Thomas Cleary

American author and translator (1949-2021)
Person human Q7788463
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Thomas Cleary

Summary

Thomas Cleary is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1949[2]. He died on June 20, 2021[3]. He worked as a translator[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (140 views/month, #7,258 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Thomas Cleary was born on January 1, 1949[2].
  • Thomas Cleary died on June 20, 2021[3].
  • Thomas Cleary held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Thomas Cleary worked as a translator[4].
  • Thomas Cleary's education included a stint at Harvard University[7].
  • Thomas Cleary's religion is recorded as Buddhism[8].
  • Thomas Cleary is recorded as male[9].
  • Thomas Cleary's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Thomas Cleary's family name is recorded as Cleary[11].
  • Thomas Cleary's given name is recorded as Thomas[12].
  • Thomas Cleary's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[13].
  • Thomas Cleary's sibling is recorded as Jonathan Christopher Cleary[14].
  • Thomas Cleary's writing language is recorded as English[15].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[16]

  • Country: US[17]

  • Began / founded: 1949-04-24[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: fb22a06b-a353-430a-83ff-f170f80c385f[19]

Body

Origins and Family

Thomas Cleary was born on January 1, 1949[2].

Education

Thomas Cleary was educated at Harvard University[7].

Career and Affiliations

Thomas Cleary worked as a translator[4].

Personal Life

Thomas Cleary's religion is recorded as Buddhism[8].

Death and Burial

Thomas Cleary died on June 20, 2021[3].

Why It Matters

Thomas Cleary ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (140 views/month, #7,258 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

What did Thomas Cleary do for work?

Thomas Cleary worked as translator[4].

Where did Thomas Cleary go to school?

Thomas Cleary was educated at Harvard University[7].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . general catalog of BnF. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] . Autoritats UB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . terebess.hu. terebess.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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