Robert Van Valin

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Robert Van Valin

Summary

Robert Van Valin is a human[1]. He was born in United States[2]. He was born on +1952-02-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a linguist[4], university teacher[5], and grammarian[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Robert Van Valin was born in United States[2].
  • Robert Van Valin was born on +1952-02-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Robert Van Valin held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Robert Van Valin worked as a linguist[4].
  • Robert Van Valin's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Robert Van Valin's professions included grammarian[6].
  • Robert Van Valin's field of work was linguistics[9].
  • Robert Van Valin's field of work was syntax[10].
  • Robert Van Valin's field of work was grammar[11].
  • Robert Van Valin was employed by University of Düsseldorf[12].
  • Among Robert Van Valin's employers was University of Arizona[13].
  • Robert Van Valin was employed by University of California, Davis[14].
  • Robert Van Valin was employed by Temple University[15].
  • Robert Van Valin is recorded as male[16].
  • Robert Van Valin's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Robert Van Valin's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109252034[18].
  • Robert Van Valin's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 92783600[19].
  • Robert Van Valin's GND ID is recorded as 131896296[20].
  • Robert Van Valin's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83133883[21].
  • Robert Van Valin's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11887792f[22].
  • Robert Van Valin's IdRef ID is recorded as 026673894[23].
  • Robert Van Valin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/014k_7[24].
  • Robert Van Valin's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as mub20201085965[25].
  • Robert Van Valin's given name is recorded as Robert[26].
  • Robert Van Valin's SELIBR ID is recorded as 99070[27].

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Origins and Family

Robert Van Valin was born in United States[2]. He was born on +1952-02-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[4], university teacher[5], and grammarian[6]. Fields of work include linguistics[9], an academic discipline[28]; syntax[10], a language subsystem[29]; and grammar[11], an academic discipline[30]. Employers include University of Düsseldorf[12], a public university[31], in Germany[32], founded in 1965[33]; University of Arizona[13], a public university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1885[36], headquartered in Tucson[37]; University of California, Davis[14], a university[38], in United States[39], founded in 1905[40]; and Temple University[15], a university[41], in United States[42], founded in 1884[43].

Why It Matters

Robert Van Valin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was Robert Van Valin born?

Robert Van Valin's place of birth was United States[2].

What did Robert Van Valin do for work?

Robert Van Valin worked as linguist[4], university teacher[5], and grammarian[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . 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. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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