Paul Waley

japanologist
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Paul Waley

Summary

Paul Waley is a human[1]. He was born on 1950[2]. He worked as a journalist[3], geographer[4], and historian[5].

Key Facts

  • Paul Waley was born on 1950[2].
  • Paul Waley held citizenship in United Kingdom[6].
  • English was Paul Waley's native language[7].
  • Paul Waley worked as a journalist[3].
  • Paul Waley worked as a geographer[4].
  • Paul Waley's professions included historian[5].
  • Paul Waley's field of work was human geography[8].
  • Among Paul Waley's employers was The Japan Times[9].
  • Among Paul Waley's employers was University of Leeds[10].
  • Paul Waley is recorded as male[11].
  • Paul Waley's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Paul Waley supervised Thomas Anthony Gillespie as a doctoral student[13].
  • Paul Waley supervised Hui-Fang Liu as a doctoral student[14].
  • Paul Waley's given name is recorded as Paul[15].
  • Paul Waley's official website is recorded as https://www.geog.leeds.ac.uk/people/p.waley[16].
  • Paul Waley's relative is recorded as Arthur Waley[17].
  • Paul Waley's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[18].

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Origins and Family

Paul Waley was born on 1950[2]. English was his native language[7].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[3], geographer[4], and historian[5]. Paul Waley's field of work was human geography[8]. Employers include The Japan Times[9], a daily newspaper[19], in Japan[20], founded in 1897[21] and University of Leeds[10], a public research university[22], in United Kingdom[23], founded in 1904[24], headquartered in Leeds[25]. Doctoral students include Thomas Anthony Gillespie[13] and Hui-Fang Liu[14].

FAQs

What did Paul Waley do for work?

Paul Waley worked as journalist[3], geographer[4], and historian[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . geog.leeds.ac.uk. geog.leeds.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [2] . Virtual International Authority File. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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  1. 16w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description japanologist
    Occupation journalist, geographer, historian
    Date of birth +1950-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Idref id 069471622
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    "/* wbsetreference-set:2| */ [[Property:P185]]: [[Q63284642]], см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P4536]]"
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