James Foster

American economist (born 1955)
Person human Q30122112
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James Foster

Summary

James Foster is a human[1]. He was born on November 4, 1955[2]. He worked as a political philosopher[3] and economist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • James Foster was born on November 4, 1955[2].
  • James Foster worked as a political philosopher[3].
  • James Foster worked as an economist[4].
  • James Foster was employed by George Washington University[6].
  • James Foster was employed by University of Oxford[7].
  • James Foster's education included a stint at Cornell University[8].
  • James Foster's doctoral advisor was Mukul Kumar Majumdar[9].
  • James Foster is recorded as male[10].
  • James Foster's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • James Foster supervised David E. Frisvold as a doctoral student[12].
  • James Foster supervised Shabana Mitra as a doctoral student[13].
  • James Foster's family name is recorded as Foster[14].
  • James Foster's given name is recorded as James[15].
  • James Foster's given name is recorded as Eric[16].
  • James Foster's participant in is recorded as 6th Urbanisation and Poverty Reduction Research Conference[17].
  • James Foster's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[18].

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Origins and Family

James Foster was born on November 4, 1955[2].

Education

James Foster was educated at Cornell University[8]. His doctoral advisor was Mukul Kumar Majumdar[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include political philosopher[3] and economist[4]. Employers include George Washington University[6], a private university[19], in United States[20], founded in 1821[21] and University of Oxford[7], a collegiate university[22], in United Kingdom[23], founded in 1096[24], headquartered in Oxford[25]. Doctoral students include David E. Frisvold[12], an economist[26] and Shabana Mitra[13].

Why It Matters

James Foster ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did James Foster do for work?

James Foster worked as political philosopher[3] and economist[4].

Where did James Foster go to school?

James Foster was educated at Cornell University[8].

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  1. [10] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [2] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . worldbank.org. Retrieved . worldbank.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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    Educated at Cornell University
    Participant in 6th Urbanisation and Poverty Reduction Research Conference
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