Barry Jones

Australian politician
Person human Q4864363
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Summary

Barry Jones was born on October 11, 1932[1], in Geelong[2]. He has worked as an engineer[3], politician[4], and lawyer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,773 views/month, #7,192 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Australia[7]
  • Position held: Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly[8]
  • Employer: La Trobe University[9]
  • Educated at: Melbourne High School[10], Melbourne Law School[11]
  • Award received: Australian National Living Treasure[12], Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia[13], Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering[14], Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities[15], Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[16], Companion of the Order of Australia[17], Fellow of the Royal Society of Victoria[18]
  • Member of: Australian Academy of Science[19], Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering[20]
  • Sex or gender: male[21]
  • Member of political party: Australian Labor Party[22]
  • Commons category: Barry Owen Jones[23]
  • Family name: Jones[24]
  • Given name: Barry[25]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[26]
  • Writing language: English[27]

Why It Matters

Barry Jones is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Barry Jones born?

Barry Jones was born in Geelong[2].

What did Barry Jones do for work?

Barry Jones worked as an engineer[3], politician[4], and lawyer[5].

Where did Barry Jones go to school?

Barry Jones was educated at Melbourne High School[10] and Melbourne Law School[11].

What awards did Barry Jones receive?

Honors received include Australian National Living Treasure[12], Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia[13], Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering[14], and Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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