William Davies

English writer, political and sociological theorist
Person human Q46996248
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William Davies

Summary

William Davies is a human[1]. He was born on +1976-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a philosopher[3], university teacher[4], economist[5], and sociologist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William Davies was born on +1976-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • William Davies held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • William Davies worked as a philosopher[3].
  • William Davies's professions included university teacher[4].
  • William Davies worked as an economist[5].
  • William Davies worked as a sociologist[6].
  • William Davies's field of work was international relations[9].
  • William Davies's field of work was economics and politics[10].
  • William Davies's field of work was political sociology[11].
  • William Davies's field of work was neoliberalism[12].
  • Among William Davies's employers was Goldsmiths, University of London[13].
  • William Davies was employed by University of Warwick[14].
  • William Davies was employed by University of Oxford[15].
  • William Davies was educated at University of Essex[16].
  • William Davies is recorded as male[17].
  • William Davies's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • William Davies's family name is recorded as Davies[19].
  • William Davies's given name is recorded as William[20].
  • William Davies's official website is recorded as https://williamdavies.blog/[21].
  • William Davies's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • William Davies's different from is recorded as William Davies[23].
  • William Davies's Academia.edu profile URL is recorded as https://goldsmiths.academia.edu/WillDavies[24].

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Origins and Family

William Davies was born on +1976-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

William Davies was educated at University of Essex[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher[3], university teacher[4], economist[5], and sociologist[6]. Fields of work include international relations[9], an academic major[25]; economics and politics[10]; political sociology[11], a branch of sociology[26]; and neoliberalism[12], a political ideology[27]. Employers include Goldsmiths, University of London[13], a public research university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1891[30], headquartered in London[31]; University of Warwick[14], a public research university[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1965[34]; and University of Oxford[15], a collegiate university[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 1096[37], headquartered in Oxford[38].

Why It Matters

William Davies ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

What did William Davies do for work?

William Davies worked as philosopher[3], university teacher[4], economist[5], and sociologist[6].

Where did William Davies go to school?

William Davies was educated at University of Essex[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . econtalk.org. econtalk.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . gold.ac.uk. gold.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Personal Authority Wikibase of the Czech Republic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . gold.ac.uk. gold.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . theconversation.com. theconversation.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . theconversation.com. theconversation.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [2] . NUKAT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . gold.ac.uk. gold.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . gold.ac.uk. gold.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 4w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from William Davies
    Aliases
    Cantic id 981058594856306706
    Educated at University of Essex
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