Edwin Cannan

British economist (1861–1935)
Person human Q652706
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Edwin Cannan

Summary

Edwin Cannan is a human[1]. He was born in Funchal[2]. He was born on +1861-02-03T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Bournemouth[4]. He died on +1935-04-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an economist[6] and economic historian[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Edwin Cannan's place of birth was Funchal[2].
  • Edwin Cannan passed away in Bournemouth[4].
  • Edwin Cannan was born on +1861-02-03T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Edwin Cannan died on +1935-04-08T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Edwin Cannan held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Edwin Cannan worked as an economist[6].
  • Edwin Cannan worked as an economic historian[7].
  • Among Edwin Cannan's employers was London School of Economics and Political Science[10].
  • Edwin Cannan's education included a stint at University of Oxford[11].
  • A notable student of Edwin Cannan was Lionel Robbins, Baron Robbins[12].
  • Edwin Cannan's image is recorded as Edwin Cannan.jpg[13].
  • Edwin Cannan is recorded as male[14].
  • Edwin Cannan's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Edwin Cannan supervised B. R. Ambedkar as a doctoral student[16].
  • Edwin Cannan's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109073503[17].
  • Edwin Cannan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 61618311[18].
  • Edwin Cannan's GND ID is recorded as 118666916[19].
  • Edwin Cannan's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80001176[20].
  • Edwin Cannan's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12332632b[21].
  • Edwin Cannan's IdRef ID is recorded as 032262698[22].
  • Edwin Cannan's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA01923953[23].
  • Edwin Cannan's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00659479[24].
  • Edwin Cannan's Commons category is recorded as Edwin Cannan[25].
  • Edwin Cannan's SBN author ID is recorded as RAVV040083[26].
  • Edwin Cannan's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35025634[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Edwin Cannan was born in Funchal[2]. He was born on +1861-02-03T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Edwin Cannan's education included a stint at University of Oxford[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include economist[6] and economic historian[7]. Among Edwin Cannan's employers was London School of Economics and Political Science[10]. A notable student of him was Lionel Robbins, Baron Robbins[12]. He supervised B. R. Ambedkar as a doctoral student[16].

Death and Burial

Edwin Cannan died on +1935-04-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Bournemouth[4].

Why It Matters

Edwin Cannan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

His notable doctoral advisees include B. R. Ambedkar[29], an economist[30], 1891–1956[31], of British Raj[32], awarded the Bharat Ratna[33], specialised in economics[34].

FAQs

Where was Edwin Cannan born?

Edwin Cannan was born in Funchal[2].

Where did Edwin Cannan die?

Edwin Cannan died in Bournemouth[4].

What did Edwin Cannan do for work?

Edwin Cannan worked as economist[6] and economic historian[7].

Where did Edwin Cannan go to school?

Edwin Cannan was educated at University of Oxford[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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