Douglas John Foskett

director of the central library at the University of London
Person human Q15994443
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Douglas John Foskett

Summary

Douglas John Foskett is a human[1]. He was born on +1918-06-27T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2004-05-07T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a librarian[4] and computer scientist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Douglas John Foskett was born on +1918-06-27T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Douglas John Foskett died on +2004-05-07T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Douglas John Foskett held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Douglas John Foskett's professions included librarian[4].
  • Douglas John Foskett worked as a computer scientist[5].
  • Douglas John Foskett received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire[8].
  • Douglas John Foskett is recorded as male[9].
  • Douglas John Foskett's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Douglas John Foskett's ISNI is recorded as 0000000120955347[11].
  • Douglas John Foskett's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 7450522[12].
  • Douglas John Foskett's GND ID is recorded as 119229471[13].
  • Douglas John Foskett's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50025313[14].
  • Douglas John Foskett's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 122762514[15].
  • Douglas John Foskett's IdRef ID is recorded as 031573975[16].
  • Douglas John Foskett's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA00070221[17].
  • Douglas John Foskett's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05wngtw[18].
  • Douglas John Foskett's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jx20090908046[19].
  • Douglas John Foskett's given name is recorded as Douglas[20].
  • Douglas John Foskett's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX876543[21].
  • Douglas John Foskett's National Library of Portugal ID is recorded as 226525[22].
  • Douglas John Foskett's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 068829108[23].
  • Douglas John Foskett's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90160911[24].
  • Douglas John Foskett's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2003064814[25].
  • Douglas John Foskett's EGAXA ID is recorded as vtls000883399[26].
  • Douglas John Foskett's NSK is recorded as 000044653[27].

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Origins and Family

Douglas John Foskett was born on +1918-06-27T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include librarian[4] and computer scientist[5].

Recognition

Douglas John Foskett received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire[8].

Death and Burial

Douglas John Foskett died on +2004-05-07T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Douglas John Foskett ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

What did Douglas John Foskett do for work?

Douglas John Foskett worked as librarian[4] and computer scientist[5].

What awards did Douglas John Foskett receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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