Irving Finkel

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Irving Finkel

Summary

Irving Finkel is a human[1]. Born in London[2], he… he was born on September 1951[3]. He worked as a historian[4], archaeologist[5], assyriologist[6], philologist[7], and writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (919 views/month, #6,849 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Irving Finkel's place of birth was London[2].
  • Irving Finkel was born on September 1951[3].
  • Irving Finkel held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Irving Finkel worked as a historian[4].
  • Irving Finkel worked as an archaeologist[5].
  • Irving Finkel's professions included assyriologist[6].
  • Irving Finkel worked as a philologist[7].
  • Irving Finkel's professions included writer[8].
  • Irving Finkel worked as a prose writer[11].
  • Irving Finkel's field of work was translation[12].
  • Irving Finkel's field of work was Assyriology[13].
  • Irving Finkel's field of work was cuneiform[14].
  • Irving Finkel's field of work was children's and young adult literature[15].
  • Among Irving Finkel's employers was British Museum[16].
  • Irving Finkel was educated at University of Birmingham[17].
  • Irving Finkel's education included a stint at Minchenden School[18].
  • Irving Finkel's religion is recorded as atheism[19].
  • Irving Finkel is recorded as male[20].
  • Irving Finkel's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Irving Finkel's Commons category is recorded as Irving Finkel[22].
  • Irving Finkel's family name is recorded as Finkel[23].
  • Irving Finkel's given name is recorded as Irving[24].
  • Irving Finkel's given name is recorded as Leonard[25].
  • Irving Finkel's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Irving Finkel's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+5'}[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1951[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: cf7a2206-6a9d-4321-aa48-1cc911a3486e[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Irving Finkel was born in London[2]. He was born on September 1951[3].

Education

Educated at University of Birmingham[17], a public research university[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1900[34], headquartered in Birmingham[35] and Minchenden School[18], a grammar school[36], in United Kingdom[37], founded in 1919[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[4], archaeologist[5], assyriologist[6], philologist[7], writer[8], and prose writer[11]. Fields of work include translation[12], an academic major[39]; Assyriology[13], an academic discipline[40]; cuneiform[14], a writing system[41], founded in -3000[42]; and children's and young adult literature[15], a sub-set of literature[43]. Among Irving Finkel's employers was British Museum[16].

Personal Life

Irving Finkel's religion is recorded as atheism[19].

Why It Matters

Irving Finkel ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (919 views/month, #6,849 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was Irving Finkel born?

Irving Finkel's place of birth was London[2].

What did Irving Finkel do for work?

Irving Finkel worked as historian[4], archaeologist[5], assyriologist[6], philologist[7], and writer[8].

Where did Irving Finkel go to school?

Irving Finkel was educated at University of Birmingham[17] and Minchenden School[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  4. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . catholicherald.co.uk. Retrieved . catholicherald.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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