Francis Woodman Cleaves

American orientalist historian. mongolist and sinologist (1911-1995)
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Francis Woodman Cleaves

Summary

Francis Woodman Cleaves is a human[1]. He was born in Boston[2]. He was born on +1911-07-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in New Hampshire[4]. He died on +1995-12-31T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a historian[6], orientalist[7], mongolist[8], sinologist[9], and writer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Francis Woodman Cleaves's place of birth was Boston[2].
  • Francis Woodman Cleaves passed away in New Hampshire[4].
  • Francis Woodman Cleaves was born on +1911-07-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Francis Woodman Cleaves died on +1995-12-31T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Francis Woodman Cleaves held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Francis Woodman Cleaves's professions included historian[6].
  • Francis Woodman Cleaves's professions included orientalist[7].
  • Francis Woodman Cleaves worked as a mongolist[8].
  • Francis Woodman Cleaves's professions included sinologist[9].
  • Francis Woodman Cleaves's professions included writer[10].
  • Francis Woodman Cleaves's professions included university teacher[13].
  • Francis Woodman Cleaves's field of work was Mongolian[14].
  • Francis Woodman Cleaves's field of work was Chinese[15].
  • Francis Woodman Cleaves's field of work was Mongolian studies[16].
  • Francis Woodman Cleaves was employed by Harvard University[17].
  • Francis Woodman Cleaves's education included a stint at Harvard University[18].
  • Francis Woodman Cleaves received the Prix Stanislas Julien[19].
  • Francis Woodman Cleaves is recorded as male[20].
  • Francis Woodman Cleaves's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Francis Woodman Cleaves supervised Jan Nattier as a doctoral student[22].
  • Francis Woodman Cleaves's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121000956[23].
  • Francis Woodman Cleaves's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 27189449[24].
  • Francis Woodman Cleaves's GND ID is recorded as 129740292[25].
  • Francis Woodman Cleaves's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81127472[26].
  • Francis Woodman Cleaves's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 126871630[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Boston[2], Francis Woodman Cleaves… he was born on +1911-07-14T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Francis Woodman Cleaves was educated at Harvard University[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[6], orientalist[7], mongolist[8], sinologist[9], writer[10], and university teacher[13]. Fields of work include Mongolian[14], a natural language[28], in Mongolia[29]; Chinese[15], a macrolanguage[30], in People's Republic of China[31]; and Mongolian studies[16], an academic discipline[32]. Among Francis Woodman Cleaves's employers was Harvard University[17]. He supervised Jan Nattier as a doctoral student[22].

Recognition

Francis Woodman Cleaves received the Prix Stanislas Julien[19].

Death and Burial

Francis Woodman Cleaves died on +1995-12-31T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in New Hampshire[4].

Why It Matters

Francis Woodman Cleaves ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Francis Woodman Cleaves born?

Francis Woodman Cleaves's place of birth was Boston[2].

Where did Francis Woodman Cleaves die?

Francis Woodman Cleaves passed away in New Hampshire[4].

What did Francis Woodman Cleaves do for work?

Francis Woodman Cleaves worked as historian[6], orientalist[7], mongolist[8], sinologist[9], and writer[10].

Where did Francis Woodman Cleaves go to school?

Francis Woodman Cleaves was educated at Harvard University[18].

What awards did Francis Woodman Cleaves receive?

Honors received include Prix Stanislas Julien[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . NMVW-collection website. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Writing language English
    Work location People's Republic of China
    Place of birth Boston
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