John Deely

American philosopher and semiotician (1942-2017)
Person human Q12365424
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John Deely

Summary

John Deely is a human[1]. His place of birth was Chicago[2]. He was born on +1942-04-26T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Greensburg[4]. He died on +2017-01-07T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a philosopher[6], semiotician[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Chicago[2], John Deely…
  • John Deely passed away in Greensburg[4].
  • John Deely was born on +1942-04-26T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Deely died on +2017-01-07T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Deely held citizenship in United States[10].
  • John Deely's professions included philosopher[6].
  • John Deely's professions included semiotician[7].
  • John Deely worked as a university teacher[8].
  • John Deely's field of work was philosophy[11].
  • John Deely's field of work was semiotics[12].
  • Among John Deely's employers was University of Tartu[13].
  • John Deely is recorded as male[14].
  • John Deely's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • John Deely's Commons category is recorded as John Deely[16].
  • The cause of death was cancer[17].
  • John Deely's family name is recorded as Deely[18].
  • John Deely's given name is recorded as John[19].
  • John Deely's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[20].
  • John Deely's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • John Deely's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'John Deely'}[22].

Body

Origins and Family

John Deely's place of birth was Chicago[2]. He was born on +1942-04-26T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher[6], semiotician[7], and university teacher[8]. Fields of work include philosophy[11], an academic discipline[23] and semiotics[12], an academic discipline[24]. John Deely was employed by University of Tartu[13].

Death and Burial

John Deely died on +2017-01-07T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Greensburg[4]. The cause of death was cancer[17].

Why It Matters

John Deely ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25]

FAQs

Where was John Deely born?

John Deely was born in Chicago[2].

Where did John Deely die?

John Deely passed away in Greensburg[4].

What did John Deely do for work?

John Deely worked as philosopher[6], semiotician[7], and university teacher[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Philosophers in America. Retrieved . books.google.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . semioticsocietyofamerica.org. Retrieved . semioticsocietyofamerica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . 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. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name John
    Country of citizenship United States
    Cantic id 981061102275506706
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