William Edward Martin

American philosopher (b. 21 May 1956)
Person human Q4910039
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William Edward Martin

Summary

William Edward Martin is a human[1]. He was born on +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a philosopher[3], music journalist[4], musician[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William Edward Martin was born on +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • William Edward Martin was born on +1956-05-21T00:00:00Z[8].
  • William Edward Martin held citizenship in United States[9].
  • William Edward Martin worked as a philosopher[3].
  • William Edward Martin's professions included music journalist[4].
  • William Edward Martin worked as a musician[5].
  • William Edward Martin worked as a university teacher[6].
  • William Edward Martin's field of work was postmodern philosophy[10].
  • William Edward Martin's field of work was Marxist philosophy[11].
  • William Edward Martin's field of work was rock music[12].
  • William Edward Martin's field of work was continental philosophy[13].
  • William Edward Martin's field of work was progressive rock[14].
  • Among William Edward Martin's employers was DePaul University[15].
  • William Edward Martin is recorded as male[16].
  • William Edward Martin's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • William Edward Martin's ISNI is recorded as 0000000114515978[18].
  • William Edward Martin's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 90721414[19].
  • William Edward Martin's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n91050197[20].
  • William Edward Martin's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12354564k[21].
  • William Edward Martin's IdRef ID is recorded as 032533675[22].
  • William Edward Martin's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA06789348[23].
  • William Edward Martin's Commons category is recorded as Bill Martin (philosopher)[24].
  • William Edward Martin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05xmdbt[25].
  • William Edward Martin's family name is recorded as Martin[26].
  • William Edward Martin's given name is recorded as William[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[2] and +1956-05-21T00:00:00Z[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher[3], music journalist[4], musician[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include postmodern philosophy[10], a philosophical movement[28]; Marxist philosophy[11], a theory[29]; rock music[12], a music genre[30], founded in 1948[31]; continental philosophy[13], a philosophical movement[32]; and progressive rock[14], a music genre[33], founded in 1967[34]. William Edward Martin was employed by DePaul University[15].

Why It Matters

William Edward Martin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

What did William Edward Martin do for work?

William Edward Martin worked as philosopher[3], music journalist[4], musician[5], and university teacher[6].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . las.depaul.edu. Retrieved . las.depaul.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . las.depaul.edu. Retrieved . las.depaul.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . las.depaul.edu. Retrieved . las.depaul.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . las.depaul.edu. Retrieved . las.depaul.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . las.depaul.edu. Retrieved . las.depaul.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . las.depaul.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . data.bibliotheken.nl. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . data.bibliotheken.nl. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . las.depaul.edu. Retrieved . las.depaul.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [2] . NUKAT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [8] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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