Syed Farid al-Attas

Malaysian sociologist
Person human Q16002333
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Syed Farid al-Attas

Summary

Syed Farid al-Attas is a human[1]. He was born on +1961-06-29T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a sociologist[3], university teacher[4], and scientist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Syed Farid al-Attas was born on +1961-06-29T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Syed Farid al-Attas's father was Syed Hussein Alatas[7].
  • Syed Farid al-Attas held citizenship in Malaysia[8].
  • Syed Farid al-Attas worked as a sociologist[3].
  • Syed Farid al-Attas worked as a university teacher[4].
  • Syed Farid al-Attas worked as a scientist[5].
  • Syed Farid al-Attas's field of work was sociology of religion[9].
  • Syed Farid al-Attas's field of work was sociology[10].
  • Syed Farid al-Attas's field of work was sociological theory[11].
  • Syed Farid al-Attas's field of work was historical sociology[12].
  • Syed Farid al-Attas's field of work was economics and politics[13].
  • Syed Farid al-Attas's field of work was interfaith dialogue[14].
  • Syed Farid al-Attas was employed by National University of Singapore[15].
  • Syed Farid al-Attas was educated at Johns Hopkins University[16].
  • Syed Farid al-Attas is recorded as male[17].
  • Syed Farid al-Attas's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Syed Farid al-Attas's ISNI is recorded as 0000000083824101[19].
  • Syed Farid al-Attas's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 51986548[20].
  • Syed Farid al-Attas's GND ID is recorded as 1049169417[21].
  • Syed Farid al-Attas's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n89177061[22].
  • Syed Farid al-Attas's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 151071318[23].
  • Syed Farid al-Attas's IdRef ID is recorded as 095657436[24].
  • Syed Farid al-Attas's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA09516283[25].
  • Syed Farid al-Attas's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-3416-1967[26].
  • Syed Farid al-Attas's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0003-2349-0068[27].

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Origins and Family

Syed Farid al-Attas was born on +1961-06-29T00:00:00Z[2]. His father was Syed Hussein Alatas[7].

Education

Syed Farid al-Attas's education included a stint at Johns Hopkins University[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sociologist[3], university teacher[4], and scientist[5]. Fields of work include sociology of religion[9], a branch of sociology[28]; sociology[10], an academic discipline[29]; sociological theory[11], a branch of sociology[30]; historical sociology[12], a branch of sociology[31]; economics and politics[13]; and interfaith dialogue[14]. Among Syed Farid al-Attas's employers was National University of Singapore[15].

Why It Matters

Syed Farid al-Attas ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Who were Syed Farid al-Attas's parents?

Syed Farid al-Attas's father was Syed Hussein Alatas[7].

What did Syed Farid al-Attas do for work?

Syed Farid al-Attas worked as sociologist[3], university teacher[4], and scientist[5].

Where did Syed Farid al-Attas go to school?

Syed Farid al-Attas was educated at Johns Hopkins University[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . globalsocialtheory.org. globalsocialtheory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . catalogo.share-cat.unina.it. catalogo.share-cat.unina.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [2] . Library of Congress Authorities. 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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