Michael Stephen Silk

professor of Classical and Comparative Literature at King's College London, and adjunct professor in the Dept. of English and Comparative Literature at the Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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Michael Stephen Silk

Summary

Michael Stephen Silk is a human[1]. He was born on +1941-06-11T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a literary scholar[3], hellenist[4], classical scholar[5], school teacher[6], and classical philologist[7].

Key Facts

  • Michael Stephen Silk was born on +1941-06-11T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Michael Stephen Silk held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Michael Stephen Silk's professions included literary scholar[3].
  • Michael Stephen Silk's professions included hellenist[4].
  • Michael Stephen Silk's professions included classical scholar[5].
  • Michael Stephen Silk's professions included school teacher[6].
  • Michael Stephen Silk's professions included classical philologist[7].
  • Michael Stephen Silk worked as a music arranger[9].
  • Michael Stephen Silk's field of work was classical literature[10].
  • Michael Stephen Silk's field of work was classics[11].
  • Michael Stephen Silk's field of work was Greek[12].
  • Michael Stephen Silk's field of work was Greek literature[13].
  • Among Michael Stephen Silk's employers was King's College London[14].
  • Michael Stephen Silk was employed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[15].
  • Michael Stephen Silk's doctoral advisor was Donald William Lucas[16].
  • Michael Stephen Silk received the Fellow of the British Academy[17].
  • Michael Stephen Silk is recorded as male[18].
  • Michael Stephen Silk's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Michael Stephen Silk's ISNI is recorded as 000000010858837X[20].
  • Michael Stephen Silk's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 79095305[21].
  • Michael Stephen Silk's GND ID is recorded as 129658774[22].
  • Michael Stephen Silk's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80102065[23].
  • Michael Stephen Silk's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12350038p[24].
  • Michael Stephen Silk's IdRef ID is recorded as 032478038[25].
  • Michael Stephen Silk's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35499295[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Michael Stephen Silk was born on +1941-06-11T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Michael Stephen Silk's doctoral advisor was Donald William Lucas[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include literary scholar[3], hellenist[4], classical scholar[5], school teacher[6], classical philologist[7], and music arranger[9]. Fields of work include classical literature[10]; classics[11], an academic discipline[27]; Greek[12], a natural language[28], in Greece[29]; and Greek literature[13], a sub-set of literature[30]. Employers include King's College London[14], a public research university[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1829[33], headquartered in London[34] and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[15], a public research university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1789[37].

Recognition

Michael Stephen Silk received the Fellow of the British Academy[17].

FAQs

What did Michael Stephen Silk do for work?

Michael Stephen Silk worked as literary scholar[3], hellenist[4], classical scholar[5], school teacher[6], and classical philologist[7].

What awards did Michael Stephen Silk receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the British Academy[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . Theatricalia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . Library of Congress Authorities. wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . Library of Congress Authorities. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [2] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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

Class ancestry

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

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