Sumit Sarkar

Indian historian of modern India (born 1939)
Person human Q12458039
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Sumit Sarkar

Summary

Sumit Sarkar is a human[1]. He was born on +1939-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a historian[3] and writer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month, #7,247 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Sumit Sarkar was born on +1939-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Sumit Sarkar held citizenship in India[6].
  • Sumit Sarkar held citizenship in British Raj[7].
  • Sumit Sarkar held citizenship in Dominion of India[8].
  • Sumit Sarkar worked as a historian[3].
  • Sumit Sarkar's professions included writer[4].
  • Sumit Sarkar was employed by Jawaharlal Nehru University[9].
  • Sumit Sarkar was employed by University of Delhi[10].
  • Among Sumit Sarkar's employers was University of Calcutta[11].
  • Sumit Sarkar's education included a stint at University of Calcutta[12].
  • Sumit Sarkar was educated at Presidency University[13].
  • Sumit Sarkar is recorded as male[14].
  • Sumit Sarkar's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Sumit Sarkar's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121281612[16].
  • Sumit Sarkar's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 36962085[17].
  • Sumit Sarkar's GND ID is recorded as 104114096[18].
  • Sumit Sarkar's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83177646[19].
  • Sumit Sarkar's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12186544q[20].
  • Sumit Sarkar's IdRef ID is recorded as 030454360[21].
  • Sumit Sarkar's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA01434378[22].
  • Sumit Sarkar's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00474433[23].
  • Sumit Sarkar's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35476131[24].
  • Sumit Sarkar's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q9610 (ben)-Titodutta-সুমিত সরকার.wav[25].
  • Sumit Sarkar's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04z0pd[26].
  • Sumit Sarkar's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 070983631[27].

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Origins and Family

Sumit Sarkar was born on +1939-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at University of Calcutta[12], a state public university[28], in India[29], founded in 1857[30], headquartered in Kolkata[31] and Presidency University[13], a state public university[32], in India[33], founded in 1817[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[3] and writer[4]. Employers include Jawaharlal Nehru University[9], a central university[35], in India[36], founded in 1969[37], headquartered in New Delhi[38]; University of Delhi[10], a central university[39], in India[40], founded in 1922[41], headquartered in New Delhi[42]; and University of Calcutta[11], a state public university[43], in India[44], founded in 1857[45], headquartered in Kolkata[46].

Why It Matters

Sumit Sarkar ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month, #7,247 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did Sumit Sarkar do for work?

Sumit Sarkar worked as historian[3] and writer[4].

Where did Sumit Sarkar go to school?

Sumit Sarkar was educated at University of Calcutta[12] and Presidency University[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . lingualibre.org. lingualibre.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [2] . British National Bibliography. 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
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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