William Sims Bainbridge

American sociologist
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William Sims Bainbridge

Summary

William Sims Bainbridge is a human[1]. His place of birth was Connecticut[2]. He was born on +1940-10-12T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a sociologist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • William Sims Bainbridge was born in Connecticut[2].
  • William Sims Bainbridge was born on +1940-10-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Sims Bainbridge held citizenship in United States[7].
  • William Sims Bainbridge's professions included sociologist[4].
  • William Sims Bainbridge worked as a university teacher[5].
  • William Sims Bainbridge's field of work was sociology of religion[8].
  • William Sims Bainbridge was employed by George Mason University[9].
  • William Sims Bainbridge was educated at Boston University[10].
  • William Sims Bainbridge was educated at Harvard University[11].
  • William Sims Bainbridge was educated at Yale University[12].
  • William Sims Bainbridge's education included a stint at Oberlin College[13].
  • William Sims Bainbridge was educated at Boston University College of Arts and Sciences[14].
  • William Sims Bainbridge's image is recorded as ASA conference 2008 - 42.JPG[15].
  • William Sims Bainbridge is recorded as male[16].
  • William Sims Bainbridge's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • William Sims Bainbridge's ISNI is recorded as 0000000116136373[18].
  • William Sims Bainbridge's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 262431473[19].
  • William Sims Bainbridge's GND ID is recorded as 111345065[20].
  • William Sims Bainbridge's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82148884[21].
  • William Sims Bainbridge's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 120595617[22].
  • William Sims Bainbridge's IdRef ID is recorded as 028844327[23].
  • William Sims Bainbridge's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA01282032[24].
  • William Sims Bainbridge's SBN author ID is recorded as CFIV118468[25].
  • William Sims Bainbridge's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 49886102[26].
  • William Sims Bainbridge's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0260y0_[27].

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Origins and Family

William Sims Bainbridge's place of birth was Connecticut[2]. He was born on +1940-10-12T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Boston University[10], a research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1869[30], headquartered in Boston[31]; Harvard University[11], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1636[34], headquartered in Cambridge[35]; Yale University[12], a private university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1701[38], headquartered in New Haven[39]; Oberlin College[13], a college[40], in United States[41], founded in 1833[42], headquartered in Oberlin[43]; and Boston University College of Arts and Sciences[14], a liberal arts college in the United States[44], in United States[45], founded in 1873[46].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sociologist[4] and university teacher[5]. William Sims Bainbridge's field of work was sociology of religion[8]. He was employed by George Mason University[9].

Why It Matters

William Sims Bainbridge ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

Where was William Sims Bainbridge born?

Born in Connecticut[2], William Sims Bainbridge…

What did William Sims Bainbridge do for work?

William Sims Bainbridge worked as sociologist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did William Sims Bainbridge go to school?

William Sims Bainbridge was educated at Boston University[10], Harvard University[11], Yale University[12], and Oberlin College[13].

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  19. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [24] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name Bainbridge
    Employer
    Sex or gender male
    Given name William, Sims
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