Helen King

British classical scholar and advocate for the medical humanities
Person human Q5702603
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Helen King

Summary

Helen King is a human[1]. She was born in Wimbledon[2]. She was born on September 2, 1957[3]. She worked as a historian[4], classical scholar[5], writer[6], university teacher[7], and archaeologist[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Wimbledon[2], Helen King…
  • Helen King was born on September 2, 1957[3].
  • Helen King was born on January 1, 1957[10].
  • Helen King held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • Helen King worked as a historian[4].
  • Helen King worked as a classical scholar[5].
  • Helen King worked as a writer[6].
  • Helen King worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Helen King worked as an archaeologist[8].
  • Helen King's field of work was history of medicine[12].
  • Among Helen King's employers was The Open University[13].
  • Among Helen King's employers was University of Reading[14].
  • Among Helen King's employers was The Open University[15].
  • Helen King was educated at University College London[16].
  • A notable work attributed to Helen King is Health in Antiquity[17].
  • Helen King is recorded as female[18].
  • Helen King's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Helen King supervised Adam Parker as a doctoral student[20].
  • Helen King's Commons category is recorded as Helen King (classicist)[21].
  • Helen King's family name is recorded as King[22].
  • Helen King's given name is recorded as Helen[23].
  • Helen King's official website is recorded as http://www.open.ac.uk/people/hk2455[24].
  • Helen King's work location is recorded as Milton Keynes[25].
  • Helen King's participant in is recorded as Galen[26].
  • Helen King's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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Origins and Family

Helen King was born in Wimbledon[2]. Recorded date of birth include September 2, 1957[3] and January 1, 1957[10].

Education

Helen King was educated at University College London[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[4], classical scholar[5], writer[6], university teacher[7], and archaeologist[8]. Helen King's field of work was history of medicine[12]. Employers include The Open University[13], a public university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1969[30] and University of Reading[14], a university[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1892[33]. She supervised Adam Parker as a doctoral student[20].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Helen King is Health in Antiquity[17].

Why It Matters

Helen King ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Helen King born?

Helen King's place of birth was Wimbledon[2].

What did Helen King do for work?

Helen King worked as historian[4], classical scholar[5], writer[6], university teacher[7], and archaeologist[8].

Where did Helen King go to school?

Helen King was educated at University College London[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Archaeology Data Service. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] . IdRef. Retrieved . onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. 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
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work Health in Antiquity
    Participant in Galen
    Given name Helen
    Field of work history of medicine
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