Galen Strawson

British philosopher
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Galen Strawson

Summary

Galen Strawson is a human[1]. His place of birth was England[2]. He was born on January 1, 1952[3]. He worked as a philosopher[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (274 views/month, #7,241 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Galen Strawson was born in England[2].
  • Galen Strawson was born on January 1, 1952[3].
  • Galen Strawson held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Galen Strawson's professions included philosopher[4].
  • Galen Strawson worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Galen Strawson was employed by University of Texas at Austin[8].
  • Among Galen Strawson's employers was University of Reading[9].
  • Galen Strawson's education included a stint at Trinity Hall[10].
  • Galen Strawson was educated at University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne[11].
  • Galen Strawson is recorded as male[12].
  • Galen Strawson's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Galen Strawson's family name is recorded as Strawson[14].
  • Galen Strawson's given name is recorded as Galen[15].
  • Galen Strawson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[16].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[17]

  • Country: GB[18]

  • Began / founded: 1952[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2961bbff-c0c7-4434-8d50-b7a36061884a[20]

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Origins and Family

Galen Strawson's place of birth was England[2]. He was born on January 1, 1952[3].

Education

Educated at Trinity Hall[10], a university building[21], in United Kingdom[22], founded in 1350[23], headquartered in Cambridge[24] and University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne[11], a university in France[25], in France[26], founded in 1971[27], headquartered in 5th arrondissement of Paris[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher[4] and university teacher[5]. Employers include University of Texas at Austin[8], a public research university[29], in United States[30], founded in 1883[31], headquartered in Austin[32] and University of Reading[9], a university[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1892[35].

Why It Matters

Galen Strawson ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (274 views/month, #7,241 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Galen Strawson born?

Galen Strawson was born in England[2].

What did Galen Strawson do for work?

Galen Strawson worked as philosopher[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Galen Strawson go to school?

Galen Strawson was educated at Trinity Hall[10] and University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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