Fred Orton

scholar of art history and art theory at the University of Leeds
Person human Q18009225
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Fred Orton

Summary

Fred Orton is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1949[2]. He worked as an art historian[3].

Key Facts

  • Fred Orton was born on January 1, 1949[2].
  • Fred Orton held citizenship in United Kingdom[4].
  • Fred Orton's professions included art historian[3].
  • Among Fred Orton's employers was University of Leeds[5].
  • Fred Orton is recorded as male[6].
  • Fred Orton's instance of is recorded as human[7].
  • Fred Orton supervised Gail Ann Day as a doctoral student[8].
  • Fred Orton supervised Joanne Simone Crawford as a doctoral student[9].
  • Fred Orton supervised John Edward Penny as a doctoral student[10].
  • Fred Orton supervised Alison Lee Bracker as a doctoral student[11].
  • Fred Orton supervised Alistair John Rider as a doctoral student[12].
  • Fred Orton's family name is recorded as Orton[13].
  • Fred Orton's given name is recorded as Fred[14].
  • Fred Orton's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[15].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[16]

  • Began / founded: 1949[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d5e3261e-8e0d-4997-8f65-d2cc39b19346[18]

Body

Origins and Family

Fred Orton was born on January 1, 1949[2].

Career and Affiliations

Fred Orton worked as an art historian[3]. Among his employers was University of Leeds[5]. Doctoral students include Gail Ann Day[8], a researcher[19]; Joanne Simone Crawford[9], a researcher[20]; John Edward Penny[10]; Alison Lee Bracker[11], a researcher[21]; and Alistair John Rider[12], a researcher[22].

FAQs

What did Fred Orton do for work?

Fred Orton worked as art historian[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . archINFORM. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . fine-art.leeds.ac.uk. fine-art.leeds.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . E-Theses Online Service. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . E-Theses Online Service. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . E-Theses Online Service. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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  1. 28d ago · Arch2bot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cinii research id 1140282266660390400
    Employer University of Leeds
    Musicbrainz artist id d5e3261e-8e0d-4997-8f65-d2cc39b19346
    Isni 0000000121468305
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