Michael Sells

American historian
Person human Q6834283
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Michael Sells

Summary

Michael Sells is a human[1]. His place of birth was Butte[2]. He was born on +1949-05-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a historian[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Michael Sells's place of birth was Butte[2].
  • Michael Sells was born on +1949-05-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Michael Sells was born on +1949-01-01T00:00:00Z[7].
  • Michael Sells held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Michael Sells's professions included historian[4].
  • Michael Sells's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Michael Sells's field of work was religion[9].
  • Michael Sells's field of work was comparative religion[10].
  • Michael Sells's field of work was Islam[11].
  • Michael Sells's field of work was history of Islam[12].
  • Michael Sells's field of work was Islamic literature[13].
  • Michael Sells was employed by University of Chicago[14].
  • Michael Sells received the Guggenheim Fellowship[15].
  • Michael Sells is recorded as male[16].
  • Michael Sells's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Michael Sells's ISNI is recorded as 0000000108155857[18].
  • Michael Sells's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 92507352[19].
  • Michael Sells's GND ID is recorded as 143100289[20].
  • Michael Sells's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n86806506[21].
  • Michael Sells's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14406075r[22].
  • Michael Sells's IdRef ID is recorded as 061494828[23].
  • Michael Sells's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA08869040[24].
  • Michael Sells's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05y10l1[25].
  • Michael Sells's Open Library ID is recorded as OL59079A[26].
  • Michael Sells's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as pna20221141456[27].

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Origins and Family

Michael Sells was born in Butte[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1949-05-08T00:00:00Z[3] and +1949-01-01T00:00:00Z[7].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[4] and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include religion[9], a type of world view[28]; comparative religion[10], an academic major[29]; Islam[11], a major religious group[30], founded in 0631[31]; history of Islam[12], an aspect of history[32]; and Islamic literature[13]. Michael Sells was employed by University of Chicago[14].

Recognition

Michael Sells received the Guggenheim Fellowship[15].

Why It Matters

Michael Sells ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Michael Sells born?

Michael Sells's place of birth was Butte[2].

What did Michael Sells do for work?

Michael Sells worked as historian[4] and university teacher[5].

What awards did Michael Sells receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Catalogue of the Library of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . AlKindi. wikidata.org.
  22. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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