Nicolas Ruwet

Belgian musicologist (1932–2001)
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Nicolas Ruwet

Summary

Nicolas Ruwet is a human[1]. He was born in Liège[2]. He was born on +1932-12-31T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in 12th arrondissement of Paris[4]. He died on +2001-11-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a linguist[6], musicologist[7], university teacher[8], literary critic[9], and translator[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Liège[2], Nicolas Ruwet…
  • Nicolas Ruwet died in 12th arrondissement of Paris[4].
  • Nicolas Ruwet died in Paris[12].
  • Nicolas Ruwet was born on +1932-12-31T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Nicolas Ruwet died on +2001-11-14T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Nicolas Ruwet held citizenship in France[13].
  • Nicolas Ruwet's professions included linguist[6].
  • Nicolas Ruwet's professions included musicologist[7].
  • Nicolas Ruwet worked as a university teacher[8].
  • Nicolas Ruwet worked as a literary critic[9].
  • Nicolas Ruwet's professions included translator[10].
  • Nicolas Ruwet's field of work was linguistics[14].
  • Nicolas Ruwet's field of work was generative grammar[15].
  • Nicolas Ruwet's field of work was literary criticism[16].
  • Nicolas Ruwet's field of work was music[17].
  • Nicolas Ruwet's field of work was analysis[18].
  • Nicolas Ruwet's field of work was translation[19].
  • Nicolas Ruwet is recorded as male[20].
  • Nicolas Ruwet's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Nicolas Ruwet supervised Pierre Pica as a doctoral student[22].
  • Nicolas Ruwet supervised Hans-Georg Obenauer as a doctoral student[23].
  • Nicolas Ruwet's family name is recorded as Ruwet[24].
  • Nicolas Ruwet's given name is recorded as Nicolas[25].
  • Nicolas Ruwet's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[26].
  • Nicolas Ruwet's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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Origins and Family

Nicolas Ruwet's place of birth was Liège[2]. He was born on +1932-12-31T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[6], musicologist[7], university teacher[8], literary critic[9], and translator[10]. Fields of work include linguistics[14], an academic discipline[28]; generative grammar[15]; literary criticism[16], a literary genre[29]; music[17], a type of arts[30]; analysis[18], an academic discipline[31]; and translation[19], an academic major[32]. Doctoral students include Pierre Pica[22], a linguist[33], b. 1951[34], of France[35] and Hans-Georg Obenauer[23], a linguist[36], 1944–2019[37], of Germany[38], specialised in linguistics[39].

Death and Burial

Nicolas Ruwet died on +2001-11-14T00:00:00Z[5]. Recorded place of death include 12th arrondissement of Paris[4], a municipal arrondissement of France[40], in France[41], founded in 1860[42] and Paris[12], a commune of France[43], in France[44], founded in -0300[45].

Why It Matters

Nicolas Ruwet ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46]

His notable doctoral advisees include Pierre Pica[47], a linguist[48], b. 1951[49], of France[50].

FAQs

Where was Nicolas Ruwet born?

Born in Liège[2], Nicolas Ruwet…

Where did Nicolas Ruwet die?

Nicolas Ruwet died in 12th arrondissement of Paris[4].

What did Nicolas Ruwet do for work?

Nicolas Ruwet worked as linguist[6], musicologist[7], university teacher[8], literary critic[9], and translator[10].

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  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  3. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  13. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  16. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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