientist[6].
  • David Held's professions included sociologist[7].
  • David Held's professions included university teacher[8].
  • David Held's field of work was international relations[11].
  • David Held was employed by London School of Economics and Political Science[12].
  • David Held was employed by Durham University[13].
  • David Held was employed by The Open University[14].
  • David Held is recorded as male[15].
  • David Held's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • David Held supervised Angus Fane-Hervey as a doctoral student[17].
  • David Held supervised Pietro Maffettone as a doctoral student[18].
  • David Held supervised Sharon Shochat as a doctoral student[19].
  • David Held's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110321391[20].
  • David Held's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 108266353[21].
  • David Held's GND ID is recorded as 128866462[22].
  • David Held's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80011186[23].
  • David Held's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12190091m[24].
  • David Held's IdRef ID is recorded as 030498716[25].
  • David Held's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA00408452[26].
  • David Held's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00684374[27].

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Origins and Family

David Held's place of birth was London[2]. He was born on +1951-08-27T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Academic degrees include doctorate[28] and Doctor of Philosophy[29].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include political scientist[6], sociologist[7], and university teacher[8]. David Held's field of work was international relations[11]. Employers include London School of Economics and Political Science[12], a public research university[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1895[32], headquartered in London[33]; Durham University[13], a collegiate university[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1832[36], headquartered in Durham[37]; and The Open University[14], a public university[38], in United Kingdom[39], founded in 1969[40]. Doctoral students include Angus Fane-Hervey[17], Pietro Maffettone[18], and Sharon Shochat[19].

Death and Burial

David Held died on +2019-03-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Durham[4].

Why It Matters

David Held ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was David Held born?

David Held was born in London[2].

Where did David Held die?

David Held died in Durham[4].

What did David Held do for work?

David Held worked as political scientist[6], sociologist[7], and university teacher[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . oxforddnb.com. oxforddnb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Retrieved . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Retrieved . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Retrieved . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [28] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [29] . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [5] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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