John Vallance

State Librarian and Chief Executive State Library of New South Wales. Headmaster of Sydney Grammar School. Classical Scholar.
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John Vallance

Summary

John Vallance is a human[1]. He was born in Sydney[2]. He was born on +1958-06-20T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a head teacher[4], state librarian[5], scholar[6], and musician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • John Vallance's place of birth was Sydney[2].
  • John Vallance was born on +1958-06-20T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Vallance held citizenship in Australia[9].
  • John Vallance's professions included head teacher[4].
  • John Vallance worked as a state librarian[5].
  • John Vallance worked as a scholar[6].
  • John Vallance worked as a musician[7].
  • John Vallance's field of work was classical antiquity[10].
  • John Vallance's field of work was art of sculpture[11].
  • John Vallance's field of work was library administration[12].
  • John Vallance's field of work was music[13].
  • John Vallance's field of work was history of science[14].
  • John Vallance's field of work was history of music[15].
  • John Vallance's education included a stint at University of Sydney[16].
  • John Vallance was educated at St John's College[17].
  • A notable work attributed to John Vallance is The lost theory of Asclepiades of Bithynia[18].
  • John Vallance received the Member of the Order of Australia[19].
  • John Vallance's image is recorded as John Vallance SLNSW 2022.05.jpg[20].
  • John Vallance is recorded as male[21].
  • John Vallance's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • John Vallance's ISNI is recorded as 0000000081300160[23].
  • John Vallance's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 51743055[24].
  • John Vallance's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n90618813[25].
  • John Vallance's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12237285v[26].
  • John Vallance's IdRef ID is recorded as 073989274[27].

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Origins and Family

John Vallance's place of birth was Sydney[2]. He was born on +1958-06-20T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Sydney[16], a public research university[28], in Australia[29], founded in 1850[30], headquartered in Sydney[31] and St John's College[17], a college of the University of Cambridge[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1511[34]. John Vallance earned the academic degree of doctorate[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include head teacher[4], state librarian[5], scholar[6], and musician[7]. Fields of work include classical antiquity[10], a historical period[36]; art of sculpture[11], a type of arts[37]; library administration[12], a field of study[38]; music[13], a type of arts[39]; history of science[14], an academic discipline[40]; and history of music[15], an aspect of history[41].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to John Vallance is The lost theory of Asclepiades of Bithynia[18].

Recognition

John Vallance received the Member of the Order of Australia[19].

Why It Matters

John Vallance ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was John Vallance born?

John Vallance's place of birth was Sydney[2].

What did John Vallance do for work?

John Vallance worked as head teacher[4], state librarian[5], scholar[6], and musician[7].

Where did John Vallance go to school?

John Vallance was educated at University of Sydney[16] and St John's College[17].

What awards did John Vallance receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of Australia[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [20] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . nsla.org.au. nsla.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [22] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . smh.com.au. Retrieved . smh.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [6] . wikidata.org.
  17. [7] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . Australian Honours Search Facility. honours.pmc.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [35] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . connectweb.com.au. connectweb.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [18] . 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
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . 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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