W. C. Sellar

British humorist (1898-1951)
Person human Q7945401
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W. C. Sellar

Summary

W. C. Sellar is a human[1]. He was born on +1898-12-27T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1951-06-11T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a military personnel[4] and humorist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • W. C. Sellar was born on +1898-12-27T00:00:00Z[2].
  • W. C. Sellar died on +1951-06-11T00:00:00Z[3].
  • W. C. Sellar held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • English was W. C. Sellar's native language[8].
  • W. C. Sellar worked as a military personnel[4].
  • W. C. Sellar worked as a humorist[5].
  • W. C. Sellar's education included a stint at Fettes College[9].
  • W. C. Sellar's education included a stint at Oriel College[10].
  • W. C. Sellar's education included a stint at Lambrook[11].
  • W. C. Sellar is recorded as male[12].
  • W. C. Sellar's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • W. C. Sellar's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110247929[14].
  • W. C. Sellar's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 35341664[15].
  • W. C. Sellar's GND ID is recorded as 122569695[16].
  • W. C. Sellar's military branch is recorded as British Army[17].
  • W. C. Sellar's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr94034861[18].
  • W. C. Sellar's IdRef ID is recorded as 122639243[19].
  • W. C. Sellar's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA13802388[20].
  • W. C. Sellar's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35979754[21].
  • W. C. Sellar's participated in conflict is recorded as World War I[22].
  • W. C. Sellar's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/024b5g[23].
  • W. C. Sellar's given name is recorded as Walter[24].
  • W. C. Sellar's National Library of Israel ID is recorded as 000528683[25].
  • W. C. Sellar's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 072776706[26].
  • W. C. Sellar's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90202776[27].

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Origins and Family

W. C. Sellar was born on +1898-12-27T00:00:00Z[2]. English was his native language[8].

Education

Educated at Fettes College[9], a boarding school[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1870[30], headquartered in Edinburgh[31]; Oriel College[10], a college of the University of Oxford[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1324[34], headquartered in Oxford[35]; and Lambrook[11], a school[36], in United Kingdom[37], founded in 1860[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include military personnel[4] and humorist[5].

Death and Burial

W. C. Sellar died on +1951-06-11T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

W. C. Sellar ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did W. C. Sellar do for work?

W. C. Sellar worked as military personnel[4] and humorist[5].

Where did W. C. Sellar go to school?

W. C. Sellar was educated at Fettes College[9], Oriel College[10], and Lambrook[11].

References

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  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [14] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [2] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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