William Stokoe

Scholar of American Sign Language (1919–2000)
Person human Q2033326
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William Stokoe

Summary

William Stokoe is a human[1]. Born in Lancaster[2], he… he was born on +1919-07-21T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Chevy Chase[4]. He died on +2000-04-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a linguist[6] and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (52 views/month, #7,253 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Lancaster[2], William Stokoe…
  • William Stokoe passed away in Chevy Chase[4].
  • William Stokoe was born on +1919-07-21T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Stokoe died on +2000-04-04T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Stokoe held citizenship in United States[9].
  • William Stokoe worked as a linguist[6].
  • William Stokoe worked as a university teacher[7].
  • William Stokoe's field of work was American Sign Language[10].
  • William Stokoe's field of work was linguistics[11].
  • William Stokoe's field of work was sign language[12].
  • William Stokoe was employed by Wells College[13].
  • William Stokoe was educated at Cornell University[14].
  • William Stokoe was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[15].
  • William Stokoe's image is recorded as William C Stokoe Jr.tif[16].
  • William Stokoe is recorded as male[17].
  • William Stokoe's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • William Stokoe's ISNI is recorded as 0000000114419740[19].
  • William Stokoe's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 36992679[20].
  • William Stokoe's GND ID is recorded as 120048191[21].
  • William Stokoe's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79034905[22].
  • William Stokoe's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12350399q[23].
  • William Stokoe's IdRef ID is recorded as 032482493[24].
  • William Stokoe's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA02662152[25].
  • William Stokoe's Commons category is recorded as William Stokoe[26].
  • William Stokoe's SBN author ID is recorded as SBLV306043[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Stokoe's place of birth was Lancaster[2]. He was born on +1919-07-21T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

William Stokoe was educated at Cornell University[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[6] and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include American Sign Language[10], a sign language[28], in United States[29], founded in 1817[30]; linguistics[11], an academic discipline[31]; and sign language[12], a type of language[32]. William Stokoe was employed by Wells College[13].

Death and Burial

William Stokoe died on +2000-04-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Chevy Chase[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for William Stokoe include Stokoe notation[33], a notation[34], founded in 1960[35].

Why It Matters

William Stokoe ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (52 views/month, #7,253 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for him include Stokoe notation[33], a notation[34], founded in 1960[35].

FAQs

Where was William Stokoe born?

William Stokoe was born in Lancaster[2].

Where did William Stokoe die?

William Stokoe died in Chevy Chase[4].

What did William Stokoe do for work?

William Stokoe worked as linguist[6] and university teacher[7].

Where did William Stokoe go to school?

William Stokoe was educated at Cornell University[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [15] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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