Paul Thompson

British sociologist and oral historian
Person human Q4460339
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Paul Thompson

Summary

Paul Thompson is a human[1]. He was born on +1935-08-20T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a historian[3], sociologist[4], and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Paul Thompson was born on +1935-08-20T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Paul Thompson held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Paul Thompson worked as a historian[3].
  • Paul Thompson's professions included sociologist[4].
  • Paul Thompson worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Paul Thompson's field of work was social history[8].
  • Paul Thompson's field of work was oral history[9].
  • Paul Thompson was educated at University of Oxford[10].
  • Paul Thompson is recorded as male[11].
  • Paul Thompson's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Paul Thompson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109211988[13].
  • Paul Thompson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 85183921[14].
  • Paul Thompson's GND ID is recorded as 13321706X[15].
  • Paul Thompson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50008383[16].
  • Paul Thompson's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12176263z[17].
  • Paul Thompson's IdRef ID is recorded as 03032372X[18].
  • Paul Thompson's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA02433337[19].
  • Paul Thompson's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00476145[20].
  • Paul Thompson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07k84tq[21].
  • Paul Thompson's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as skuk0005595[22].
  • Paul Thompson's family name is recorded as Thompson[23].
  • Paul Thompson's given name is recorded as Paul[24].
  • Paul Thompson's given name is recorded as Richard[25].
  • Paul Thompson's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX1116753[26].
  • Paul Thompson's National Library of Portugal ID is recorded as 159602[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Paul Thompson was born on +1935-08-20T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Paul Thompson was educated at University of Oxford[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[3], sociologist[4], and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include social history[8], a humanities[28] and oral history[9], an academic discipline[29].

Why It Matters

Paul Thompson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

What did Paul Thompson do for work?

Paul Thompson worked as historian[3], sociologist[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did Paul Thompson go to school?

Paul Thompson was educated at University of Oxford[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . catalogo.pusc.it. Retrieved . catalogo.pusc.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . catalogo.pusc.it. Retrieved . catalogo.pusc.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [2] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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