John Minford

British sinologist
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John Minford

Summary

John Minford is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1946[2]. He worked as a sinologist[3] and translator[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • John Minford was born on January 1, 1946[2].
  • John Minford was born on June 22, 1946[6].
  • John Minford held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • John Minford's professions included sinologist[3].
  • John Minford worked as a translator[4].
  • John Minford was employed by Australian National University[8].
  • John Minford was employed by University of Auckland[9].
  • John Minford was educated at Australian National University[10].
  • John Minford's education included a stint at Balliol College[11].
  • John Minford is recorded as male[12].
  • John Minford's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • John Minford's given name is recorded as John[14].
  • John Minford's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[15].
  • John Minford's writing language is recorded as English[16].

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Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1946[2] and June 22, 1946[6].

Education

Educated at Australian National University[10], a public university[17], in Australia[18], founded in 1946[19], headquartered in Canberra[20] and Balliol College[11], a college of the University of Oxford[21], in United Kingdom[22], founded in 1263[23], headquartered in Oxford[24].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sinologist[3] and translator[4]. Employers include Australian National University[8], a public university[25], in Australia[26], founded in 1946[27], headquartered in Canberra[28] and University of Auckland[9], a public university[29], in New Zealand[30], founded in 1883[31], headquartered in Auckland City[32].

Why It Matters

John Minford ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did John Minford do for work?

John Minford worked as sinologist[3] and translator[4].

Where did John Minford go to school?

John Minford was educated at Australian National University[10] and Balliol College[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [2] . Czech National Authority Database. wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [32] . 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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