Sean Connolly

Irish historian (1951-)
Person human Q55632752
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Summary

Sean Connolly was born on December 9, 1951[1], in Dublin[2]. He has worked as a historian[3], university teacher[4], and archivist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (52 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Ireland[7]
  • Employer: Ulster University[8], Queen's University Belfast[9]
  • Educated at: University College Dublin[10], Ulster University[11]
  • Award received: Fellow of the Royal Historical Society[12], Fellow of the British Academy[13]
  • Member of: Royal Historical Society[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Family name: Connolly[16]
  • Given name: Sean[17], Joseph[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[19]
  • Different from: Seán Connolly[20], Sean Connolly[21]
  • Writing language: English[22]

Why It Matters

Sean Connolly is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was Sean Connolly born?

Sean Connolly was born in Dublin[2].

What did Sean Connolly do for work?

Sean Connolly worked as a historian[3], university teacher[4], and archivist[5].

Where did Sean Connolly go to school?

Sean Connolly was educated at University College Dublin[10] and Ulster University[11].

What awards did Sean Connolly receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Historical Society[12] and Fellow of the British Academy[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16w ago · Bargioni · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → Royal Historical Society
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    U.s. copyright office public records system name id → Connolly, S. J.
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  2. 16w ago · PKalnai · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Scopus author id → 7101705359
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  3. 19w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 29041
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  4. 23w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → University College Dublin, Ulster University
    Parsifal cluster id → 29041
    National library of latvia id → 000084594
    Cinii research id → 1140000791836255744
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