David Pears

British philosopher (1921-2009)
Person human Q958812
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David Pears

Summary

David Pears is a human[1]. His place of birth was Bedfont[2]. He was born on +1921-08-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Oxford[4]. He died on +2009-07-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a philosopher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • David Pears's place of birth was Bedfont[2].
  • David Pears died in Oxford[4].
  • David Pears was born on +1921-08-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • David Pears died on +2009-07-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • David Pears held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • David Pears worked as a philosopher[6].
  • David Pears's education included a stint at Balliol College[9].
  • David Pears was educated at Westminster School[10].
  • A notable student of David Pears was Aaron Sloman[11].
  • David Pears is recorded as male[12].
  • David Pears's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • David Pears's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109053764[14].
  • David Pears's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 59104390[15].
  • David Pears's GND ID is recorded as 123568315[16].
  • David Pears's military branch is recorded as British Army[17].
  • David Pears's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50012408[18].
  • David Pears's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 120601379[19].
  • David Pears's IdRef ID is recorded as 028851218[20].
  • David Pears's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA01192188[21].
  • David Pears's SBN author ID is recorded as TO0V398207[22].
  • David Pears's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 137709[23].
  • David Pears's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II[24].
  • David Pears's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05xlxy1[25].
  • David Pears's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as kup19990000075045[26].
  • David Pears's given name is recorded as David[27].

Body

Origins and Family

David Pears's place of birth was Bedfont[2]. He was born on +1921-08-08T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Balliol College[9], a college of the University of Oxford[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1263[30], headquartered in Oxford[31] and Westminster School[10], a boarding school[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1179[34].

Career and Affiliations

David Pears's professions included philosopher[6]. A notable student of him was Aaron Sloman[11].

Death and Burial

David Pears died on +2009-07-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Oxford[4].

Why It Matters

David Pears ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[7]

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 philosopher[6].

Where did David Pears go to school?

David Pears was educated at Balliol College[9] and Westminster School[10].

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. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . Catalogue of the Library of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . thebritishacademy.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . timesonline.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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