John Witherow

South African journalist
Person human Q14949189
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John Witherow

Summary

John Witherow is a human[1]. He was born in Johannesburg[2]. He was born on +1952-01-20T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a journalist[4] and editor[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • John Witherow's place of birth was Johannesburg[2].
  • John Witherow was born on +1952-01-20T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Witherow held citizenship in South Africa[7].
  • John Witherow worked as a journalist[4].
  • John Witherow worked as an editor[5].
  • Among John Witherow's employers was The Times[8].
  • John Witherow's education included a stint at Cardiff University[9].
  • John Witherow was educated at University of York[10].
  • John Witherow was educated at Bedford School[11].
  • John Witherow's image is recorded as John3 (4).jpg[12].
  • John Witherow is recorded as male[13].
  • John Witherow's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John Witherow's ISNI is recorded as 0000000116737304[15].
  • John Witherow's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 75210498[16].
  • John Witherow's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82167090[17].
  • John Witherow's IdRef ID is recorded as 135372372[18].
  • John Witherow's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dhmcd[19].
  • John Witherow's family name is recorded as Witherow[20].
  • John Witherow's given name is recorded as John[21].
  • John Witherow's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 070329362[22].
  • John Witherow's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2009129831[23].
  • John Witherow's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • John Witherow's name in native language is recorded as John Witherow[25].
  • John Witherow's National Portrait Gallery is recorded as mp124406[26].
  • John Witherow's X is recorded as JohnWitherow[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Witherow was born in Johannesburg[2]. He was born on +1952-01-20T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Cardiff University[9], a public research university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1883[30], headquartered in Cardiff[31]; University of York[10], a public university[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1963[34], headquartered in York[35]; and Bedford School[11], an independent school[36], in United Kingdom[37], founded in 1908[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[4] and editor[5]. Among John Witherow's employers was The Times[8].

Why It Matters

John Witherow ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was John Witherow born?

John Witherow's place of birth was Johannesburg[2].

What did John Witherow do for work?

John Witherow worked as journalist[4] and editor[5].

Where did John Witherow go to school?

John Witherow was educated at Cardiff University[9], University of York[10], and Bedford School[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . Muck Rack. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Muck Rack. 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. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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