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Alan Davidson

British diplomat (1924–2003)
Person human Q373756

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
March 30, 1924
Date of death
December 2, 2003
Place of birth
Derry
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[9]
Occupation
diplomat, writer, historian, cultural studies scholar
Employer
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office[11]
Position held
ambassador of the United Kingdom to Laos[10]
Educated at
The Queen's College, Leeds Grammar School[12][13]
Award received
Erasmus Prize[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Different from
Alan Davidson[21]
Family name
Davidson[18]
Given name
Alan[19]
Military branch
Royal Navy[16]
Participated in conflict
World War II[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Alan Davidson en Alan Eaton Davidson de Alan Eaton Davidson el Άλαν Ντέιβιντσον es Alan Davidson escritor culinario es Alan Eaton Davidson fa آلن داویدسون ja アラン・デビッドソン nl Alan Eaton Davidson ru Алан Дэвидсон zh 艾倫·戴維森 (飲食作家) zh 阿倫·戴維森
🔖 Identifiers · 31
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
139191259
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
2003 Davidson prijsuitreiking 1.tif ↗
Awards & Winners artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
90135737
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
120128935
DDB person (GND) ID
139191259
Freebase ID
/m/022_m8
Goodreads author ID
74782
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IdRef ID
028255666
KBR person ID
14744381
Libraries Australia ID
35033630
NLA Trove people ID
806196
NSK (VIAF) ID
000262504
NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
n2010302318
National Library of Israel ID (old)
004820134
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007356176605171
National Library of Latvia ID
000012800
National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
1586074
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX875563
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074877410
Open Library ID
OL889523A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
92995
SBN author ID
CFIV104558
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/4258c98e-2599-4350-b6d9-05da41e6338c

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
writer, historian, diplomat
Award received 1
Erasmus Prize
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Different from 1
Alan Davidson
Educated at 1
The Queen's College
Employer 1
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Family name 1
Davidson
Given name 1
Alan
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Military branch 1
Royal Navy
Participated in conflict 1
World War II
Place of birth 1
Derry
Place of death 1
London
Sex or gender 1
male
← Different from 1
Alan Davidson
← Winner 1
Erasmus Prize
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Summary

Alan Davidson was born on March 30, 1924[1], in Derry[2]. He died on December 2, 2003[3], in London[4]. He worked as a diplomat[5], writer[6], historian[7], and cultural studies scholar[8].

FAQs

Where was Alan Davidson born?

Alan Davidson was born in Derry[2].

Where did Alan Davidson die?

Alan Davidson died in London[4].

What did Alan Davidson do for work?

Alan Davidson worked as a diplomat[5], writer[6], historian[7], and cultural studies scholar[8].

Where did Alan Davidson go to school?

Alan Davidson was educated at The Queen's College[12] and Leeds Grammar School[13].

What awards did Alan Davidson receive?

Honors received include Erasmus Prize[14].

Related Entities

London United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . British Diplomatic Directory (1820-2005). wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . British Diplomatic Directory (1820-2005). wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . erasmusprijs.org. Retrieved . erasmusprijs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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