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 December 13, 1935[3]. He died on June 16, 1996[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (150 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Levin[2], Richard Sylvan…
  • Richard Sylvan was born on December 13, 1935[3].
  • Richard Sylvan died on June 16, 1996[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 family name is recorded as Sylvan[17].
  • Richard Sylvan's given name is recorded as Richard[18].
  • Richard Sylvan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • Richard Sylvan's birth name is recorded as Francis Richard Routley[20].
  • Richard Sylvan's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[21].

Body

Origins and Family

Richard Sylvan's place of birth was Levin[2]. He was born on December 13, 1935[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[22], b. 1961[23], specialised in logic[24] and Nicholas Griffin[16], a philosopher[25], b. 1947[26].

Personal Life

Richard Sylvan was married to Val Plumwood[7].

Death and Burial

Richard Sylvan died on June 16, 1996[4].

Why It Matters

Richard Sylvan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (150 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. [11] . humanities.org.au. humanities.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . sites.google.com. Retrieved . sites.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . 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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  1. 24d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Doctoral student Dominic Hyde, Nicholas Griffin
    Country of citizenship Australia, New Zealand
    Nacsis-cat author id DA01763096
    Educated at Princeton University
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