Vincent Ostrom

American academic, educator and political scientist (1919–2012)
Person human Q7931988

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
September 25, 1919
Date of death
June 29, 2012
Place of birth
Nooksack
Place of death
Bloomington
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Award received
John Gaus Award[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[25]
Family name
Ostrom[23]
Given name
Vincent[24]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject University of Oregon Libraries[26]
Place of burial
Providence Bay Cemetery[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Vincent Alfred Ostrom en Vincent Ostrom de Vincent A. Ostrom he וינסנט אוסטרום ja ヴィンセント・オストロム ru Винсент Остром ru Остром, Винсент
🔖 Identifiers · 26
VIAF cluster ID
84486374
Library of Congress authority ID
n50049676
GND ID
108480607
BIBSYS ID
90271218
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12182989t
FAST ID
1799385
Find a Grave memorial ID
170608653
Freebase ID
/m/05vxy8z
Geni.com profile ID
6000000041949029160
IdRef ID
030410878
KBR person ID
14067047
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NL CR AUT ID
kup19980000073082
NUKAT ID
n95002620
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000102176
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007266249105171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201312003
National Library of Latvia ID
000104727
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810623326505606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071184503
Parsifal cluster ID
346153
Prabook ID
1450414
SHARE Catalogue author ID
120160
SNAC ARK ID
w66b0jrm
WorldCat Entities ID
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Summary

Vincent Ostrom was born on September 25, 1919[1], in Nooksack[2]. He died on June 29, 2012[3], in Bloomington[4]. He worked as a political scientist[5] and university teacher[6].

FAQs

Where was Vincent Ostrom born?

Vincent Ostrom was born in Nooksack[2].

Where did Vincent Ostrom die?

Vincent Ostrom passed away in Bloomington[4].

Who was Vincent Ostrom married to?

Vincent Ostrom's spouses include Elinor Ostrom[8].

What did Vincent Ostrom do for work?

Vincent Ostrom worked as a political scientist[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Vincent Ostrom go to school?

Vincent Ostrom was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[19] and Los Angeles City College[20].

What awards did Vincent Ostrom receive?

Honors received include John Gaus Award[21].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . ostromworkshop.indiana.edu. Retrieved . ostromworkshop.indiana.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] ↑ . ostromworkshop.indiana.edu. Retrieved . ostromworkshop.indiana.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . ostromworkshop.indiana.edu. Retrieved . ostromworkshop.indiana.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . ostromworkshop.indiana.edu. Retrieved . ostromworkshop.indiana.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . ostromworkshop.indiana.edu. Retrieved . ostromworkshop.indiana.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . ostromworkshop.indiana.edu. Retrieved . ostromworkshop.indiana.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . ostromworkshop.indiana.edu. Retrieved . ostromworkshop.indiana.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . ostromworkshop.indiana.edu. Retrieved . ostromworkshop.indiana.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . ostromworkshop.indiana.edu. Retrieved . ostromworkshop.indiana.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . apsanet.org. apsanet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . idsnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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