Wallace Sterling

American historian (1906-1985)
Person human Q7962902
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Wallace Sterling

Summary

Wallace Sterling is a human[1]. His place of birth was Linwood[2]. He was born on August 6, 1906[3]. He died on July 1, 1985[4]. He worked as a historian[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Wallace Sterling was born in Linwood[2].
  • Wallace Sterling was born on August 6, 1906[3].
  • Wallace Sterling was born on 1906[7].
  • Wallace Sterling died on July 1, 1985[4].
  • A child of Wallace Sterling was Bill Sterling[8].
  • Wallace Sterling held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Wallace Sterling worked as a historian[5].
  • Wallace Sterling was employed by California Institute of Technology[10].
  • Among Wallace Sterling's employers was Stanford University[11].
  • Wallace Sterling was educated at University of Toronto[12].
  • Wallace Sterling was educated at Stanford University[13].
  • Wallace Sterling is recorded as male[14].
  • Wallace Sterling's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Wallace Sterling's family name is recorded as Sterling[16].
  • Wallace Sterling's given name is recorded as Wallace[17].
  • Wallace Sterling's given name is recorded as John[18].
  • Wallace Sterling's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • Wallace Sterling's writing language is recorded as English[20].

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Origins and Family

Wallace Sterling's place of birth was Linwood[2]. Recorded date of birth include August 6, 1906[3] and 1906[7].

Education

Educated at University of Toronto[12], a public research university[21], in Canada[22], founded in 1827[23], headquartered in Toronto[24] and Stanford University[13], a private university[25], in United States[26], founded in 1885[27], headquartered in Stanford[28].

Career and Affiliations

Wallace Sterling's professions included historian[5]. Employers include California Institute of Technology[10], a university[29], in United States[30], founded in 1891[31], headquartered in California[32] and Stanford University[11], a private university[33], in United States[34], founded in 1885[35], headquartered in Stanford[36].

Personal Life

A child of Wallace Sterling was Bill Sterling[8].

Death and Burial

Wallace Sterling died on July 1, 1985[4].

Why It Matters

Wallace Sterling ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Wallace Sterling born?

Wallace Sterling was born in Linwood[2].

What did Wallace Sterling do for work?

Wallace Sterling worked as historian[5].

Where did Wallace Sterling go to school?

Wallace Sterling was educated at University of Toronto[12] and Stanford University[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . cuke.com. Retrieved . cuke.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . president.stanford.edu. Retrieved . president.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [36] . 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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    Employer California Institute of Technology, Stanford University
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id 12336218n
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