Walter W. Powell

American sociologist
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Walter W. Powell

Summary

Walter W. Powell is a human[1]. He was born on +1951-08-15T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a sociologist[3], academic[4], university teacher[5], and educational theorist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Walter W. Powell was born on +1951-08-15T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Walter W. Powell held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Walter W. Powell worked as a sociologist[3].
  • Walter W. Powell worked as an academic[4].
  • Walter W. Powell's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Walter W. Powell's professions included educational theorist[6].
  • Walter W. Powell's field of work was sociology[9].
  • Walter W. Powell was employed by Stanford University[10].
  • Walter W. Powell's doctoral advisor was Charles Perrow[11].
  • Walter W. Powell was a member of Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[12].
  • Walter W. Powell was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[13].
  • Walter W. Powell is recorded as male[14].
  • Walter W. Powell's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Walter W. Powell's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109267404[16].
  • Walter W. Powell's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 94561193[17].
  • Walter W. Powell's GND ID is recorded as 170608352[18].
  • Walter W. Powell's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81110028[19].
  • Walter W. Powell's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 123119644[20].
  • Walter W. Powell's IdRef ID is recorded as 032008589[21].
  • Walter W. Powell's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05c472c[22].
  • Walter W. Powell's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as vse2007406105[23].
  • Walter W. Powell's family name is recorded as Powell[24].
  • Walter W. Powell's given name is recorded as Walter[25].
  • Walter W. Powell's professorship is recorded as Jacks Family Professorship[26].
  • Walter W. Powell's official website is recorded as https://profiles.stanford.edu/Woody_Powell[27].

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Origins and Family

Walter W. Powell was born on +1951-08-15T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Walter W. Powell's doctoral advisor was Charles Perrow[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sociologist[3], academic[4], university teacher[5], and educational theorist[6]. Walter W. Powell's field of work was sociology[9]. He was employed by Stanford University[10].

Why It Matters

Walter W. Powell ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

What did Walter W. Powell do for work?

Walter W. Powell worked as sociologist[3], academic[4], university teacher[5], and educational theorist[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] . wikidata.org.
  18. [13] . wikidata.org.
  19. [2] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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