Margaret Clunies Ross

Australian scholar of Old Norse literature
Person human Q6759282
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Margaret Clunies Ross

Summary

Margaret Clunies Ross is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Adelaide[2]. She was born on April 24, 1942[3]. She worked as a medievalist[4] and philologist[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Margaret Clunies Ross was born in Adelaide[2].
  • Margaret Clunies Ross was born on April 24, 1942[3].
  • Margaret Clunies Ross held citizenship in Australia[7].
  • Margaret Clunies Ross worked as a medievalist[4].
  • Margaret Clunies Ross worked as a philologist[5].
  • Margaret Clunies Ross's field of work was philology[8].
  • Margaret Clunies Ross's field of work was English-language literature[9].
  • Margaret Clunies Ross's field of work was Old Norse[10].
  • Margaret Clunies Ross's field of work was scaldic poetry[11].
  • Margaret Clunies Ross held the position of professor emeritus[12].
  • Among Margaret Clunies Ross's employers was University of Sydney[13].
  • Margaret Clunies Ross's education included a stint at Somerville College[14].
  • Margaret Clunies Ross's education included a stint at University of Adelaide[15].
  • Margaret Clunies Ross was educated at Walford Anglican School for Girls[16].
  • Margaret Clunies Ross received the Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities[17].
  • Margaret Clunies Ross is recorded as female[18].
  • Margaret Clunies Ross's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Margaret Clunies Ross's family name is recorded as Ross[20].
  • Margaret Clunies Ross's given name is recorded as Margaret[21].
  • Margaret Clunies Ross's given name is recorded as Beryl[22].
  • Margaret Clunies Ross's work location is recorded as South Australia[23].
  • Margaret Clunies Ross's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Margaret Clunies Ross's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Margaret Beryl Tidemann'}[25].

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Origins and Family

Margaret Clunies Ross's place of birth was Adelaide[2]. She was born on April 24, 1942[3].

Education

Educated at Somerville College[14], a college of the University of Oxford[26], in United Kingdom[27], founded in 1879[28], headquartered in Oxford[29]; University of Adelaide[15], a public university[30], in Australia[31], founded in 1874[32], headquartered in Mitchell Building[33]; and Walford Anglican School for Girls[16], a school[34], in Australia[35], founded in 1893[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include medievalist[4] and philologist[5]. Fields of work include philology[8], an academic discipline[37]; English-language literature[9], a sub-set of literature[38]; Old Norse[10], a dead language[39], in Norway[40]; and scaldic poetry[11]. Among Margaret Clunies Ross's employers was University of Sydney[13]. She held the position of professor emeritus[12].

Recognition

Margaret Clunies Ross received the Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities[17].

Why It Matters

Margaret Clunies Ross ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6] She is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Margaret Clunies Ross born?

Margaret Clunies Ross was born in Adelaide[2].

What did Margaret Clunies Ross do for work?

Margaret Clunies Ross worked as medievalist[4] and philologist[5].

Where did Margaret Clunies Ross go to school?

Margaret Clunies Ross was educated at Somerville College[14], University of Adelaide[15], and Walford Anglican School for Girls[16].

What awards did Margaret Clunies Ross receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities[17].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . sydney.edu.au. Retrieved . sydney.edu.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . humanities.org.au. humanities.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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