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David Bloor

British sociologist (1942-)
Person Human Q3017532

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
June 28, 1942
Place of birth
Derby
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[6]
Occupation
sociologist, philosopher, university teacher
Employer
University of Edinburgh[11]
Field of work
philosophy of science, sociology, sociology of scientific knowledge, history of science[7][8][9][10]
Educated at
University of Edinburgh[12]
Award received
John Desmond Bernal Prize (1996)[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Different from
David Bloor[19]
Family name
Bloor[16]
Given name
David[17]
Influenced by
Ludwig Wittgenstein[14]
Writing language
English[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en David Bloor ar ديفيد بلور cs David C. Bloor cs David Charles Bloor es Bloor fa دیوید بلور ja デイヴィッド・ブルーア ja デイヴィッド・ブルア ja デヴィッド・ブルア ru Блур, Дейвид Чарлз ru Блур, Дэвид ru Дэвид Блур zh 大衛·布魯爾
🔖 Identifiers · 34
ISNI
0000000108592782
VIAF cluster ID
108146865
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n83038632
GND ID
135742900
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
david-bloor
BIBSYS ID
12017513
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
118924275
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11187431
CiNii Research ID
1140282266767831424
DDB person (GND) ID
135742900
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
135742900
FAST ID
110330
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Freebase ID
/m/03xh1s
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1870710
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
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IdRef ID
026733544
IxTheo authority ID
570580234
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
135742900
Kallías ID
PE00566667
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA0011273X
NDL Authority ID
00433582
NL CR AUT ID
zcu20191052427
NSK (VIAF) ID
000013709
NSK ID
981005675662809366
NUKAT ID
n2009122263
National Library of Brazil ID
000506040
National Library of Chile ID
000191332
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810556222305606
SHARE Catalogue author ID
121072
UOM ID
22963
Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/fca8ad8e-e909-427a-9b91-e874651d6495
ZbMATH author ID
bloor.david

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Field of work 4
sociology, history of science, philosophy of science, sociology of scientific knowledge
Occupation 3
philosopher, sociologist, university teacher
Award received 1
John Desmond Bernal Prize
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Educated at 1
University of Edinburgh
Employer 1
University of Edinburgh
Given name 1
David
Influenced by 1
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Derby
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

David Bloor was born on June 28, 1942[1], in Derby[2]. He has worked as a sociologist[3], philosopher[4], and university teacher[5].

FAQs

Where was David Bloor born?

David Bloor was born in Derby[2].

What did David Bloor do for work?

David Bloor worked as a sociologist[3], philosopher[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did David Bloor go to school?

David Bloor was educated at University of Edinburgh[12].

What awards did David Bloor receive?

Honors received include John Desmond Bernal Prize[13].

Related Entities

history of science Ludwig Wittgenstein philosophy of science sociology United Kingdom

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64217: add GND as source to unsourced or imported statements"
  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → University of Edinburgh
    Place of birth → Derby
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Different from → David Bloor
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32083: import P21 and P106 from GND (25)"
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