Thomas de Waal

British journalist
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Thomas de Waal
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Thomas de Waal

Summary

Thomas de Waal is a human[1]. His place of birth was Nottingham[2]. He was born on +1966-12-07T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a journalist[4], researcher[5], and writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month, #7,249 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Thomas de Waal's place of birth was Nottingham[2].
  • Thomas de Waal was born on +1966-12-07T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Thomas de Waal was born on +1966-12-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Thomas de Waal's father was Victor de Waal[9].
  • Thomas de Waal's mother was Esther de Waal[10].
  • Thomas de Waal held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • Thomas de Waal worked as a journalist[4].
  • Thomas de Waal worked as a researcher[5].
  • Thomas de Waal's professions included writer[6].
  • Thomas de Waal's education included a stint at Balliol College[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Thomas de Waal is Black Garden[13].
  • Thomas de Waal's image is recorded as Thomas de Waal.jpg[14].
  • Thomas de Waal is recorded as male[15].
  • Thomas de Waal's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Thomas de Waal's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109968171[17].
  • Thomas de Waal's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 88084481[18].
  • Thomas de Waal's GND ID is recorded as 131418599[19].
  • Thomas de Waal's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n97069671[20].
  • Thomas de Waal's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14568501g[21].
  • Thomas de Waal's IdRef ID is recorded as 07455915X[22].
  • Thomas de Waal's Commons category is recorded as Thomas de Waal[23].
  • Thomas de Waal's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02q7s9w[24].
  • Thomas de Waal's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1482262A[25].
  • Thomas de Waal's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jn20001227145[26].
  • Thomas de Waal's family name is recorded as De Waal[27].

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Origins and Family

Thomas de Waal was born in Nottingham[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1966-12-07T00:00:00Z[3] and +1966-12-00T00:00:00Z[8]. His father was Victor de Waal[9]. His mother was Esther de Waal[10].

Education

Thomas de Waal's education included a stint at Balliol College[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[4], researcher[5], and writer[6].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Thomas de Waal is Black Garden[13].

Why It Matters

Thomas de Waal ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month, #7,249 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Works attributed to him include Black Garden[30], a literary work[31], written by him[32] and Georgia's Dangerous Moment Is a Challenge for the EU[33], a document[34], written by him[35].

FAQs

Where was Thomas de Waal born?

Born in Nottingham[2], Thomas de Waal…

Who were Thomas de Waal's parents?

Thomas de Waal's father was Victor de Waal[9]. Thomas de Waal's mother was Esther de Waal[10].

What did Thomas de Waal do for work?

Thomas de Waal worked as journalist[4], researcher[5], and writer[6].

Where did Thomas de Waal go to school?

Thomas de Waal was educated at Balliol College[12].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Companies House. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . Muck Rack. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . wikidata.org.
  20. [8] . Companies House. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Companies House. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [13] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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