John Urry

British sociologist (1946-2016)
Person human Q1701990
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John Urry

Summary

John Urry is a human[1]. Born in London[2], he… he was born on +1946-01-06T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Lancaster[4]. He died on +2016-03-18T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a sociologist[6] and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • John Urry was born in London[2].
  • John Urry died in Lancaster[4].
  • John Urry was born on +1946-01-06T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Urry died on +2016-03-18T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Urry held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • John Urry's professions included sociologist[6].
  • John Urry's professions included university teacher[7].
  • John Urry was employed by University of Lancaster[10].
  • John Urry was educated at Christ's College[11].
  • John Urry was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School[12].
  • John Urry was a member of Royal Society of Arts[13].
  • John Urry was a member of Academy of Social Sciences[14].
  • John Urry's image is recorded as John urry 2013.jpg[15].
  • John Urry is recorded as male[16].
  • John Urry's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • John Urry supervised John E. Martin as a doctoral student[18].
  • John Urry's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121469738[19].
  • John Urry's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 108417561[20].
  • John Urry's GND ID is recorded as 131697900[21].
  • John Urry's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81011979[22].
  • John Urry's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12355444x[23].
  • John Urry's IdRef ID is recorded as 032544332[24].
  • John Urry's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA00620774[25].
  • John Urry's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00459415[26].
  • John Urry's SBN author ID is recorded as MILV007115[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Urry was born in London[2]. He was born on +1946-01-06T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Christ's College[11], a college of the University of Cambridge[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1505[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School[12], an independent school[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1690[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sociologist[6] and university teacher[7]. Among John Urry's employers was University of Lancaster[10]. He supervised John E. Martin as a doctoral student[18].

Death and Burial

John Urry died on +2016-03-18T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Lancaster[4].

Why It Matters

John Urry ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was John Urry born?

Born in London[2], John Urry…

Where did John Urry die?

John Urry died in Lancaster[4].

What did John Urry do for work?

John Urry worked as sociologist[6] and university teacher[7].

Where did John Urry go to school?

John Urry was educated at Christ's College[11] and Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . E-Theses Online Service. Retrieved . british-history.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . wikidata.org.
  22. [13] . wikidata.org.
  23. [14] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . 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.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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