Toby Ord

Summary

Toby Ord is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Melbourne^[2]. He was born on July 18, 1979^[3]. He worked as a philosopher^[4] and university teacher^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,281 views/month, #7,192 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Toby Ord's place of birth was Melbourne^[2].
• Toby Ord was born on July 18, 1979^[3].
• Toby Ord was born on 1979^[7].
• Toby Ord held citizenship in Australia^[8].
• Toby Ord worked as a philosopher^[4].
• Toby Ord worked as a university teacher^[5].
• Toby Ord's field of work was philosophy^[9].
• Toby Ord's field of work was higher education institution^[10].
• Toby Ord's field of work was publishing^[11].
• Toby Ord's field of work was ethics^[12].
• Toby Ord's field of work was charity^[13].
• Toby Ord's field of work was charitable organization^[14].
• Toby Ord was employed by University of Oxford^[15].
• Toby Ord was employed by University of Oxford^[16].
• Toby Ord was educated at University of Melbourne^[17].
• Toby Ord's doctoral advisor was Derek Parfit^[18].
• Toby Ord is recorded as male^[19].
• Toby Ord's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Toby Ord is associated with the effective altruism movement^[21].
• Toby Ord's family name is recorded as Ord^[22].
• Toby Ord's given name is recorded as Toby^[23].
• Toby Ord's official website is recorded as https://www.tobyord.com/^[24].
• Toby Ord's work location is recorded as Oxford^[25].
• Toby Ord's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[26].
• Toby Ord's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+10225'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: AU^[29]

• Began / founded: 1979-07-18^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 156a03d2-7b2f-463e-a74c-db37b2974021^[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Melbourne^[2], Toby Ord… Recorded date of birth include July 18, 1979^[3] and 1979^[7].

Education

Toby Ord was educated at University of Melbourne^[17]. His doctoral advisor was Derek Parfit^[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher^[4] and university teacher^[5]. Fields of work include philosophy^[9], an academic discipline^[32]; higher education institution^[10], a type of educational institution^[33]; publishing^[11], an industry^[34], in Germany^[35]; ethics^[12], a branch of philosophy^[36]; charity^[13], an activity^[37]; and charitable organization^[14], a legal form^[38]. Employers include University of Oxford^[15], a collegiate university^[39], in United Kingdom^[40], founded in 1096^[41], headquartered in Oxford^[42].

Why It Matters

Toby Ord ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,281 views/month, #7,192 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

He is credited with the discovery of reversal test^[45], a heuristic^[46]. Works attributed to him include The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity^[47], a written work^[48].

FAQs

Where was Toby Ord born?

Born in Melbourne^[2], Toby Ord…

What did Toby Ord do for work?

Toby Ord worked as philosopher^[4] and university teacher^[5].

Where did Toby Ord go to school?

Toby Ord was educated at University of Melbourne^[17].

What did Toby Ord discover?

Toby Ord is credited as discoverer of reversal test^[45].