John Harris

bioethicist and philosopher from the United Kingdom
Person human Q6237946
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Summary

John Harris was born on August 21, 1945[1]. He has worked as a philosopher[2] and university teacher[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (119 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[5]
  • Field of work: bioethics[6]
  • Employer: University of Manchester[7]
  • Educated at: Balliol College[8], University of Kent[9]
  • Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology[10], Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences[11]
  • Member of: Academia Europaea[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Commons category: John Harris (bioethicist)[14]
  • Religious order: Dominican Order[15]
  • Family name: Harris[16]
  • Given name: John[17]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[18]

Why It Matters

John Harris is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

FAQs

What did John Harris do for work?

John Harris worked as a philosopher[2] and university teacher[3].

Where did John Harris go to school?

John Harris was educated at Balliol College[8] and University of Kent[9].

What awards did John Harris receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology[10] and Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . acmedsci.ac.uk. Retrieved . acmedsci.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . ae-info.org. ae-info.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . VIAF ID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Parsifal catalog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 7
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'commons', 'en', 'et', 'fr', 'ko', 'ur']
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  2. 5w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Religious order → Dominican Order
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  3. 15w ago · Oronsay · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sbn author id → CFIV163900
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  4. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → philosopher, university teacher
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