David Pears

British philosopher (1921-2009)
Person human Q958812
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Summary

David Pears was born on August 8, 1921[1], in Bedfont[2]. He died on July 1, 2009[3], in Oxford[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[7]
  • Educated at: Balliol College[8], Westminster School[9]
  • Student: Aaron Sloman[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Military branch: British Army[12]
  • Participated in conflict: World War II[13]
  • Given name: David[14]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[15]
  • Birth name: David Francis Pears[16]

Why It Matters

David Pears is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

FAQs

Where was David Pears born?

David Pears's place of birth was Bedfont[2].

Where did David Pears die?

David Pears passed away in Oxford[4].

What did David Pears do for work?

David Pears worked as a philosopher[5].

Where did David Pears go to school?

David Pears was educated at Balliol College[8] and Westminster School[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . thebritishacademy.ac.uk. thebritishacademy.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . thebritishacademy.ac.uk. thebritishacademy.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . thebritishacademy.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . timesonline.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . thebritishacademy.ac.uk. thebritishacademy.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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