John Lions

Australian computer scientist (1937-1998)
Person human Q384312
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John Lions

Summary

John Lions is a human[1]. Born in Sydney[2], he… he was born on +1937-01-19T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Sydney[4]. He died on +1998-12-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a computer scientist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Sydney[2], John Lions…
  • John Lions passed away in Sydney[4].
  • John Lions was born on +1937-01-19T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Lions died on +1998-12-05T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Lions held citizenship in Australia[8].
  • John Lions worked as a computer scientist[6].
  • John Lions was employed by University of New South Wales[9].
  • John Lions was educated at University of Sydney[10].
  • John Lions's image is recorded as Johnlions.jpg[11].
  • John Lions is recorded as male[12].
  • John Lions's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • John Lions's ISNI is recorded as 0000000067831141[14].
  • John Lions's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 91602018[15].
  • John Lions's GND ID is recorded as 1146207948[16].
  • John Lions's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no97056137[17].
  • John Lions's IdRef ID is recorded as 069444617[18].
  • John Lions's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA11465618[19].
  • John Lions's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00726669[20].
  • John Lions's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35146227[21].
  • John Lions's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03220d[22].
  • John Lions's Open Library ID is recorded as OL3081083A[23].
  • John Lions's family name is recorded as Lions[24].
  • John Lions's given name is recorded as John[25].
  • John Lions's ACM Digital Library author ID is recorded as 81100371515[26].
  • John Lions's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 1013922[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Sydney[2], John Lions… he was born on +1937-01-19T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

John Lions's education included a stint at University of Sydney[10].

Career and Affiliations

John Lions's professions included computer scientist[6]. Among his employers was University of New South Wales[9].

Death and Burial

John Lions died on +1998-12-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Sydney[4].

Why It Matters

John Lions ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Works attributed to him include Lions' Commentary on UNIX 6th Edition, with Source Code[29], a written work[30], written by him[31].

FAQs

Where was John Lions born?

John Lions was born in Sydney[2].

Where did John Lions die?

John Lions passed away in Sydney[4].

What did John Lions do for work?

John Lions worked as computer scientist[6].

Where did John Lions go to school?

John Lions was educated at University of Sydney[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Open Library. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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