Tom Wasow

American linguist
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Tom Wasow

Summary

Tom Wasow is a human[1]. He was born on +1945-12-14T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a linguist[3], academic[4], and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Tom Wasow was born on +1945-12-14T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Tom Wasow's father was Wolfgang Wasow[7].
  • Tom Wasow worked as a linguist[3].
  • Tom Wasow's professions included academic[4].
  • Tom Wasow worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Tom Wasow's field of work was linguistics[8].
  • Tom Wasow's field of work was syntax[9].
  • Tom Wasow's field of work was methodology[10].
  • Tom Wasow was employed by Stanford University[11].
  • Tom Wasow's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12].
  • Tom Wasow was educated at Reed College[13].
  • Tom Wasow's doctoral advisor was Noam Chomsky[14].
  • Tom Wasow received the Continuing Bass University Fellow in Undergraduate Education[15].
  • Tom Wasow received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[16].
  • Tom Wasow was a member of American Association for the Advancement of Science[17].
  • Tom Wasow is recorded as male[18].
  • Tom Wasow's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Tom Wasow supervised Hinrich Schütze as a doctoral student[20].
  • Tom Wasow's ISNI is recorded as 0000000116870957[21].
  • Tom Wasow's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 93055586[22].
  • Tom Wasow's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81037039[23].
  • Tom Wasow's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12379944p[24].
  • Tom Wasow's IdRef ID is recorded as 032849656[25].
  • Tom Wasow's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 71448[26].
  • Tom Wasow's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cn_p74[27].

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Origins and Family

Tom Wasow was born on +1945-12-14T00:00:00Z[2]. His father was Wolfgang Wasow[7].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1861[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and Reed College[13], a liberal arts college[32], in United States[33], founded in 1908[34]. Tom Wasow's doctoral advisor was Noam Chomsky[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[3], academic[4], and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include linguistics[8], an academic discipline[35]; syntax[9], a language subsystem[36]; and methodology[10], an academic discipline[37]. Among Tom Wasow's employers was Stanford University[11]. He supervised Hinrich Schütze as a doctoral student[20].

Recognition

Awards received include Continuing Bass University Fellow in Undergraduate Education[15] and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[16], a fellowship award[38], in United States[39], founded in 1874[40].

Why It Matters

Tom Wasow ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Who were Tom Wasow's parents?

Tom Wasow's father was Wolfgang Wasow[7].

What did Tom Wasow do for work?

Tom Wasow worked as linguist[3], academic[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did Tom Wasow go to school?

Tom Wasow was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12] and Reed College[13].

What awards did Tom Wasow receive?

Honors received include Continuing Bass University Fellow in Undergraduate Education[15] and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . teachingcommons.stanford.edu. Retrieved . teachingcommons.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . aaas.org. aaas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [17] . aaas.org. aaas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [2] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . 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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