Tirthankar Roy

Indian economic historian
Person human Q85809806
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Tirthankar Roy

Summary

Tirthankar Roy is a human[1]. He was born in Santiniketan[2]. He was born on +1960-02-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a historian[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Tirthankar Roy was born in Santiniketan[2].
  • Tirthankar Roy was born on +1960-02-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Tirthankar Roy was born on +1960-00-00T00:00:00Z[7].
  • Tirthankar Roy worked as a historian[4].
  • Tirthankar Roy worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Tirthankar Roy was employed by London School of Economics and Political Science[8].
  • Among Tirthankar Roy's employers was London School of Economics and Political Science Department of Economics[9].
  • Tirthankar Roy's education included a stint at Centre for Development Studies[10].
  • Tirthankar Roy was educated at Visva-Bharati University[11].
  • Tirthankar Roy is recorded as male[12].
  • Tirthankar Roy's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Tirthankar Roy supervised Alexander Apostolides as a doctoral student[14].
  • Tirthankar Roy supervised Marina Martin as a doctoral student[15].
  • Tirthankar Roy supervised Michael Aldous as a doctoral student[16].
  • Tirthankar Roy supervised Kazuo Kobayashi as a doctoral student[17].
  • Tirthankar Roy supervised Rebecca Simson as a doctoral student[18].
  • Tirthankar Roy supervised Yasin Arslantaş as a doctoral student[19].
  • Tirthankar Roy supervised Maanik Nath as a doctoral student[20].
  • Tirthankar Roy supervised Alka Raman as a doctoral student[21].
  • Tirthankar Roy supervised Safya Morshed as a doctoral student[22].
  • Tirthankar Roy's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121247326[23].
  • Tirthankar Roy's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 24783840[24].
  • Tirthankar Roy's GND ID is recorded as 104345233[25].
  • Tirthankar Roy's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84207968[26].
  • Tirthankar Roy's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13761335r[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Santiniketan[2], Tirthankar Roy… Recorded date of birth include +1960-02-14T00:00:00Z[3] and +1960-00-00T00:00:00Z[7].

Education

Educated at Centre for Development Studies[10], a university[28], in India[29], founded in 1971[30] and Visva-Bharati University[11], a university[31], in India[32], founded in 1921[33]. Tirthankar Roy earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[4] and university teacher[5]. Employers include London School of Economics and Political Science[8], a public research university[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 1895[37], headquartered in London[38] and London School of Economics and Political Science Department of Economics[9], an academic department[39], in United Kingdom[40], founded in 1895[41], headquartered in London[42]. Doctoral students include Alexander Apostolides[14], an economist[43], specialised in economic history[44]; Marina Martin[15]; Michael Aldous[16]; Kazuo Kobayashi[17]; Rebecca Simson[18]; and Yasin Arslantaş[19].

Why It Matters

Tirthankar Roy ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Tirthankar Roy born?

Tirthankar Roy was born in Santiniketan[2].

What did Tirthankar Roy do for work?

Tirthankar Roy worked as historian[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Tirthankar Roy go to school?

Tirthankar Roy was educated at Centre for Development Studies[10] and Visva-Bharati University[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . ORCID Public Data File 2020. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . ORCID Public Data File 2020. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . lse.ac.uk. Retrieved . lse.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . ORCID Public Data File 2020. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Retrieved . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Retrieved . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Retrieved . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Retrieved . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Retrieved . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Retrieved . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Retrieved . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Retrieved . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Retrieved . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [34] . orcid.org. Retrieved . orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . VIAF ID. wikidata.org.
  26. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. 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. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [44] . 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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