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Wallace Sterling

American historian (1906-1985)
Person Human Q7962902

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
August 6, 1906, 1906[5]
Date of death
July 1, 1985
Place of birth
Linwood
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
historian
Employer
California Institute of Technology, Stanford University[8][9]
Educated at
University of Toronto, Stanford University[10][11]
Award received
honorary doctor of Caen University[12]
Child
Bill Sterling[6]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[17]
Family name
Sterling[14]
Given name
Wallace, John[15][16]
Writing language
English[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Wallace Sterling en John E. Wallace Sterling en John Ewart Wallace Sterling ar والاس ستيرلينغ fa والاس استرلینگ ko 월리스 스털링 ko 존 유어트 월리스 스털링
🔖 Identifiers · 19
ISNI
0000000081865831
VIAF cluster ID
117437050
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85194134
GND ID
128848979
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12336218n
CiNii Research ID
1140000791854404224
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
128848979
FAST ID
1733282
Freebase ID
/m/03ccjw
Geni profile ID
6000000183308620827
J9U entity ID
987007275092405171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
128848979
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Kallías ID
PE00577482
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA13231185
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
14906831X
Our Campaigns candidate ID
333028
Prabook ID
1777850
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxhqF4HRtbCmbbPjkrjG3
Yale LUX ID
person/e7852640-ba63-4bb4-abb8-7b44550f2871

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Summary

Wallace Sterling was born on August 6, 1906[1], in Linwood[2]. He died on July 1, 1985[3]. He worked as a historian[4].

FAQs

Where was Wallace Sterling born?

Wallace Sterling was born in Linwood[2].

What did Wallace Sterling do for work?

Wallace Sterling worked as a historian[4].

Where did Wallace Sterling go to school?

Wallace Sterling was educated at University of Toronto[10] and Stanford University[11].

What awards did Wallace Sterling receive?

Honors received include honorary doctor of Caen University[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . cuke.com. Retrieved . cuke.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . president.stanford.edu. Retrieved . president.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 26w ago · Pyb en résidence · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Yale LUX ID → person/e7852640-ba63-4bb4-abb8-7b44550f2871
    Employer → California Institute of Technology, Stanford University
    Bibliothèque nationale de France ID → 12336218n
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Award received: honorary doctor of Caen University"
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