Des Ball

Australian academic (1947-2016)
Person human Q17198050
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Des Ball

Summary

Des Ball is a human[1]. Born in Nyah West[2], he… he was born on +1947-05-20T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2016-10-12T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Nyah West[2], Des Ball…
  • Des Ball was born on +1947-05-20T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Des Ball died on +2016-10-12T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Des Ball held citizenship in Australia[7].
  • Des Ball worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Des Ball's field of work was defence of the State[8].
  • Des Ball's field of work was nuclear safety and security[9].
  • Among Des Ball's employers was Australian National University[10].
  • Des Ball was educated at Australian National University[11].
  • Des Ball received the Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia[12].
  • Des Ball received the Officer of the Order of Australia[13].
  • Des Ball is recorded as male[14].
  • Des Ball's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Des Ball supervised Bethan Greener as a doctoral student[16].
  • Des Ball's ISNI is recorded as 0000000081751201[17].
  • Des Ball's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 76384117[18].
  • Des Ball's GND ID is recorded as 171999177[19].
  • Des Ball's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80013470[20].
  • Des Ball's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12309789n[21].
  • Des Ball's IdRef ID is recorded as 031982212[22].
  • Des Ball's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA02367072[23].
  • Des Ball's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35100414[24].
  • Des Ball's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05ylzk1[25].
  • Des Ball's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0202196[26].
  • Des Ball's family name is recorded as Ball[27].

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Origins and Family

Des Ball was born in Nyah West[2]. He was born on +1947-05-20T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Des Ball was educated at Australian National University[11].

Career and Affiliations

Des Ball's professions included university teacher[5]. Fields of work include defence of the State[8], a political action[28] and nuclear safety and security[9], a type of security[29]. He was employed by Australian National University[10]. He supervised Bethan Greener as a doctoral student[16].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia[12] and Officer of the Order of Australia[13], a grade of an order[30], in Australia[31].

Death and Burial

Des Ball died on +2016-10-12T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Des Ball ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Des Ball born?

Born in Nyah West[2], Des Ball…

What did Des Ball do for work?

Des Ball worked as university teacher[5].

Where did Des Ball go to school?

Des Ball was educated at Australian National University[11].

What awards did Des Ball receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia[12] and Officer of the Order of Australia[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved . smh.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . socialsciences.org.au. socialsciences.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Australian Honours Search Facility. honours.pmc.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Liberalism and the use of force : a means to an end?. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . historygreatest.com. historygreatest.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [4] . The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved . smh.com.au. Provenance: 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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