Richard Sylvan

Australian philosopher (1935–1996)
Person human Q7329328
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Richard Sylvan

Summary

Richard Sylvan is a human[1]. He was born in Levin[2]. He was born on +1935-12-13T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1996-06-16T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Levin[2], Richard Sylvan…
  • Richard Sylvan was born on +1935-12-13T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Richard Sylvan died on +1996-06-16T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Among Richard Sylvan's spouses was Val Plumwood[7].
  • Richard Sylvan held citizenship in Australia[8].
  • Richard Sylvan held citizenship in New Zealand[9].
  • Richard Sylvan worked as a philosopher[5].
  • Richard Sylvan was educated at Princeton University[10].
  • Richard Sylvan was a member of Australian Academy of the Humanities[11].
  • Richard Sylvan was a member of Logicians Liberation League[12].
  • Richard Sylvan is recorded as male[13].
  • Richard Sylvan's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Richard Sylvan supervised Dominic Hyde as a doctoral student[15].
  • Richard Sylvan supervised Nicholas Griffin as a doctoral student[16].
  • Richard Sylvan's ISNI is recorded as 0000000107966332[17].
  • Richard Sylvan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 79083016[18].
  • Richard Sylvan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 4988291[19].
  • Richard Sylvan's GND ID is recorded as 11875002X[20].
  • Richard Sylvan's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85329266[21].
  • Richard Sylvan's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 122557855[22].
  • Richard Sylvan's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 122167053[23].
  • Richard Sylvan's IdRef ID is recorded as 031320066[24].
  • Richard Sylvan's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA01763096[25].
  • Richard Sylvan's SBN author ID is recorded as MILV031622[26].
  • Richard Sylvan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05xpwd2[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Richard Sylvan's place of birth was Levin[2]. He was born on +1935-12-13T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Richard Sylvan was educated at Princeton University[10].

Career and Affiliations

Richard Sylvan's professions included philosopher[5]. Doctoral students include Dominic Hyde[15], a university teacher[28], b. 1961[29], specialised in logic[30] and Nicholas Griffin[16], a philosopher[31], b. 1947[32].

Personal Life

Richard Sylvan was married to Val Plumwood[7].

Death and Burial

Richard Sylvan died on +1996-06-16T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Richard Sylvan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Richard Sylvan born?

Richard Sylvan's place of birth was Levin[2].

Who was Richard Sylvan married to?

Richard Sylvan's spouses include Val Plumwood[7].

What did Richard Sylvan do for work?

Richard Sylvan worked as philosopher[5].

Where did Richard Sylvan go to school?

Richard Sylvan was educated at Princeton University[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . wikidata.org.
  21. [11] . humanities.org.au. humanities.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [12] . sites.google.com. Retrieved . sites.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  24. [4] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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