John Lonsdale

British historian and academic
Person human Q113374929
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Summary

John Lonsdale is a human[1]. He was born on 1937[2]. He worked as a historian[3] and university teacher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • John Lonsdale was born on 1937[2].
  • John Lonsdale held citizenship in United Kingdom[6].
  • John Lonsdale's professions included historian[3].
  • John Lonsdale worked as a university teacher[4].
  • John Lonsdale was employed by University of Dar es Salaam[7].
  • John Lonsdale was employed by Trinity College[8].
  • John Lonsdale was employed by Faculty of History, University of Cambridge[9].
  • John Lonsdale was educated at Trinity College[10].
  • John Lonsdale is recorded as male[11].
  • John Lonsdale's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • John Lonsdale's family name is recorded as Lonsdale[13].
  • John Lonsdale's given name is recorded as John[14].

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Origins and Family

John Lonsdale was born on 1937[2].

Education

John Lonsdale was educated at Trinity College[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[3] and university teacher[4]. Employers include University of Dar es Salaam[7], a public university[15], in Tanzania[16], founded in 1970[17]; Trinity College[8], a college of the University of Cambridge[18], in United Kingdom[19], founded in 1546[20], headquartered in Cambridge[21]; and Faculty of History, University of Cambridge[9], an academic institution[22], in United Kingdom[23].

Why It Matters

John Lonsdale ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did John Lonsdale do for work?

John Lonsdale worked as historian[3] and university teacher[4].

Where did John Lonsdale go to school?

John Lonsdale was educated at Trinity College[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [2] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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