Edward John Thompson

British historian
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Edward John Thompson

Summary

Edward John Thompson is a human[1]. He was born on +1886-04-09T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1946-04-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a historian[4], translator[5], and writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Edward John Thompson was born on +1886-04-09T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Edward John Thompson died on +1946-04-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • A child of Edward John Thompson was E. P. Thompson[8].
  • A child of Edward John Thompson was Frank Thompson[9].
  • Edward John Thompson worked as a historian[4].
  • Edward John Thompson worked as a translator[5].
  • Edward John Thompson's professions included writer[6].
  • Edward John Thompson's field of work was British literature[10].
  • Edward John Thompson's field of work was translation into English[11].
  • Edward John Thompson's field of work was Bangla literature[12].
  • Among Edward John Thompson's employers was University of Oxford[13].
  • Edward John Thompson was educated at Kingswood School[14].
  • Edward John Thompson is recorded as male[15].
  • Edward John Thompson's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Edward John Thompson's Commons category is recorded as Edward John Thompson[17].
  • Edward John Thompson's family name is recorded as Thompson[18].
  • Edward John Thompson's given name is recorded as Edward[19].
  • Edward John Thompson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Edward John Thompson's different from is recorded as Edward John Thompson[21].
  • Edward John Thompson's writing language is recorded as English[22].

Body

Origins and Family

Edward John Thompson was born on +1886-04-09T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Edward John Thompson's education included a stint at Kingswood School[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[4], translator[5], and writer[6]. Fields of work include British literature[10], a sub-set of literature[23]; translation into English[11], an activity[24]; and Bangla literature[12], a sub-set of literature[25]. Edward John Thompson was employed by University of Oxford[13].

Personal Life

Children include E. P. Thompson[8], a writer[26], 1924–1993[27], of United Kingdom[28], awarded the honorary doctorate[29], specialised in history[30] and Frank Thompson[9], a linguist[31], 1920–1944[32], of United Kingdom[33].

Death and Burial

Edward John Thompson died on +1946-04-28T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Edward John Thompson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

What did Edward John Thompson do for work?

Edward John Thompson worked as historian[4], translator[5], and writer[6].

Where did Edward John Thompson go to school?

Edward John Thompson was educated at Kingswood School[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [25] . 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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  1. 20d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child E. P. Thompson, Frank Thompson
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