Irving Abella

Canadian historian (1940–2022)
Person human Q356337
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Irving Abella

Summary

Irving Abella is a human[1]. Born in Toronto[2], he… he was born on +1940-07-02T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2022-07-03T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a historian[5], university teacher[6], and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Irving Abella was born in Toronto[2].
  • Irving Abella was born on +1940-07-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Irving Abella died on +2022-07-03T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Among Irving Abella's spouses was Rosalie Abella[9].
  • Irving Abella held citizenship in Canada[10].
  • English was Irving Abella's native language[11].
  • Irving Abella worked as a historian[5].
  • Irving Abella's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Irving Abella's professions included writer[7].
  • Irving Abella's field of work was history of Canadian Jews[12].
  • Irving Abella's field of work was labor movement[13].
  • Irving Abella's field of work was history[14].
  • Irving Abella was educated at University of Toronto[15].
  • Irving Abella received the Guggenheim Fellowship[16].
  • Irving Abella received the Member of the Order of Canada[17].
  • Irving Abella received the Order of Ontario[18].
  • Irving Abella received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[19].
  • Irving Abella received the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal[20].
  • Irving Abella received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal[21].
  • Irving Abella was a member of Royal Society of Canada[22].
  • Irving Abella is recorded as male[23].
  • Irving Abella's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Irving Abella's ISNI is recorded as 0000000083739046[25].
  • Irving Abella's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 39344947[26].
  • Irving Abella's GND ID is recorded as 123675367[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Toronto[2], Irving Abella… he was born on +1940-07-02T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[11].

Education

Irving Abella was educated at University of Toronto[15]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[5], university teacher[6], and writer[7]. Fields of work include history of Canadian Jews[12], an aspect of history[29]; labor movement[13], a political movement[30]; and history[14].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[16], a fellowship grant[31], in United States[32], founded in 1925[33]; Member of the Order of Canada[17], a grade of an order[34], in Canada[35]; Order of Ontario[18], a state order[36], in Canada[37], founded in 1986[38]; Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[19], a fellowship award[39], in Canada[40]; Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal[20], a medallion[41], in Canada[42], founded in 2002[43]; and Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal[21], a commemorative medal[44], in Commonwealth realm[45], founded in 2011[46].

Personal Life

Among Irving Abella's spouses was Rosalie Abella[9].

Death and Burial

Irving Abella died on +2022-07-03T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Irving Abella ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

Where was Irving Abella born?

Irving Abella's place of birth was Toronto[2].

Who was Irving Abella married to?

Irving Abella's spouses include Rosalie Abella[9].

What did Irving Abella do for work?

Irving Abella worked as historian[5], university teacher[6], and writer[7].

Where did Irving Abella go to school?

Irving Abella was educated at University of Toronto[15].

What awards did Irving Abella receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[16], Member of the Order of Canada[17], Order of Ontario[18], and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[19].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [23] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . thecjn.ca. thecjn.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [24] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . wikidata.org.
  24. [28] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [4] . thecjn.ca. thecjn.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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