Jeffrey Richards

British historian (b.1945)
Person human Q6176233
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Jeffrey Richards

Summary

Jeffrey Richards is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1945[2]. He worked as a historian[3], writer[4], and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Jeffrey Richards was born on January 1, 1945[2].
  • Jeffrey Richards held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Jeffrey Richards worked as a historian[3].
  • Jeffrey Richards worked as a writer[4].
  • Jeffrey Richards worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Jeffrey Richards's field of work was historiography[8].
  • Jeffrey Richards's field of work was film criticism[9].
  • Jeffrey Richards's field of work was cultural history[10].
  • Among Jeffrey Richards's employers was University of Lancaster[11].
  • Jeffrey Richards was educated at Jesus College[12].
  • Jeffrey Richards was a member of Guild of St George[13].
  • Jeffrey Richards is recorded as male[14].
  • Jeffrey Richards's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Jeffrey Richards supervised John J. Sharples as a doctoral student[16].
  • Jeffrey Richards supervised Christine Dade-Robertson as a doctoral student[17].
  • Jeffrey Richards supervised A. Robinson as a doctoral student[18].
  • Jeffrey Richards supervised Kenton Bamford as a doctoral student[19].
  • Jeffrey Richards supervised James R. Chapman as a doctoral student[20].
  • Jeffrey Richards supervised Fred McGlade as a doctoral student[21].
  • Jeffrey Richards's family name is recorded as Richards[22].
  • Jeffrey Richards's given name is recorded as Jeffrey[23].
  • Jeffrey Richards's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Jeffrey Richards's different from is recorded as Jeffrey H. Richards[25].
  • Jeffrey Richards's writing language is recorded as English[26].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[27]

  • Began / founded: 1945[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f554fee9-ceff-4556-90a5-1dfc771be29f[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Jeffrey Richards was born on January 1, 1945[2].

Education

Jeffrey Richards was educated at Jesus College[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[3], writer[4], and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include historiography[8], an umbrella term[30]; film criticism[9], a field of work[31]; and cultural history[10], a branch of history[32]. Among Jeffrey Richards's employers was University of Lancaster[11]. Doctoral students include John J. Sharples[16]; Christine Dade-Robertson[17], a historian[33], of United Kingdom[34]; A. Robinson[18]; Kenton Bamford[19], a historian[35], of United Kingdom[36]; James R. Chapman[20]; and Fred McGlade[21], a historian[37], b. 1953[38], of United Kingdom[39], specialised in historiography[40].

Why It Matters

Jeffrey Richards ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41]

FAQs

What did Jeffrey Richards do for work?

Jeffrey Richards worked as historian[3], writer[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did Jeffrey Richards go to school?

Jeffrey Richards was educated at Jesus College[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . general catalog of BnF. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved . british-history.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . E-Theses Online Service. Retrieved . british-history.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved . british-history.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . E-Theses Online Service. Retrieved . british-history.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . E-Theses Online Service. Retrieved . british-history.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . E-Theses Online Service. Retrieved . british-history.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [13] . guildofstgeorge.org.uk. Retrieved . guildofstgeorge.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [2] . Catalogue of the Library of the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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