John Dupré

British philosopher
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John Dupré

Summary

John Dupré is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1952[2]. He worked as a naturalist[3], university teacher[4], and philosopher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • John Dupré was born on January 1, 1952[2].
  • John Dupré held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • John Dupré's professions included naturalist[3].
  • John Dupré's professions included university teacher[4].
  • John Dupré worked as a philosopher[5].
  • John Dupré's field of work was philosophy of science[8].
  • John Dupré's field of work was philosophy of social science[9].
  • John Dupré's field of work was philosophy of biology[10].
  • John Dupré's field of work was metaphysics[11].
  • Among John Dupré's employers was Birkbeck, University of London[12].
  • John Dupré was employed by University of Exeter[13].
  • John Dupré was employed by University of Exeter[14].
  • John Dupré's education included a stint at University of Oxford[15].
  • John Dupré received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[16].
  • John Dupré was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[17].
  • John Dupré is recorded as male[18].
  • John Dupré's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • John Dupré supervised Hasok Chang as a doctoral student[20].
  • John Dupré's family name is recorded as Dupré[21].
  • John Dupré's given name is recorded as John[22].
  • John Dupré's given name is recorded as Austin[23].
  • John Dupré's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • John Dupré's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[25].

Body

Origins and Family

John Dupré was born on January 1, 1952[2].

Education

John Dupré was educated at University of Oxford[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include naturalist[3], university teacher[4], and philosopher[5]. Fields of work include philosophy of science[8], a branch of philosophy[26]; philosophy of social science[9], a branch of philosophy[27]; philosophy of biology[10], a branch of philosophy[28]; and metaphysics[11], a branch of philosophy[29]. Employers include Birkbeck, University of London[12], a public research university[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1823[32], headquartered in London[33] and University of Exeter[13], a public research university[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1955[36]. John Dupré supervised Hasok Chang as a doctoral student[20].

Recognition

John Dupré received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[16].

Why It Matters

John Dupré ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

His notable doctoral advisees include Hasok Chang[39], a philosopher[40], b. 1967[41], of United States[42], awarded the Lakatos Award[43], specialised in history and philosophy of science[44].

FAQs

What did John Dupré do for work?

John Dupré worked as naturalist[3], university teacher[4], and philosopher[5].

Where did John Dupré go to school?

John Dupré was educated at University of Oxford[15].

What awards did John Dupré receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . 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. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . The polygenomic organism. sociology.exeter.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . ORCID Registry. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . aaas.org. aaas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . amacad.org. amacad.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [44] . 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. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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