Paul Thompson

British sinologist, born 1931 (1931–2007)
Person human Q7153996
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Paul Thompson

Summary

Paul Thompson is a human[1]. Born in Xingtai[2], he… he was born on +1931-02-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in London[4]. He died on +2007-06-12T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a sinologist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Xingtai[2], Paul Thompson…
  • Paul Thompson died in London[4].
  • Paul Thompson was born on +1931-02-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Paul Thompson died on +2007-06-12T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Paul Thompson held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Paul Thompson's professions included sinologist[6].
  • Paul Thompson's field of work was linguistics[9].
  • Paul Thompson was employed by University of Wisconsin–Madison[10].
  • Paul Thompson was employed by SOAS, University of London[11].
  • Paul Thompson's education included a stint at University of Minnesota[12].
  • Paul Thompson was educated at University of Washington[13].
  • Paul Thompson was educated at Defense Language Institute[14].
  • Paul Thompson was educated at Chefoo School[15].
  • Paul Thompson's doctoral advisor was Hellmut Wilhelm[16].
  • Paul Thompson is recorded as male[17].
  • Paul Thompson's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Paul Thompson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000030319478[19].
  • Paul Thompson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 11570215[20].
  • Paul Thompson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n96038863[21].
  • Paul Thompson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05zmzwz[22].
  • Paul Thompson's family name is recorded as Thompson[23].
  • Paul Thompson's given name is recorded as Paul[24].
  • Paul Thompson's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 173686818[25].
  • Paul Thompson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Paul Thompson's FAST ID is recorded as 65031[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Paul Thompson's place of birth was Xingtai[2]. He was born on +1931-02-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Minnesota[12], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1851[30], headquartered in Minneapolis[31]; University of Washington[13], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1861[34]; Defense Language Institute[14], a military school[35], in United States[36], founded in 1954[37]; and Chefoo School[15], a boarding school[38], in People's Republic of China[39], founded in 1880[40]. Paul Thompson's doctoral advisor was Hellmut Wilhelm[16].

Career and Affiliations

Paul Thompson worked as a sinologist[6]. His field of work was linguistics[9]. Employers include University of Wisconsin–Madison[10], a public research university[41], in United States[42], founded in 1848[43] and SOAS, University of London[11], a public research university[44], in United Kingdom[45], founded in 1916[46], headquartered in London[47].

Death and Burial

Paul Thompson died on +2007-06-12T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in London[4].

Why It Matters

Paul Thompson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

Where was Paul Thompson born?

Paul Thompson was born in Xingtai[2].

Where did Paul Thompson die?

Paul Thompson died in London[4].

What did Paul Thompson do for work?

Paul Thompson worked as sinologist[6].

Where did Paul Thompson go to school?

Paul Thompson was educated at University of Minnesota[12], University of Washington[13], Defense Language Institute[14], and Chefoo School[15].

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  4. [8] . Paul Thompson. wikidata.org.
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  11. [6] . Paul Thompson. wikidata.org.
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  15. [19] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
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  18. [3] . Paul Thompson. wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . Paul Thompson. wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name Thompson
    Given name Paul
    Doctoral advisor Hellmut Wilhelm
    Sex or gender male
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