Barry Jones

Australian politician
Person human Q4864363
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Barry Jones

Summary

Barry Jones is a human[1]. He was born in Geelong[2]. He was born on October 11, 1932[3]. He worked as an engineer[4], politician[5], and lawyer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (226 views/month, #7,192 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Geelong[2], Barry Jones…
  • Barry Jones was born on October 11, 1932[3].
  • Barry Jones held citizenship in Australia[8].
  • Barry Jones's professions included engineer[4].
  • Barry Jones worked as a politician[5].
  • Barry Jones's professions included lawyer[6].
  • Barry Jones held the position of Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly[9].
  • Among Barry Jones's employers was La Trobe University[10].
  • Barry Jones was educated at Melbourne High School[11].
  • Barry Jones was educated at Melbourne Law School[12].
  • Barry Jones received the Australian National Living Treasure[13].
  • Barry Jones received the Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia[14].
  • Barry Jones received the Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering[15].
  • Barry Jones received the Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities[16].
  • Barry Jones received the Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[17].
  • Barry Jones received the Companion of the Order of Australia[18].
  • Barry Jones was a member of Australian Academy of Science[19].
  • Barry Jones was a member of Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering[20].
  • Barry Jones is recorded as male[21].
  • Barry Jones's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Barry Jones was affiliated with the Australian Labor Party[23].
  • Barry Jones's Commons category is recorded as Barry Owen Jones[24].
  • Barry Jones's family name is recorded as Jones[25].
  • Barry Jones's given name is recorded as Barry[26].
  • Barry Jones's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: AU[29]

  • Began / founded: 1932-10-11[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1cf13eb6-d0e4-4a26-81c1-4bed17abe8fb[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Geelong[2], Barry Jones… he was born on October 11, 1932[3].

Education

Educated at Melbourne High School[11], a high school[32], in Australia[33], founded in 1905[34] and Melbourne Law School[12], a law school[35], in Australia[36], founded in 1857[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[4], politician[5], and lawyer[6]. Among Barry Jones's employers was La Trobe University[10]. He held the position of Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly[9].

Recognition

Awards received include Australian National Living Treasure[13], an award[38], in Australia[39]; Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia[14]; Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering[15]; Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities[16]; Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[17], a fellowship award[40], in Australia[41]; and Companion of the Order of Australia[18], a grade of an order[42], in Australia[43].

Personal Life

Barry Jones was affiliated with the Australian Labor Party[23].

Why It Matters

Barry Jones ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (226 views/month, #7,192 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Barry Jones born?

Barry Jones's place of birth was Geelong[2].

What did Barry Jones do for work?

Barry Jones worked as engineer[4], politician[5], and lawyer[6].

Where did Barry Jones go to school?

Barry Jones was educated at Melbourne High School[11] and Melbourne Law School[12].

What awards did Barry Jones receive?

Honors received include Australian National Living Treasure[13], Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia[14], Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering[15], and Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities[16].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [21] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [22] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [23] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . smh.com.au. smh.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . socialsciences.org.au. socialsciences.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . humanities.org.au. humanities.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . science.org.au. science.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] . Australian Honours Search Facility. honours.pmc.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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