Douglas Harper

American historian (1960-)
Person human Q376978
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Douglas Harper

Summary

Douglas Harper is a human[1]. Born in Philadelphia[2], he… he was born on +1960-07-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a historian[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Philadelphia[2], Douglas Harper…
  • Douglas Harper was born on +1960-07-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Douglas Harper held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Douglas Harper worked as a historian[4].
  • Douglas Harper's education included a stint at Dickinson College[7].
  • A notable work attributed to Douglas Harper is Online Etymology Dictionary[8].
  • Douglas Harper is recorded as male[9].
  • Douglas Harper's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Douglas Harper's ISNI is recorded as 0000000042584770[11].
  • Douglas Harper's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 6560008[12].
  • Douglas Harper's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n90687359[13].
  • Douglas Harper's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05mtlxv[14].
  • Douglas Harper's family name is recorded as Harper[15].
  • Douglas Harper's given name is recorded as Douglas[16].
  • Douglas Harper's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as American English[17].
  • Douglas Harper's Amazon author ID is recorded as B001KCRIW0[18].
  • Douglas Harper's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJyMjxqc8kyBHyT3B4RYfq[19].
  • Douglas Harper's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/6a1e0262-0d0e-4c57-abdb-d0652de82590[20].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Philadelphia[2], Douglas Harper… he was born on +1960-07-28T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Douglas Harper was educated at Dickinson College[7].

Career and Affiliations

Douglas Harper worked as a historian[4].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Douglas Harper is Online Etymology Dictionary[8].

Why It Matters

Douglas Harper ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Works attributed to him include Online Etymology Dictionary[23], an online dictionary[24], founded in 2001[25], headquartered in Lancaster[26], written by him[27].

FAQs

Where was Douglas Harper born?

Douglas Harper's place of birth was Philadelphia[2].

What did Douglas Harper do for work?

Douglas Harper worked as historian[4].

Where did Douglas Harper go to school?

Douglas Harper was educated at Dickinson College[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Q108492292. Retrieved . en.everybodywiki.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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