Ward Churchill

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Ward Churchill

Summary

Ward Churchill is a human[1]. Born in Urbana[2], he… he was born on October 2, 1947[3]. He worked as a university teacher[4], writer[5], political activist[6], and ethnologist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (543 views/month, #7,173 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Ward Churchill was born in Urbana[2].
  • Ward Churchill was born on October 2, 1947[3].
  • Ward Churchill was born on 1947[9].
  • Ward Churchill held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Ward Churchill worked as a university teacher[4].
  • Ward Churchill worked as a writer[5].
  • Ward Churchill worked as a political activist[6].
  • Ward Churchill worked as an ethnologist[7].
  • Ward Churchill's field of work was activism[11].
  • Ward Churchill's field of work was ethnic minority group[12].
  • Ward Churchill's field of work was ethnology[13].
  • Ward Churchill's field of work was dissent[14].
  • Ward Churchill's field of work was history[15].
  • Ward Churchill's field of work was indigenous peoples of North America[16].
  • Ward Churchill was educated at University of Illinois system[17].
  • Ward Churchill's education included a stint at University of Illinois at Springfield[18].
  • Ward Churchill is recorded as male[19].
  • Ward Churchill's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Ward Churchill's record label is recorded as Alternative Tentacles[21].
  • Ward Churchill's Commons category is recorded as Ward Churchill[22].
  • Ward Churchill's family name is recorded as Churchill[23].
  • Ward Churchill's given name is recorded as Ward[24].
  • Ward Churchill's significant event is recorded as disputed Native American heritage[25].
  • Ward Churchill's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[27]

  • Country: US[28]

  • Began / founded: 1947-10-02[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bb399608-7f1f-4e96-ac1c-37f423348e6f[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Ward Churchill's place of birth was Urbana[2]. Recorded date of birth include October 2, 1947[3] and 1947[9].

Education

Educated at University of Illinois system[17], a state university system[31], in United States[32], founded in 1867[33], headquartered in Urbana[34] and University of Illinois at Springfield[18], a university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1969[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[4], writer[5], political activist[6], and ethnologist[7]. Fields of work include activism[11], a concept[38]; ethnic minority group[12], a type of social group[39]; ethnology[13], a branch of anthropology[40]; dissent[14]; history[15]; and indigenous peoples of North America[16], an ethnic group[41].

Why It Matters

Ward Churchill ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (543 views/month, #7,173 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Ward Churchill born?

Born in Urbana[2], Ward Churchill…

What did Ward Churchill do for work?

Ward Churchill worked as university teacher[4], writer[5], political activist[6], and ethnologist[7].

Where did Ward Churchill go to school?

Ward Churchill was educated at University of Illinois system[17] and University of Illinois at Springfield[18].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

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

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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