Robert Malcolm Errington

British historian and classical scholar (born 1939)
Person human Q2158162
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Robert Malcolm Errington

Summary

Robert Malcolm Errington is a human[1]. His place of birth was Howdon[2]. He was born on +1939-07-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a historian of classical antiquity[4], university teacher[5], and historian[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Robert Malcolm Errington's place of birth was Howdon[2].
  • Robert Malcolm Errington was born on +1939-07-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Robert Malcolm Errington held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Robert Malcolm Errington's professions included historian of classical antiquity[4].
  • Robert Malcolm Errington's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Robert Malcolm Errington's professions included historian[6].
  • Robert Malcolm Errington's field of work was history[9].
  • Robert Malcolm Errington's field of work was ancient history[10].
  • Among Robert Malcolm Errington's employers was University of Marburg[11].
  • Robert Malcolm Errington was employed by Queen's University Belfast[12].
  • Robert Malcolm Errington was educated at Durham University[13].
  • A notable student of Robert Malcolm Errington was Hans-Ulrich Wiemer[14].
  • A notable student of Robert Malcolm Errington was Sebastian Schmidt-Hofner[15].
  • Robert Malcolm Errington was a member of German Archaeological Institute[16].
  • Robert Malcolm Errington is recorded as male[17].
  • Robert Malcolm Errington's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Robert Malcolm Errington supervised Sebastian Schmidt-Hofner as a doctoral student[19].
  • Robert Malcolm Errington's ISNI is recorded as 0000000115872280[20].
  • Robert Malcolm Errington's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 17835929[21].
  • Robert Malcolm Errington's GND ID is recorded as 132563150[22].
  • Robert Malcolm Errington's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n87136133[23].
  • Robert Malcolm Errington's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12813091w[24].
  • Robert Malcolm Errington's IdRef ID is recorded as 060840056[25].
  • Robert Malcolm Errington's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA04874945[26].
  • Robert Malcolm Errington's SBN author ID is recorded as SBLV007743[27].

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Origins and Family

Robert Malcolm Errington's place of birth was Howdon[2]. He was born on +1939-07-05T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Robert Malcolm Errington's education included a stint at Durham University[13]. Academic degrees include Bachelor of Arts[28] and Doctor of Philosophy[29].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian of classical antiquity[4], university teacher[5], and historian[6]. Fields of work include history[9] and ancient history[10], a time interval[30]. Employers include University of Marburg[11], a public university[31], in Germany[32], founded in 1527[33], headquartered in Marburg[34] and Queen's University Belfast[12], a public research university[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 1845[37]. Notable students include Hans-Ulrich Wiemer[14], a historian of classical antiquity[38], b. 1961[39], of Germany[40], specialised in Hellenistic period[41] and Sebastian Schmidt-Hofner[15], a historian of classical antiquity[42], b. 1977[43], of Germany[44], awarded the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize[45], specialised in history[46]. Robert Malcolm Errington supervised Sebastian Schmidt-Hofner as a doctoral student[19].

Why It Matters

Robert Malcolm Errington ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

Where was Robert Malcolm Errington born?

Robert Malcolm Errington was born in Howdon[2].

What did Robert Malcolm Errington do for work?

Robert Malcolm Errington worked as historian of classical antiquity[4], university teacher[5], and historian[6].

Where did Robert Malcolm Errington go to school?

Robert Malcolm Errington was educated at Durham University[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
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  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [28] . wikidata.org.
  24. [29] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . wikidata.org.
  26. [14] . wikidata.org.
  27. [15] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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