W. Nelson Francis

Author, professor, linguist
Person human Q16015476
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W. Nelson Francis

Summary

W. Nelson Francis is a human[1]. His place of birth was Philadelphia[2]. He was born on +1910-10-23T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Providence[4]. He died on +2002-06-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a linguist[6] and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • W. Nelson Francis was born in Philadelphia[2].
  • W. Nelson Francis passed away in Providence[4].
  • W. Nelson Francis was born on +1910-10-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • W. Nelson Francis was born on +1910-01-01T00:00:00Z[9].
  • W. Nelson Francis died on +2002-06-14T00:00:00Z[5].
  • W. Nelson Francis died on +2002-01-01T00:00:00Z[10].
  • W. Nelson Francis held citizenship in United States[11].
  • W. Nelson Francis worked as a linguist[6].
  • W. Nelson Francis's professions included university teacher[7].
  • W. Nelson Francis's field of work was corpus linguistics[12].
  • W. Nelson Francis was employed by Brown University[13].
  • W. Nelson Francis's education included a stint at Harvard University[14].
  • W. Nelson Francis was educated at University of Pennsylvania[15].
  • A notable work attributed to W. Nelson Francis is Brown Corpus[16].
  • W. Nelson Francis's image is recorded as WNFrancis.jpg[17].
  • W. Nelson Francis is recorded as male[18].
  • W. Nelson Francis's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • W. Nelson Francis's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110039003[20].
  • W. Nelson Francis's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 109892258[21].
  • W. Nelson Francis's GND ID is recorded as 172079160[22].
  • W. Nelson Francis's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82019888[23].
  • W. Nelson Francis's IdRef ID is recorded as 078160596[24].
  • W. Nelson Francis's SBN author ID is recorded as SBLV120830[25].
  • W. Nelson Francis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0wxwnjc[26].
  • W. Nelson Francis's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as osd20221158226[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Philadelphia[2], W. Nelson Francis… Recorded date of birth include +1910-10-23T00:00:00Z[3] and +1910-01-01T00:00:00Z[9].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[14], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and University of Pennsylvania[15], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1740[34], headquartered in Philadelphia[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[6] and university teacher[7]. W. Nelson Francis's field of work was corpus linguistics[12]. Among his employers was Brown University[13].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to W. Nelson Francis is Brown Corpus[16].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +2002-06-14T00:00:00Z[5] and +2002-01-01T00:00:00Z[10]. W. Nelson Francis died in Providence[4].

Why It Matters

W. Nelson Francis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was W. Nelson Francis born?

W. Nelson Francis's place of birth was Philadelphia[2].

Where did W. Nelson Francis die?

W. Nelson Francis passed away in Providence[4].

What did W. Nelson Francis do for work?

W. Nelson Francis worked as linguist[6] and university teacher[7].

Where did W. Nelson Francis go to school?

W. Nelson Francis was educated at Harvard University[14] and University of Pennsylvania[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] . wikidata.org.
  14. [21] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [22] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [25] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [16] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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