Rob Nixon

South African author and professor (born 1954)
Person human Q106615043
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Rob Nixon

Summary

Rob Nixon is a human[1]. He was born on +1954-11-22T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a scholar of English[3], university teacher[4], writer[5], and scholar[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Rob Nixon was born on +1954-11-22T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Rob Nixon was born on +1954-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Rob Nixon worked as a scholar of English[3].
  • Rob Nixon's professions included university teacher[4].
  • Rob Nixon's professions included writer[5].
  • Rob Nixon's professions included scholar[6].
  • Rob Nixon's field of work was English studies[9].
  • Rob Nixon's field of work was postcolonial literature[10].
  • Rob Nixon's field of work was natural environment[11].
  • Rob Nixon's field of work was humanities[12].
  • Rob Nixon's field of work was environmental justice[13].
  • Among Rob Nixon's employers was Columbia University[14].
  • Rob Nixon is recorded as male[15].
  • Rob Nixon's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Rob Nixon's ISNI is recorded as 0000000084097823[17].
  • Rob Nixon's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 112416341[18].
  • Rob Nixon's GND ID is recorded as 1130725499[19].
  • Rob Nixon's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n91045624[20].
  • Rob Nixon's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12316932q[21].
  • Rob Nixon's IdRef ID is recorded as 032068956[22].
  • Rob Nixon's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 01075710[23].
  • Rob Nixon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05w54w3[24].
  • Rob Nixon's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as uk2015854187[25].
  • Rob Nixon's family name is recorded as Nixon[26].
  • Rob Nixon's given name is recorded as Robert[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include +1954-11-22T00:00:00Z[2] and +1954-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include scholar of English[3], university teacher[4], writer[5], and scholar[6]. Fields of work include English studies[9], an academic discipline[28]; postcolonial literature[10]; natural environment[11]; humanities[12], an academic discipline[29]; and environmental justice[13], a social movement[30]. Rob Nixon was employed by Columbia University[14].

Why It Matters

Rob Nixon ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

What did Rob Nixon do for work?

Rob Nixon worked as scholar of English[3], university teacher[4], writer[5], and scholar[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . whc.yale.edu. whc.yale.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . americanlibraryinparis.org. americanlibraryinparis.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . global.oup.com. Retrieved . global.oup.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [2] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . g.co. g.co. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . irgg.yale.edu. irgg.yale.edu. Provenance: 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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