Simon Payaslian

American writer and historian
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Simon Payaslian

Summary

Simon Payaslian is a human[1]. He was born in Aleppo[2]. He was born on +1950-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a writer[4], historian[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Simon Payaslian was born in Aleppo[2].
  • Simon Payaslian was born on +1950-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Simon Payaslian held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Simon Payaslian's professions included writer[4].
  • Simon Payaslian worked as a historian[5].
  • Simon Payaslian worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Simon Payaslian's field of work was Armenians[9].
  • Simon Payaslian's field of work was history[10].
  • Simon Payaslian's field of work was literature[11].
  • Simon Payaslian's field of work was political science[12].
  • Among Simon Payaslian's employers was Boston University[13].
  • Among Simon Payaslian's employers was Clark University[14].
  • Among Simon Payaslian's employers was Boston University[15].
  • Simon Payaslian was educated at Wayne State University[16].
  • Simon Payaslian's education included a stint at University of California, Los Angeles[17].
  • Simon Payaslian is recorded as male[18].
  • Simon Payaslian's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Simon Payaslian's ISNI is recorded as 0000000108755801[20].
  • Simon Payaslian's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 17530861[21].
  • Simon Payaslian's GND ID is recorded as 133127958[22].
  • Simon Payaslian's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n95108847[23].
  • Simon Payaslian's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 155154038[24].
  • Simon Payaslian's IdRef ID is recorded as 098713655[25].
  • Simon Payaslian's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-5004-1260[26].
  • Simon Payaslian's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05wjr71[27].

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Origins and Family

Simon Payaslian was born in Aleppo[2]. He was born on +1950-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Wayne State University[16], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1868[30], headquartered in Detroit[31] and University of California, Los Angeles[17], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1919[34], headquartered in Los Angeles[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], historian[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include Armenians[9], an ethnic group[36], in Armenia[37]; history[10]; literature[11], a type of arts[38]; and political science[12], an academic major[39]. Employers include Boston University[13], a research university[40], in United States[41], founded in 1869[42], headquartered in Boston[43] and Clark University[14], a private university[44], in United States[45], founded in 1887[46], headquartered in Worcester[47].

Why It Matters

Simon Payaslian ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Simon Payaslian born?

Simon Payaslian was born in Aleppo[2].

What did Simon Payaslian do for work?

Simon Payaslian worked as writer[4], historian[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Simon Payaslian go to school?

Simon Payaslian was educated at Wayne State University[16] and University of California, Los Angeles[17].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . data.dnb.de. Retrieved . data.dnb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . VIAF ID. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . 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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