William McNeill

American philosopher (born 1961)
Person human Q8015505
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William McNeill

Summary

William McNeill is a human[1]. He was born on +1961-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a philosopher[3], university teacher[4], and translator[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • William McNeill was born on +1961-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • William McNeill worked as a philosopher[3].
  • William McNeill's professions included university teacher[4].
  • William McNeill worked as a translator[5].
  • William McNeill's field of work was ontology[7].
  • William McNeill was employed by DePaul University[8].
  • William McNeill was educated at University of Essex[9].
  • William McNeill was educated at University of Bath[10].
  • William McNeill is recorded as male[11].
  • William McNeill's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • William McNeill supervised Graham Harman as a doctoral student[13].
  • William McNeill's ISNI is recorded as 0000000063143317[14].
  • William McNeill's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 47647802[15].
  • William McNeill's GND ID is recorded as 122603168[16].
  • William McNeill's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n98092860[17].
  • William McNeill's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16096585w[18].
  • William McNeill's IdRef ID is recorded as 140313893[19].
  • William McNeill's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA11547111[20].
  • William McNeill's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026r4zb[21].
  • William McNeill's Open Library ID is recorded as OL240104A[22].
  • William McNeill's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jo20201062240[23].
  • William McNeill's family name is recorded as McNeill[24].
  • William McNeill's given name is recorded as William[25].
  • William McNeill's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 170996646[26].
  • William McNeill's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 98023806[27].

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Origins and Family

William McNeill was born on +1961-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at University of Essex[9], a public university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1965[30], headquartered in Colchester[31] and University of Bath[10], a university[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1966[34], headquartered in Bath[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher[3], university teacher[4], and translator[5]. William McNeill's field of work was ontology[7]. Among his employers was DePaul University[8]. He supervised Graham Harman as a doctoral student[13].

Why It Matters

William McNeill ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did William McNeill do for work?

William McNeill worked as philosopher[3], university teacher[4], and translator[5].

Where did William McNeill go to school?

William McNeill was educated at University of Essex[9] and University of Bath[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . las.depaul.edu. Retrieved . las.depaul.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . las.depaul.edu. Retrieved . las.depaul.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [2] . Catalogue of the Library of the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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