John Orr

British linguist (1885-1966)
Person human Q1348812
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John Orr

Summary

John Orr is a human[1]. He was born on +1885-06-04T00:00:00Z[2]. He died in Edinburgh[3]. He died on +1966-08-10T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a university teacher[5], linguist[6], and romanist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • John Orr died in Edinburgh[3].
  • John Orr was born on +1885-06-04T00:00:00Z[2].
  • John Orr died on +1966-08-10T00:00:00Z[4].
  • John Orr held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • John Orr held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10].
  • John Orr's professions included university teacher[5].
  • John Orr's professions included linguist[6].
  • John Orr worked as a romanist[7].
  • John Orr was employed by University of Manchester[11].
  • John Orr's education included a stint at Balliol College[12].
  • John Orr received the Rhodes Scholarship[13].
  • John Orr received the honorary doctor of Caen University[14].
  • John Orr received the doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris[15].
  • John Orr was a member of Reial Acadèmia de Bones Lletres de Barcelona[16].
  • John Orr is recorded as male[17].
  • John Orr's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • John Orr's ISNI is recorded as 0000000081246467[19].
  • John Orr's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 46765511[20].
  • John Orr's GND ID is recorded as 113631217X[21].
  • John Orr's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2012023116[22].
  • John Orr's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 119182116[23].
  • John Orr's IdRef ID is recorded as 027053687[24].
  • John Orr's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA06282073[25].
  • John Orr's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 01136839[26].
  • John Orr's SBN author ID is recorded as RAVV017463[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Orr was born on +1885-06-04T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

John Orr was educated at Balliol College[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[5], linguist[6], and romanist[7]. Among John Orr's employers was University of Manchester[11].

Recognition

Awards received include Rhodes Scholarship[13], a scholarship[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1902[30]; honorary doctor of Caen University[14], an award[31], in France[32]; and doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris[15], an award[33], in France[34].

Death and Burial

John Orr died on +1966-08-10T00:00:00Z[4]. He died in Edinburgh[3].

Why It Matters

John Orr ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where did John Orr die?

John Orr died in Edinburgh[3].

What did John Orr do for work?

John Orr worked as university teacher[5], linguist[6], and romanist[7].

Where did John Orr go to school?

John Orr was educated at Balliol College[12].

What awards did John Orr receive?

Honors received include Rhodes Scholarship[13], honorary doctor of Caen University[14], and doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Rhodes Scholar Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Rhodes Scholar Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Le Monde. archives.collections.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [16] . wikidata.org.
  24. [2] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [4] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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