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Teodor Shanin

Polish sociologist (1930–2020)
Person Human Q4520065

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[28]
Date of birth
October 30, 1930, 1930[8]
Date of death
February 4, 2020, 2020[9]
Place of birth
Vilnius
Place of death
Moscow
Country of citizenship
Second Polish Republic, United Kingdom[10][11]
Occupation
sociologist, pedagogue, historian
Employer
University of Sheffield, University of Haifa, St Antony's College, University of Manchester, Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences[20][21][22][23][24]
Field of work
sociology, Marxism, Peasant studies, historical sociology, sociology of knowledge, epistemology, higher education, education[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
Educated at
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, University of Birmingham[25][26]
Award received
Officer of the Order of the British Empire[27]
Official website
teodor-shanin.narod.ru[32]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Polish, Russian, Hebrew, English, Yiddish[33][34][35][36][37]
Academic degree
PhD in sociology[29]
Family name
Shanin[30]
Given name
Teodor[31]
Name in native language
Teodor Shanin[38]
🏷️ Also known as
en Teodor Shanin cs Teodor Šanin ja テオドール・シャニン pl Шанин, Теодор pl Teodor Szanin ru Теодор Шанин ru Шанин, Теодор zh 特奥多尔·沙宁
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000109224367
VIAF cluster ID
87915820
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n81104690
GND ID
130386170
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Теодор Шанин (cropped).jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
123584888
CANTIC ID
981058520181406706
Companies House officer ID
R-X1AcN0KgOnCcKkUxAVWWFiWyo
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
130386170
Facebook username
teodor.shanin
Freebase ID
/m/0g5szhm
IMDb ID
nm7004392
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IdRef ID
032582579
J9U entity ID
987007307698405171
KBR person ID
13980629
Kinopoisk person ID
4093045
NL CR AUT ID
js20211102506
NUKAT ID
n97067463
National Library of Latvia ID
000117682
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810568059105606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX945996
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
07243130X
Prabook ID
478490
SHARE Catalogue author ID
124595
UOM ID
190760
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgcY6bYPyTGYChvwb6qcP
Yale LUX ID
person/9c09306c-bcb5-4c93-ab69-9001bcf4a1ad
ČSFD person ID
278431

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🔗 Connections
Field of work 7
education, sociology, Marxism, epistemology, higher education, sociology of knowledge, historical sociology
Languages spoken, written or signed 5
English, Russian, Hebrew, Polish, Yiddish
Employer 4
University of Manchester, University of Sheffield, University of Haifa, St Antony's College
Country of citizenship 2
United Kingdom, Second Polish Republic
Educated at 2
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, University of Birmingham
Occupation 2
pedagogue, sociologist
Award received 1
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Given name 1
Teodor
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Vilnius
Place of death 1
Moscow
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Teodor Shanin was born on October 30, 1930[1], in Vilnius[2]. He died on February 4, 2020[3], in Moscow[4]. He worked as a sociologist[5], pedagogue[6], and historian[7].

FAQs

Where was Teodor Shanin born?

Teodor Shanin was born in Vilnius[2].

Where did Teodor Shanin die?

Teodor Shanin passed away in Moscow[4].

What did Teodor Shanin do for work?

Teodor Shanin worked as a sociologist[5], pedagogue[6], and historian[7].

Where did Teodor Shanin go to school?

Teodor Shanin was educated at Hebrew University of Jerusalem[25] and University of Birmingham[26].

What awards did Teodor Shanin receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[27].

Related Entities

Hebrew University of Jerusalem Second Polish Republic sociology United Kingdom University of Manchester Vilnius

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  3. [28] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . elibrary.ru. elibrary.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Vilnius
    Place of death → Moscow
    Given name → Teodor
    Family name → Shanin
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