Francis John Byrne

Irish historian (1934-2017)
Person human Q3427675
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Francis John Byrne

Summary

Francis John Byrne is a human[1]. He was born in Shanghai[2]. He was born on +1934-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Dublin[4]. He died on +2017-12-30T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an author[6], historian[7], university teacher[8], and researcher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Francis John Byrne was born in Shanghai[2].
  • Francis John Byrne died in Dublin[4].
  • Francis John Byrne was born on +1934-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Francis John Byrne was born on +1934-10-14T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Francis John Byrne died on +2017-12-30T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Francis John Byrne held citizenship in Ireland[12].
  • Francis John Byrne worked as an author[6].
  • Francis John Byrne's professions included historian[7].
  • Francis John Byrne's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Francis John Byrne worked as a researcher[9].
  • Francis John Byrne held the position of Chair of Early Irish History at University College Dublin[13].
  • Among Francis John Byrne's employers was University College Dublin[14].
  • Francis John Byrne was educated at University College Dublin[15].
  • Francis John Byrne was educated at Blackrock College[16].
  • Francis John Byrne was a member of Royal Irish Academy[17].
  • Francis John Byrne is recorded as male[18].
  • Francis John Byrne's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Francis John Byrne's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110756395[20].
  • Francis John Byrne's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 76330353[21].
  • Francis John Byrne's GND ID is recorded as 123159334[22].
  • Francis John Byrne's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50032952[23].
  • Francis John Byrne's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12026296q[24].
  • Francis John Byrne's IdRef ID is recorded as 028424883[25].
  • Francis John Byrne's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA01206781[26].
  • Francis John Byrne's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 58815967[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Francis John Byrne was born in Shanghai[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1934-01-01T00:00:00Z[3] and +1934-10-14T00:00:00Z[11].

Education

Educated at University College Dublin[15], a public university[28], in Ireland[29], founded in 1854[30], headquartered in Belfield[31] and Blackrock College[16], a boarding school[32], in Ireland[33], founded in 1860[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include author[6], historian[7], university teacher[8], and researcher[9]. Among Francis John Byrne's employers was University College Dublin[14]. He held the position of Chair of Early Irish History at University College Dublin[13].

Death and Burial

Francis John Byrne died on +2017-12-30T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Dublin[4].

Why It Matters

Francis John Byrne ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Francis John Byrne born?

Born in Shanghai[2], Francis John Byrne…

Where did Francis John Byrne die?

Francis John Byrne died in Dublin[4].

What did Francis John Byrne do for work?

Francis John Byrne worked as author[6], historian[7], university teacher[8], and researcher[9].

Where did Francis John Byrne go to school?

Francis John Byrne was educated at University College Dublin[15] and Blackrock College[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . rip.ie. rip.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [17] . ria.ie. Retrieved . ria.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . NUKAT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [11] . ria.ie. Retrieved . ria.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . jstor.org. Retrieved . jstor.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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