Edwin Mims

United States professor of English literature
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Edwin Mims

Summary

Edwin Mims is a human[1]. He was born in Richmond[2]. He was born on +1872-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Nashville[4]. He died on +1959-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Edwin Mims's place of birth was Richmond[2].
  • Edwin Mims died in Nashville[4].
  • Edwin Mims was born on +1872-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Edwin Mims died on +1959-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Edwin Mims died on +1959-09-15T00:00:00Z[7].
  • Burial took place at Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery[8].
  • A child of Edwin Mims was Edwin Mims Jr.[9].
  • A child of Edwin Mims was Thomas Puryear Mims[10].
  • A child of Edwin Mims was Catherine Puryear Mims[11].
  • A child of Edwin Mims was Ella Puryear Mims[12].
  • Edwin Mims was employed by Vanderbilt University[13].
  • Among Edwin Mims's employers was University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[14].
  • Among Edwin Mims's employers was Duke University[15].
  • Edwin Mims's education included a stint at Vanderbilt University[16].
  • Edwin Mims was educated at Cornell University[17].
  • Edwin Mims is recorded as male[18].
  • Edwin Mims's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Edwin Mims's ISNI is recorded as 0000000082703973[20].
  • Edwin Mims's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 77558138[21].
  • Edwin Mims's GND ID is recorded as 1055279911[22].
  • Edwin Mims's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50041761[23].
  • Edwin Mims's IdRef ID is recorded as 128964995[24].
  • Edwin Mims's Commons category is recorded as Edwin Mims[25].
  • Edwin Mims's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 214377405[26].
  • Edwin Mims's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05vn_qt[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Edwin Mims's place of birth was Richmond[2]. He was born on +1872-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Vanderbilt University[16], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1873[30], headquartered in Nashville[31] and Cornell University[17], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1865[34], headquartered in Ithaca[35].

Career and Affiliations

Employers include Vanderbilt University[13], a private university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1873[38], headquartered in Nashville[39]; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[14], a public research university[40], in United States[41], founded in 1789[42]; and Duke University[15], a university[43], in United States[44], founded in 1838[45], headquartered in Durham[46].

Personal Life

Children include Edwin Mims Jr.[9], 1900–1945[47], of United States[48], awarded the Rhodes Scholarship[49]; Thomas Puryear Mims[10], a sculptor[50], 1906–1975[51], of United States[52]; Catherine Puryear Mims[11], 1904–1989[53], of United States[54]; and Ella Puryear Mims[12], a teacher[55], 1912–1998[56], of United States[57].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1959-01-01T00:00:00Z[5] and +1959-09-15T00:00:00Z[7]. Edwin Mims passed away in Nashville[4]. Burial took place at Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery[8].

Why It Matters

Edwin Mims ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Edwin Mims born?

Born in Richmond[2], Edwin Mims…

Where did Edwin Mims die?

Edwin Mims passed away in Nashville[4].

Where did Edwin Mims go to school?

Edwin Mims was educated at Vanderbilt University[16] and Cornell University[17].

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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