Humphrey Tonkin

professor of the University of Hartford, esperantist
Person Human Q12898

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[30]
Date of birth
December 2, 1939, February 12, 1939[8]
Place of birth
Truro
Country of citizenship
United States, United Kingdom[9][10]
Position held
President of the Universal Esperanto Association, President of the World Esperanto Youth Organization, President of the Universal Esperanto Association
Languages spoken, written or signed
Esperanto, English[35][36]
Described by source
Nia diligenta kolegaro[34]
Family name
Tonkin[32]
Given name
Humphrey[33]
Writing language
Esperanto[37]
🏷️ Also known as
en Humphrey Richard Tonkin en Humphrey R. Tonkin en Humphrey Tonkin cs Humphrey R. Tonkin cs Humphrey Richard Tonkin de Humphrey R. Tonkin de Humphrey Richard Tonkin el Χάμφρι Τόνκιν fa همفری تونکین ja ハンフリー・トンキン ko 험프리 톤킨 pl Humprey Richard Tonkin pl Humprey R. Tonkin ro Humphrey Richard Tonkin ro Humphrey R. Tonkin ru Тонкин, Хамфри Ричард ru Хамфри Ричард Тонкин zh 汉弗莱·托金
🔖 Identifiers · 41
VIAF cluster ID
92739316
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n80084603
GND ID
130429066
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Humphrey Tonkin on UK 2008.jpg ↗
Awards & Winners artist ID
0dq5xw
BIBSYS ID
90092508
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
120224411
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10307836
CiNii Research ID
1140563741654641664
Edukado.net Panteono ID
247
FAST ID
57222
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Freebase ID
/m/0dq5xw
Guggenheim fellows ID
humphrey-r-tonkin
IdRef ID
028376706
IxTheo authority ID
501469133
J9U entity ID
987007268941205171
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
130429066
KBR person ID
14814277
Libraries Australia ID
35552809
LibraryThing author ID
tonkinhumphrey
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA03178643
NDL Authority ID
001268446
NL CR AUT ID
xx0185405
NLA Trove people ID
993606
NSK (VIAF) ID
000438446
NUKAT ID
n2003032254
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810646479605606
National Virtual Library of India ID
121336
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071039260
Obálky knih ID
xx0185405
Open Library ID
OL345384A
Prabook ID
1965979
RERO ID (legacy)
A003905274
SHARE Catalogue author ID
198029
SNAC ARK ID
w6j67v53
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhmHpbj9HwKHCRhJhqWjC

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Summary

Humphrey Tonkin was born on December 2, 1939[1], in Truro[2]. He has worked as a professor[3], linguist[4], Esperantist[5], esperantologist[6], and writer[7].

FAQs

Where was Humphrey Tonkin born?

Humphrey Tonkin's place of birth was Truro[2].

What did Humphrey Tonkin do for work?

Humphrey Tonkin worked as a professor[3], linguist[4], Esperantist[5], esperantologist[6], and writer[7].

Where did Humphrey Tonkin go to school?

Humphrey Tonkin was educated at University of Cambridge[18] and Harvard University[19].

What awards did Humphrey Tonkin receive?

Honors received include Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching[20], Honora Patrona Komitato de UEA[21], Guggenheim Fellowship[22], and Honorary President of the World Esperanto Youth Organization[23].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . akademio-de-esperanto.org. Retrieved . akademio-de-esperanto.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [1] ↑ . Nia diligenta kolegaro. Retrieved . akademio-de-esperanto.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . sezonoj.ru. sezonoj.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . akademio-de-esperanto.org. Retrieved . akademio-de-esperanto.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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