John Irving

Canadian philosopher
Person human Q56461907
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Summary

John Irving is a human[1]. His place of birth was Blenheim[2]. He was born on +1903-05-06T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Toronto[4]. He died on +1965-01-03T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a philosopher[6], university teacher[7], and radio personality[8].

Key Facts

  • John Irving's place of birth was Blenheim[2].
  • John Irving died in Toronto[4].
  • John Irving was born on +1903-05-06T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Irving died on +1965-01-03T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Irving held citizenship in Canada[9].
  • John Irving's professions included philosopher[6].
  • John Irving's professions included university teacher[7].
  • John Irving worked as a radio personality[8].
  • John Irving was employed by University of British Columbia[10].
  • Among John Irving's employers was Princeton University[11].
  • John Irving is recorded as male[12].
  • John Irving's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • John Irving's ISNI is recorded as 0000000058732301[14].
  • John Irving's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 79298256[15].
  • John Irving's GND ID is recorded as 107602717[16].
  • John Irving's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2017113696[17].
  • John Irving's given name is recorded as John[18].
  • John Irving's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 104818174[19].
  • John Irving's Canadian Encyclopedia article ID is recorded as john-allan-irving[20].
  • John Irving's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJjT3RGw6g44gFhrGJmKh3[21].
  • John Irving's DDB person is recorded as 107602717[22].

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Origins and Family

John Irving was born in Blenheim[2]. He was born on +1903-05-06T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher[6], university teacher[7], and radio personality[8]. Employers include University of British Columbia[10], a public research university[23], in Canada[24], founded in 1908[25], headquartered in Vancouver[26] and Princeton University[11], a private university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1746[29], headquartered in Princeton[30].

Death and Burial

John Irving died on +1965-01-03T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Toronto[4].

FAQs

Where was John Irving born?

Born in Blenheim[2].

Where did John Irving die?

John Irving passed away in Toronto[4].

What did John Irving do for work?

John Irving worked as philosopher[6], university teacher[7], and radio personality[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . thecanadianencyclopedia.com. Retrieved . thecanadianencyclopedia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [5] ↑ . thecanadianencyclopedia.com. Retrieved . thecanadianencyclopedia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . thecanadianencyclopedia.com. Retrieved . thecanadianencyclopedia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [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
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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