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Joshua Fishman

American linguist (1926–2015)
Person Human Q3186033

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[25]
Date of birth
July 18, 1926
Date of death
March 1, 2015
Place of birth
Philadelphia
Place of death
The Bronx
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
linguist, sociolinguist, university teacher, non-fiction writer, sociologist, psychologist, anthropologist[11][12]
Employer
Stanford University, University of Pennsylvania[18][19]
Field of work
sociolinguistics, linguistics, social psychology, Yiddish[13][14][15][16]
Position held
honorary academic of Euskaltzaindia[17]
Educated at
Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania[20][21]
Award received
Linguapax Prize, honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel[22][23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Yiddish, English[30][31]
Academic degree
doctorate[27]
Archives at
Stanford University Libraries Department of Special Collections and University Archives[26]
Family name
Fishman[28]
Given name
Joshua[29]
Member of
Euskaltzaindia[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Joshua Aaron Fishman en Joshua Fishman ar جوشوا فيشمان cs Joshua Aaron Fishman cs Shikl Fishman cs Yehoshu'a Shikl Fishman de Joshua Aaron Fishman es Joshua Aaron Fishman he פישמאן, שיקל he ג'ושוע פישמן hi जोशुआ फ़िशमैन ja ジョシュア・フィッシュマン ko 조슈아 피시먼 pl Joshua Aaron Fishman pl Joshua A. Fishman ru Джошуа Фишман ru Иехошуа Фишман ru Фишман, Джошуа zh 约书亚·菲什曼 zh-hant 約書亞·菲什曼
🔖 Identifiers · 63
ISNI
0000000121296750
VIAF cluster ID
41849854
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50004053
GND ID
118987348
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Joshau Fishman Aberdeen.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
90093309
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
120012785
CANTIC ID
981058512686206706
CONOR.SR ID
51823881
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12091094
CiNii Research ID
1140563741688097536
DDB person (GND) ID
118987348
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118987348
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
201542
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
1yx1cJ
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
114529
FAST ID
991
Freebase ID
/m/0c8_9j
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
joshua-a.-fishman
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0262431
IdRef ID
02811356X
IxTheo authority ID
079768598
J9U entity ID
987007261269205171
Jewish Encyclopedia ID (Russian)
14301
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
118987348
KBR person ID
14322294
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118987348
Libraries Australia ID
35086946
Libris-URI
fcrttvnz229xngh
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
02181/eu_f_0709/f0709
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01089291
NDL Authority ID
00439627
NE.se ID
joshua-fishman
NL CR AUT ID
xx0061198
NLA Trove people ID
822560
NSK (VIAF) ID
000419437
NSK ID
981005800084909366
NUKAT ID
n94209539
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000282015
National Library of Korea ID
KAC2020R9322
National Library of Latvia ID
000051082
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*175063;=BI
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810535655905606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX919931
National Virtual Library of India ID
133929
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069011052
Obálky knih ID
xx0061198
Parsifal cluster ID
39306
Prabook ID
1700090
RERO ID (legacy)
A003246157
RILM ID
413606
SBN author ID
RAVV024360
SELIBR ID
186959
SHARE Catalogue author ID
127036
SNAC ARK ID
w6400k03
SVKKL authority ID
0246135-Fishman-Joshua-A-19262015
Treccani ID
joshua-aaron-fishman
UOM ID
18694
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058512686206706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1243166
WikiTree person ID
Fishman-217
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfcPqVcKmPJCWhpJVqmh3
Yale LUX ID
person/aebb5fbb-ad4a-483c-b91a-579415f5b1d9

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
linguist, sociologist, university teacher, non-fiction writer, sociolinguist
Field of work 4
linguistics, Yiddish, sociolinguistics, social psychology
Award received 2
Linguapax Prize, honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Educated at 2
Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania
Employer 2
Stanford University, University of Pennsylvania
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Yiddish
Academic degree 1
doctorate
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
Joshua
Instance of 1
human
Member of 1
Euskaltzaindia
Place of birth 1
Philadelphia
Place of death 1
The Bronx
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Joshua Fishman was born on July 18, 1926[1], in Philadelphia[2]. He died on March 1, 2015[3], in The Bronx[4]. He worked as a linguist[5], sociolinguist[6], university teacher[7], non-fiction writer[8], and sociologist[9].

FAQs

Where was Joshua Fishman born?

Joshua Fishman was born in Philadelphia[2].

Where did Joshua Fishman die?

Joshua Fishman passed away in The Bronx[4].

What did Joshua Fishman do for work?

Joshua Fishman worked as a linguist[5], sociolinguist[6], university teacher[7], non-fiction writer[8], and sociologist[9].

Where did Joshua Fishman go to school?

Joshua Fishman was educated at Columbia University[20] and University of Pennsylvania[21].

What awards did Joshua Fishman receive?

Honors received include Linguapax Prize[22] and honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel[23].

Related Entities

linguistics sociolinguistics United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] ↑ . euskaltzaindia.eus. euskaltzaindia.eus. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . cavavub.be. cavavub.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Online Archive of California. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . pantheon.world. Retrieved . pantheon.world. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18d ago · Mastrocom · 2026-10-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: Cleanup: remove aggregator+duplicate refs; add mul label; add mul alias (Difool/WikidataCleanup)"
  2. 23d ago · Reinheitsgebot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → honorary academic of Euskaltzaindia
    "Created claim: Position held: honorary academic of Euskaltzaindia, via https://mix-n-match.toolforge.org/#/entry/328126628 ;"
  3. 16w ago · Estevoaei · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID → 201542
    "Created claim: Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID: 201542, Matched to Joshua A. Fishman (#192260832) in Enciclopedia G…"
  4. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 1yx1cJ
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #40849: ZGBK ID"
  5. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0246135-Fishman-Joshua-A-19262015
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0246135-Fishman-Joshua-A-19262015, batch #259494"
  6. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → linguist, sociolinguist, university teacher +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32084: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
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