David Jessel

British television and radio news presenter, author
Person human Q5235637
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David Jessel

Summary

David Jessel is a human[1]. His place of birth was Abingdon-on-Thames[2]. He was born on +1945-11-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a radio personality[4] and television presenter[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • David Jessel's place of birth was Abingdon-on-Thames[2].
  • David Jessel was born on +1945-11-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • David Jessel was married to James G. Randall[7].
  • David Jessel held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • English was David Jessel's native language[9].
  • David Jessel's professions included radio personality[4].
  • David Jessel's professions included television presenter[5].
  • Among David Jessel's employers was British Broadcasting Corporation[10].
  • David Jessel's education included a stint at Eton College[11].
  • David Jessel's education included a stint at Dragon School[12].
  • David Jessel was educated at Merton College[13].
  • David Jessel is recorded as male[14].
  • David Jessel's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • David Jessel's ISNI is recorded as 0000000077819138[16].
  • David Jessel's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 69573927[17].
  • David Jessel's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr90021840[18].
  • David Jessel's IdRef ID is recorded as 067214428[19].
  • David Jessel's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00662684[20].
  • David Jessel's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fc6yx[21].
  • David Jessel's given name is recorded as David[22].
  • David Jessel's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 071389032[23].
  • David Jessel's NUKAT ID is recorded as n95002256[24].
  • David Jessel's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • David Jessel's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Jessel-12[26].
  • David Jessel's National Library of Korea ID is recorded as KAC200905745[27].

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Origins and Family

David Jessel's place of birth was Abingdon-on-Thames[2]. He was born on +1945-11-08T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[9].

Education

Educated at Eton College[11], a public school[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1440[30]; Dragon School[12], an independent school[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1877[33], headquartered in Oxford[34]; and Merton College[13], a college of the University of Oxford[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 1264[37], headquartered in Oxford[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include radio personality[4] and television presenter[5]. David Jessel was employed by British Broadcasting Corporation[10].

Personal Life

Among David Jessel's spouses was James G. Randall[7].

Why It Matters

David Jessel ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was David Jessel born?

Born in Abingdon-on-Thames[2], David Jessel…

Who was David Jessel married to?

David Jessel's spouses include James G. Randall[7].

What did David Jessel do for work?

David Jessel worked as radio personality[4] and television presenter[5].

Where did David Jessel go to school?

David Jessel was educated at Eton College[11], Dragon School[12], and Merton College[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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