John Boyd

Summary

John Boyd is a human^[1]. He was born on +1936-01-17T00:00:00Z^[2]. He died on +2019-10-18T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a diplomat^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• John Boyd was born on +1936-01-17T00:00:00Z^[2].
• John Boyd died on +2019-10-18T00:00:00Z^[3].
• John Boyd held citizenship in United Kingdom^[6].
• John Boyd worked as a diplomat^[4].
• John Boyd held the position of ambassador of the United Kingdom to Japan^[7].
• Among John Boyd's employers was Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office^[8].
• John Boyd was educated at Clare College^[9].
• John Boyd was educated at Yale University^[10].
• John Boyd received the Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George^[11].
• John Boyd is recorded as male^[12].
• John Boyd's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• John Boyd's ISNI is recorded as 0000000004506835^[14].
• John Boyd's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 7715463^[15].
• John Boyd's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15709878c^[16].
• John Boyd's honorific prefix is recorded as Sir^[17].
• John Boyd's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03tdvc^[18].
• John Boyd's family name is recorded as Boyd^[19].
• John Boyd's given name is recorded as John^[20].
• John Boyd's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[21].
• John Boyd's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 90000381010^[22].
• John Boyd's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 158689^[23].
• John Boyd's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Boyd-12520^[24].

Body

Origins and Family

John Boyd was born on +1936-01-17T00:00:00Z^[2].

Education

Educated at Clare College^[9], a college of the University of Cambridge^[25], in United Kingdom^[26], founded in 1326^[27] and Yale University^[10], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1701^[30], headquartered in New Haven^[31].

Career and Affiliations

John Boyd worked as a diplomat^[4]. He was employed by Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office^[8]. He held the position of ambassador of the United Kingdom to Japan^[7].

Recognition

John Boyd received the Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George^[11].

Death and Burial

John Boyd died on +2019-10-18T00:00:00Z^[3].

Why It Matters

John Boyd ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[5]

FAQs

What did John Boyd do for work?

John Boyd worked as diplomat^[4].

Where did John Boyd go to school?

John Boyd was educated at Clare College^[9] and Yale University^[10].

What awards did John Boyd receive?

Honors received include Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George^[11].