John L. Pollock

American philosopher
Person human Q6243668
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Summary

John L. Pollock is a human[1]. His place of birth was Atchison[2]. He was born on January 28, 1940[3]. He died on September 29, 2009[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5] and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John L. Pollock was born in Atchison[2].
  • John L. Pollock was born on January 28, 1940[3].
  • John L. Pollock was born on 1940[8].
  • John L. Pollock died on September 29, 2009[4].
  • John L. Pollock held citizenship in United States[9].
  • John L. Pollock's professions included philosopher[5].
  • John L. Pollock worked as a university teacher[6].
  • John L. Pollock's field of work was philosophy[10].
  • John L. Pollock's field of work was epistemology[11].
  • John L. Pollock's field of work was logic[12].
  • John L. Pollock's field of work was learning[13].
  • John L. Pollock's field of work was artificial intelligence[14].
  • Among John L. Pollock's employers was University of Arizona[15].
  • Among John L. Pollock's employers was University of Michigan[16].
  • John L. Pollock was educated at University of Minnesota[17].
  • John L. Pollock is recorded as male[18].
  • John L. Pollock's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • John L. Pollock's family name is recorded as Pollock[20].
  • John L. Pollock's given name is recorded as John[21].
  • John L. Pollock's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].

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Origins and Family

John L. Pollock's place of birth was Atchison[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 28, 1940[3] and 1940[8].

Education

John L. Pollock's education included a stint at University of Minnesota[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher[5] and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include philosophy[10], an academic discipline[23]; epistemology[11], a branch of philosophy[24]; logic[12], a class used in Universal Decimal Classification[25]; learning[13], a behavior[26]; and artificial intelligence[14], a type of technology[27]. Employers include University of Arizona[15], a public university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1885[30], headquartered in Tucson[31] and University of Michigan[16], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1817[34], headquartered in Ann Arbor[35].

Death and Burial

John L. Pollock died on September 29, 2009[4].

Why It Matters

John L. Pollock ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was John L. Pollock born?

Born in Atchison[2].

What did John L. Pollock do for work?

John L. Pollock worked as philosopher[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did John L. Pollock go to school?

John L. Pollock was educated at University of Minnesota[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [4] ↑ . uanews.org. uanews.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . 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
  9. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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