Richard Breen

British sociologist
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Summary

Richard Breen was born on August 25, 1954[1], in Leeds[2]. He has worked as an economist[3] and sociologist[4]. He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[5]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 1954[6]
  • Employer: Yale University[7]
  • Member of: Academia Europaea[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Doctoral student: Lynn Prince Cooke[10], Seongsoo Choi[11], Alexei Zelenev[12], Matthew Cadogan Lawrence[13], Elizabeth Roberto[14]
  • Family name: Breen[15]
  • Given name: Richard[16], James[17]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[18]
  • Different from: Richard L. Breen[19]
  • Writing language: English[20]

FAQs

Where was Richard Breen born?

Richard Breen's place of birth was Leeds[2].

What did Richard Breen do for work?

Richard Breen worked as an economist[3] and sociologist[4].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . ae-info.org. ae-info.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 21w ago · PKalnai · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Educated at → University of Cambridge
    National library of ireland id → vtls000092771
    Given name → Richard, James
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