W. S. Barrett

English classical scholar (1914–2001)
Person human Q7575990
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W. S. Barrett

Summary

W. S. Barrett is a human[1]. He was born on +1914-05-29T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2001-09-23T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a classical philologist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • W. S. Barrett was born on +1914-05-29T00:00:00Z[2].
  • W. S. Barrett died on +2001-09-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • W. S. Barrett held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • W. S. Barrett held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[8].
  • W. S. Barrett's professions included classical philologist[4].
  • W. S. Barrett worked as a university teacher[5].
  • W. S. Barrett's field of work was classical philology[9].
  • Among W. S. Barrett's employers was University of Oxford[10].
  • W. S. Barrett was educated at Christ Church[11].
  • W. S. Barrett was educated at Derby School[12].
  • W. S. Barrett received the ASN Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Conceptual Unification of the Biological Sciences[13].
  • W. S. Barrett received the Fellow of the British Academy[14].
  • W. S. Barrett was a member of British Academy[15].
  • W. S. Barrett is recorded as male[16].
  • W. S. Barrett's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • W. S. Barrett's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110276703[18].
  • W. S. Barrett's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 59213751[19].
  • W. S. Barrett's GND ID is recorded as 134217691[20].
  • W. S. Barrett's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2004021257[21].
  • W. S. Barrett's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12902015h[22].
  • W. S. Barrett's IdRef ID is recorded as 073636916[23].
  • W. S. Barrett's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA09935752[24].
  • W. S. Barrett's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35014387[25].
  • W. S. Barrett's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04gmp5v[26].
  • W. S. Barrett's Open Library ID is recorded as OL6528451A[27].

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Origins and Family

W. S. Barrett was born on +1914-05-29T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Christ Church[11], a college of the University of Oxford[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1546[30], headquartered in Oxford[31] and Derby School[12], a grammar school[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1160[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include classical philologist[4] and university teacher[5]. W. S. Barrett's field of work was classical philology[9]. Among his employers was University of Oxford[10].

Recognition

Awards received include ASN Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Conceptual Unification of the Biological Sciences[13], a science award[35], in United States[36], founded in 1991[37] and Fellow of the British Academy[14], a fellowship award[38], in United Kingdom[39].

Death and Burial

W. S. Barrett died on +2001-09-23T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

W. S. Barrett ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did W. S. Barrett do for work?

W. S. Barrett worked as classical philologist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did W. S. Barrett go to school?

W. S. Barrett was educated at Christ Church[11] and Derby School[12].

What awards did W. S. Barrett receive?

Honors received include ASN Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Conceptual Unification of the Biological Sciences[13] and Fellow of the British Academy[14].

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  1. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . amnat.org. amnat.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [18] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
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  16. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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