Melville Richards

Welsh scholar
Person human Q18535894
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Melville Richards

Summary

Melville Richards is a human[1]. Born in Ffairfach[2], he… he was born on +1910-11-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1973-11-03T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a scholar[5] and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Melville Richards's place of birth was Ffairfach[2].
  • Melville Richards was born on +1910-11-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Melville Richards died on +1973-11-03T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Melville Richards held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Melville Richards held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9].
  • Melville Richards worked as a scholar[5].
  • Melville Richards's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Among Melville Richards's employers was Swansea University[10].
  • Among Melville Richards's employers was Bletchley Park[11].
  • Melville Richards was employed by Swansea University[12].
  • Melville Richards was employed by University of Liverpool[13].
  • Melville Richards was employed by Bangor University[14].
  • Melville Richards's education included a stint at Swansea University[15].
  • Melville Richards's image is recorded as Professor Melville Richards beginning a series of articles on Welsh place names in Y Cymro (1508965).jpg[16].
  • Melville Richards is recorded as male[17].
  • Melville Richards's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Melville Richards's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 213334907[19].
  • Melville Richards's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50044910[20].
  • Melville Richards's IdRef ID is recorded as 143446150[21].
  • Melville Richards's Open Library ID is recorded as OL5288324A[22].
  • Melville Richards's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1637415A[23].
  • Melville Richards's family name is recorded as Richards[24].
  • Melville Richards's given name is recorded as Melville[25].
  • Melville Richards's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 163434670[26].
  • Melville Richards's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Melville Richards was born in Ffairfach[2]. He was born on +1910-11-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Melville Richards was educated at Swansea University[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include scholar[5] and university teacher[6]. Employers include Swansea University[10], a public research university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1920[30]; Bletchley Park[11], a historic house museum[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1877[33]; University of Liverpool[13], a public university[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1903[36], headquartered in Liverpool[37]; and Bangor University[14], a public university[38], in United Kingdom[39], founded in 1884[40].

Death and Burial

Melville Richards died on +1973-11-03T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Melville Richards ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Melville Richards born?

Melville Richards was born in Ffairfach[2].

What did Melville Richards do for work?

Melville Richards worked as scholar[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Melville Richards go to school?

Melville Richards was educated at Swansea University[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved . yba.llgc.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved . yba.llgc.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved . yba.llgc.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved . yba.llgc.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . rollofhonour.bletchleypark.org.uk. Retrieved . rollofhonour.bletchleypark.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved . yba.llgc.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved . yba.llgc.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved . yba.llgc.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . persee.fr. persee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved . yba.llgc.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [4] . Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved . yba.llgc.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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