John Hospers

American philosopher and politician (1918–2011)
Person human Q1700500
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John Hospers

Summary

John Hospers is a human[1]. He was born in Pella[2]. He was born on +1918-06-09T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Los Angeles[4]. He died on +2011-06-12T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a philosopher[6], university teacher[7], politician[8], writer[9], and journalist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183 views/month, #7,177 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • John Hospers was born in Pella[2].
  • John Hospers passed away in Los Angeles[4].
  • John Hospers was born on +1918-06-09T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Hospers died on +2011-06-12T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Hospers held citizenship in United States[12].
  • John Hospers's professions included philosopher[6].
  • John Hospers worked as a university teacher[7].
  • John Hospers worked as a politician[8].
  • John Hospers worked as a writer[9].
  • John Hospers worked as a journalist[10].
  • John Hospers's professions included political scientist[13].
  • John Hospers's field of work was political philosophy[14].
  • John Hospers was employed by University of Southern California[15].
  • John Hospers was employed by Brooklyn College[16].
  • Among John Hospers's employers was California State University, Los Angeles[17].
  • John Hospers was educated at Columbia University[18].
  • John Hospers was educated at Central College[19].
  • John Hospers's image is recorded as John Hospers 1998.jpg[20].
  • John Hospers is recorded as male[21].
  • John Hospers's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • John Hospers was affiliated with the Libertarian Party[23].
  • John Hospers's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109279958[24].
  • John Hospers's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 97913510[25].
  • John Hospers's GND ID is recorded as 17083753X[26].
  • John Hospers's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50029638[27].

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Origins and Family

John Hospers was born in Pella[2]. He was born on +1918-06-09T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Columbia University[18], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1754[30], headquartered in Manhattan[31] and Central College[19], a college[32], in United States[33], founded in 1853[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher[6], university teacher[7], politician[8], writer[9], journalist[10], and political scientist[13]. John Hospers's field of work was political philosophy[14]. Employers include University of Southern California[15], a private university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1880[37], headquartered in Los Angeles[38]; Brooklyn College[16], a college[39], in United States[40], founded in 1930[41], headquartered in Brooklyn[42]; and California State University, Los Angeles[17], a university[43], in United States[44], founded in 1947[45], headquartered in Los Angeles[46].

Personal Life

John Hospers was affiliated with the Libertarian Party[23].

Death and Burial

John Hospers died on +2011-06-12T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Los Angeles[4].

Why It Matters

John Hospers ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183 views/month, #7,177 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

Where was John Hospers born?

Born in Pella[2], John Hospers…

Where did John Hospers die?

John Hospers passed away in Los Angeles[4].

What did John Hospers do for work?

John Hospers worked as philosopher[6], university teacher[7], politician[8], writer[9], and journalist[10].

Where did John Hospers go to school?

John Hospers was educated at Columbia University[18] and Central College[19].

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  1. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
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  24. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . lp.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Educated at Columbia University, Central College
    Employer University of Southern California, Brooklyn College, California State University, Los Angeles
    Occupation philosopher, university teacher, politician +3
    Sex or gender male
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