James F. Thomson

British philosopher (1921–1984)
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James F. Thomson

Summary

James F. Thomson is a human[1]. He was born on +1921-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1984-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an academic[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • James F. Thomson was born on +1921-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • James F. Thomson died on +1984-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • James F. Thomson's professions included academic[4].
  • Among James F. Thomson's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[6].
  • James F. Thomson was employed by University College London[7].
  • Among James F. Thomson's employers was Columbia University[8].
  • Among James F. Thomson's employers was University of Cambridge[9].
  • James F. Thomson's education included a stint at University of London[10].
  • James F. Thomson is recorded as male[11].
  • James F. Thomson's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • James F. Thomson supervised Paul Teller as a doctoral student[13].
  • James F. Thomson supervised Janet Dean Fodor as a doctoral student[14].
  • James F. Thomson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 30147266551735480337[15].
  • James F. Thomson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2016109373[16].
  • James F. Thomson's IdRef ID is recorded as 261384414[17].
  • James F. Thomson's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 237282[18].
  • James F. Thomson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h97j7k[19].
  • James F. Thomson's family name is recorded as Thomson[20].
  • James F. Thomson's given name is recorded as James[21].
  • James F. Thomson's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Thomson-14729[22].
  • James F. Thomson's Prabook ID is recorded as 2186743[23].
  • James F. Thomson's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJmP6HVdT7mKCdGkxgVt8C[24].
  • James F. Thomson's Oxford Reference overview ID is recorded as 20110803104359422[25].

Body

Origins and Family

James F. Thomson was born on +1921-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

James F. Thomson was educated at University of London[10].

Career and Affiliations

James F. Thomson's professions included academic[4]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology[6], a university[26], in United States[27], founded in 1861[28], headquartered in Cambridge[29]; University College London[7], a university college[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1826[32], headquartered in UCL Main Building[33]; Columbia University[8], a private university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1754[36], headquartered in Manhattan[37]; and University of Cambridge[9], a collegiate university[38], in United Kingdom[39], founded in 1209[40], headquartered in Cambridge[41]. Doctoral students include Paul Teller[13], a philosopher[42], b. 1943[43] and Janet Dean Fodor[14], a linguist[44], 1942–2023[45], of United Kingdom[46], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[47], specialised in psycholinguistics[48].

Death and Burial

James F. Thomson died on +1984-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

James F. Thomson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did James F. Thomson do for work?

James F. Thomson worked as academic[4].

Where did James F. Thomson go to school?

James F. Thomson was educated at University of London[10].

References

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  12. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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