C. E. M. Joad

British philosopher
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C. E. M. Joad

Summary

C. E. M. Joad is a human[1]. He was born in Durham[2]. He was born on August 12, 1891[3]. He died in East Heath Road[4]. He died on April 9, 1953[5]. He worked as a civil servant[6], professor[7], philosopher[8], peace activist[9], and author[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (120 views/month, #7,257 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • C. E. M. Joad was born in Durham[2].
  • C. E. M. Joad died in East Heath Road[4].
  • C. E. M. Joad was born on August 12, 1891[3].
  • C. E. M. Joad died on April 9, 1953[5].
  • Burial took place at St John-at-Hampstead[12].
  • C. E. M. Joad held citizenship in United Kingdom[13].
  • C. E. M. Joad held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[14].
  • C. E. M. Joad's professions included civil servant[6].
  • C. E. M. Joad worked as a professor[7].
  • C. E. M. Joad worked as a philosopher[8].
  • C. E. M. Joad's professions included peace activist[9].
  • C. E. M. Joad worked as an author[10].
  • C. E. M. Joad worked as a farmer[15].
  • Among C. E. M. Joad's employers was Birkbeck, University of London[16].
  • C. E. M. Joad's education included a stint at Balliol College[17].
  • C. E. M. Joad's education included a stint at Dragon School[18].
  • C. E. M. Joad's education included a stint at Blundell's School[19].
  • C. E. M. Joad's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[20].
  • C. E. M. Joad is recorded as male[21].
  • C. E. M. Joad's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • C. E. M. Joad's Commons category is recorded as C.E.M. Joad[23].
  • C. E. M. Joad's unmarried partner is recorded as Marjorie Thomson[24].
  • C. E. M. Joad's given name is recorded as Cyril[25].
  • C. E. M. Joad's described by source is recorded as pi-vol--issue-21-1948[26].
  • C. E. M. Joad's participant in is recorded as Brocken Experiment[27].

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Origins and Family

C. E. M. Joad was born in Durham[2]. He was born on August 12, 1891[3].

Education

Educated at Balliol College[17], a college of the University of Oxford[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1263[30], headquartered in Oxford[31]; Dragon School[18], an independent school[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1877[34], headquartered in Oxford[35]; and Blundell's School[19], an independent school[36], in United Kingdom[37], founded in 1604[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include civil servant[6], professor[7], philosopher[8], peace activist[9], author[10], and farmer[15]. Among C. E. M. Joad's employers was Birkbeck, University of London[16].

Personal Life

C. E. M. Joad's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[20].

Death and Burial

C. E. M. Joad died on April 9, 1953[5]. He died in East Heath Road[4]. Burial took place at St John-at-Hampstead[12].

Why It Matters

C. E. M. Joad ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (120 views/month, #7,257 of 1,000,298).[11] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was C. E. M. Joad born?

C. E. M. Joad was born in Durham[2].

Where did C. E. M. Joad die?

C. E. M. Joad died in East Heath Road[4].

What did C. E. M. Joad do for work?

C. E. M. Joad worked as civil servant[6], professor[7], philosopher[8], peace activist[9], and author[10].

Where did C. E. M. Joad go to school?

C. E. M. Joad was educated at Balliol College[17], Dragon School[18], and Blundell's School[19].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Who's Who. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [22] . Who's Who. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . The Diary of Virginia Woolf, Volume Three, 1925-1930. wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation civil servant, professor, philosopher +3
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  2. 27d ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
    Sex or gender male
    Occupation civil servant, professor, philosopher +3
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