David Selbourne

British philosopher
Person human Q114333
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David Selbourne

Summary

David Selbourne is a human[1]. Born in London[2], he… he was born on June 4, 1937[3]. He worked as a historian[4], writer[5], journalist[6], and philosopher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in London[2], David Selbourne…
  • David Selbourne was born on June 4, 1937[3].
  • David Selbourne held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • David Selbourne worked as a historian[4].
  • David Selbourne worked as a writer[5].
  • David Selbourne's professions included journalist[6].
  • David Selbourne's professions included philosopher[7].
  • David Selbourne's education included a stint at Balliol College[10].
  • David Selbourne was educated at The Manchester Grammar School[11].
  • David Selbourne is recorded as male[12].
  • David Selbourne's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • David Selbourne's given name is recorded as David[14].
  • David Selbourne's described by source is recorded as Records of persons of interest[15].
  • David Selbourne's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[16].

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Origins and Family

Born in London[2], David Selbourne… he was born on June 4, 1937[3].

Education

Educated at Balliol College[10], a college of the University of Oxford[17], in United Kingdom[18], founded in 1263[19], headquartered in Oxford[20] and The Manchester Grammar School[11], a school[21], in United Kingdom[22], founded in 1515[23].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[4], writer[5], journalist[6], and philosopher[7].

Why It Matters

David Selbourne ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was David Selbourne born?

David Selbourne was born in London[2].

What did David Selbourne do for work?

David Selbourne worked as historian[4], writer[5], journalist[6], and philosopher[7].

Where did David Selbourne go to school?

David Selbourne was educated at Balliol College[10] and The Manchester Grammar School[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . Records of persons of interest. svazky.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Records of persons of interest. svazky.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . svazky.cz. svazky.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation historian, writer, journalist +1
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  2. 6w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nationale thesaurus voor auteursnamen id 069116253
    Idref id 028368797
    Share catalogue author id 450179
    Viaf cluster id 4943407
    + 39 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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