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David Diringer

British historian and linguist (1900-1975)
Person Human Q1174233

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
June 16, 1900
Date of death
February 13, 1975
Place of birth
Tlumach
Place of death
Cambridge
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[11][12]
Ethnic group
Jewish people[13]
Occupation
linguist, historian, university teacher, writer, orientalist
Employer
University of Cambridge, Bar-Ilan University[16][17]
Field of work
epigraphy, history of the alphabet[14][15]
Educated at
University of Cambridge, University of Florence[18][19]
Notable work
The Book Before Printing: Ancient, Medieval and Oriental[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[27]
Described by source
Encyclopedia of the Founders and Builders of Israel, The Alphabet Museum, The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History[24][25][26]
Family name
Diringer[22]
Given name
David, David[23]
Place of burial
Kiryat Shaul Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en David Diringer de Diringer fa دیرینجر، دیوید، ۱۹۰۰ - ۱۹۷۵م. he דוד ‬ דירינגר he דירינגר, דוד ‬ he פרופ' דוד דורינגר pt David diringer ru Давид Дирингер ru Дирингер ru Дирингер, Давид ru Дирингер, Дэвид ru Дэвид Диринджер uk Давид Дірінгер
🔖 Identifiers · 54
ISNI
0000000110283639
VIAF cluster ID
64373758
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50028825
GND ID
130872466
Amazon author ID
B001IU2R4S
American Academy in Rome ID
12410520
BHCL UUID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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CANTIC ID
981058613804506706
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01145863
CONOR.SI ID
124995427
CiNii Research ID
1140563741802398592
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Described at URL
www.nytimes.com
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
30873
Encyclopædia Britannica contributor ID
750
FamilySearch person ID
G9MG-DD3
Find a Grave memorial ID
196610062
Freebase ID
/m/063pgc
Geni profile ID
6000000000847596628
IdRef ID
035321253
IxTheo authority ID
50657573X
J9U entity ID
987007260556605171
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
130872466
KBR person ID
14831018
Koha Kütüphane ID
302572
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA0275149X
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2013779570
NLA Trove people ID
808367
NLAI ID
56337
NLP ID
a0000001055604
NUKAT ID
n97084859
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000039755
National Library of Latvia ID
000173496
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810622759105606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX976630
National Virtual Library of India ID
151289, 605526
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
067595359
Open Library ID
OL1709561A
Parsifal cluster ID
428927
Persée author ID
150054
Pontifical Urbaniana University ID
122338
Prabook ID
2535678
SEARCH on line catalogue ID
13197
SHARE Catalogue author ID
24642
SNAC ARK ID
w6tc41x3
Treccani ID
david-diringer
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
3028
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058613804506706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1398301
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10165322
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/15530
Wellcome Collection concept ID
ky4ur934
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkXwJyW4dpQW6GGGc4Qbd
Yale LUX ID
person/27520c50-c0ec-43f2-a756-565b278995da

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Occupation 4
writer, historian, linguist, university teacher
Country of citizenship 2
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Educated at 2
University of Cambridge, University of Florence
Employer 2
University of Cambridge, Bar-Ilan University
Field of work 2
epigraphy, history of the alphabet
Given name 1
David
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Tlumach
Place of burial 1
Kiryat Shaul Cemetery
Place of death 1
Cambridge
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

David Diringer was born on June 16, 1900[1], in Tlumach[2]. He died on February 13, 1975[3], in Cambridge[4]. He worked as a linguist[5], historian[6], university teacher[7], writer[8], and orientalist[9].

FAQs

Where was David Diringer born?

David Diringer was born in Tlumach[2].

Where did David Diringer die?

David Diringer passed away in Cambridge[4].

What did David Diringer do for work?

David Diringer worked as a linguist[5], historian[6], university teacher[7], writer[8], and orientalist[9].

Where did David Diringer go to school?

David Diringer was educated at University of Cambridge[18] and University of Florence[19].

Related Entities

Cambridge United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland University of Florence

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  3. [21] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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