William Ranulf Brock

born:1916-05-16|died:2014-11-12|; Brock, William Ranulf, 1916-....; Brock, William Ranulf, 1916-2014; Brock, W. R.; Brock, William R. (William Ranulf), 1916-; Brock, William R.
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William Ranulf Brock

Summary

William Ranulf Brock is a human[1]. He was born on +1916-05-16T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2014-11-12T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a historian[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • William Ranulf Brock was born on +1916-05-16T00:00:00Z[2].
  • William Ranulf Brock died on +2014-11-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Ranulf Brock worked as a historian[4].
  • William Ranulf Brock's professions included university teacher[5].
  • William Ranulf Brock's field of work was contemporary history[7].
  • William Ranulf Brock's field of work was history[8].
  • William Ranulf Brock is recorded as male[9].
  • William Ranulf Brock's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • William Ranulf Brock's ISNI is recorded as 0000000116378575[11].
  • William Ranulf Brock's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 49239468[12].
  • William Ranulf Brock's GND ID is recorded as 174102860[13].
  • William Ranulf Brock's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50040564[14].
  • William Ranulf Brock's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 120272619[15].
  • William Ranulf Brock's IdRef ID is recorded as 028437152[16].
  • William Ranulf Brock's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05wwhch[17].
  • William Ranulf Brock's Open Library ID is recorded as OL118680A[18].
  • William Ranulf Brock's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as mzk2013756703[19].
  • William Ranulf Brock's family name is recorded as Brock[20].
  • William Ranulf Brock's given name is recorded as William[21].
  • William Ranulf Brock's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 068809840[22].
  • William Ranulf Brock's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90343753[23].
  • William Ranulf Brock's NUKAT ID is recorded as n99027476[24].
  • William Ranulf Brock's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • William Ranulf Brock's SHARE Catalogue author ID is recorded as 292040[26].
  • William Ranulf Brock's National Library of Poland MMS ID is recorded as 9810594054305606[27].

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Origins and Family

William Ranulf Brock was born on +1916-05-16T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[4] and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include contemporary history[7], a historical period[28] and history[8].

Death and Burial

William Ranulf Brock died on +2014-11-12T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

William Ranulf Brock ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did William Ranulf Brock do for work?

William Ranulf Brock worked as historian[4] and university teacher[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . Personal Authority Wikibase of the Czech Republic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [2] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . 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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