William Boltz

professor of Asian languages and literature
Person human Q101937531
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William Boltz

Summary

William Boltz is a human[1]. He worked as a university teacher[2], philologist[3], linguist[4], and sinologist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • William Boltz's professions included university teacher[2].
  • William Boltz worked as a philologist[3].
  • William Boltz worked as a linguist[4].
  • William Boltz worked as a sinologist[5].
  • William Boltz's field of work was philology[7].
  • William Boltz's field of work was textual criticism[8].
  • William Boltz's field of work was Chinese[9].
  • William Boltz's field of work was linguistics[10].
  • William Boltz's field of work was sinology[11].
  • William Boltz's field of work was text linguistics[12].
  • Among William Boltz's employers was University of Washington[13].
  • William Boltz's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[14].
  • William Boltz was educated at University of California, Berkeley[15].
  • William Boltz was educated at University of California, Berkeley[16].
  • A notable student of William Boltz was Shuheng Zhang[17].
  • A notable student of William Boltz was Xi Zhu[18].
  • William Boltz is recorded as male[19].
  • William Boltz's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • William Boltz supervised Yingying Sun as a doctoral student[21].
  • William Boltz supervised Li Yang as a doctoral student[22].
  • William Boltz's family name is recorded as Boltz[23].
  • William Boltz's given name is recorded as William[24].
  • William Boltz's given name is recorded as G.[25].
  • William Boltz's official website is recorded as https://asian.washington.edu/people/william-boltz[26].
  • William Boltz's work location is recorded as Seattle[27].

Body

Education

Educated at University of California, Berkeley[14], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1868[30], headquartered in Berkeley[31].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[2], philologist[3], linguist[4], and sinologist[5]. Fields of work include philology[7], an academic discipline[32]; textual criticism[8], an academic discipline[33]; Chinese[9], a macrolanguage[34], in People's Republic of China[35]; linguistics[10], an academic discipline[36]; sinology[11], an academic discipline[37]; and text linguistics[12], a branch of science[38]. Among William Boltz's employers was University of Washington[13]. Notable students include Shuheng Zhang[17] and Xi Zhu[18]. Doctoral students include Yingying Sun[21] and Li Yang[22].

Why It Matters

William Boltz ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did William Boltz do for work?

William Boltz worked as university teacher[2], philologist[3], linguist[4], and sinologist[5].

Where did William Boltz go to school?

William Boltz was educated at University of California, Berkeley[14], University of California, Berkeley[15], and University of California, Berkeley[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [19] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . asian.washington.edu. Retrieved . asian.washington.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . asian.washington.edu. Retrieved . asian.washington.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . asian.washington.edu. Retrieved . asian.washington.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [2] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . asian.washington.edu. Retrieved . asian.washington.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. wikidata.org.
  22. [17] . wikidata.org.
  23. [18] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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    Nl cr aut id jo20191024358
    Student Shuheng Zhang, Xi Zhu
    Doctoral student Yingying Sun, Li Yang
    Vatican library vcba id 495/361142
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