David Rumsey

founder of the David Rumsey Map Collection
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David Rumsey

Summary

David Rumsey is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1944[2]. He worked as a lecturer[3], collector[4], philanthropist[5], map librarian[6], and lecturer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (116 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • David Rumsey was born on January 1, 1944[2].
  • David Rumsey held citizenship in United States[9].
  • David Rumsey worked as a lecturer[3].
  • David Rumsey worked as a collector[4].
  • David Rumsey's professions included philanthropist[5].
  • David Rumsey's professions included map librarian[6].
  • David Rumsey worked as a lecturer[7].
  • David Rumsey worked as a librarian[10].
  • David Rumsey's field of work was collecting[11].
  • David Rumsey's field of work was map[12].
  • David Rumsey's field of work was atlas[13].
  • David Rumsey's field of work was globe[14].
  • David Rumsey's field of work was art[15].
  • David Rumsey's field of work was art support[16].
  • David Rumsey's education included a stint at Yale University[17].
  • David Rumsey was a member of California Map Society[18].
  • David Rumsey is recorded as male[19].
  • David Rumsey's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • David Rumsey's family name is recorded as Rumsey[21].
  • David Rumsey's given name is recorded as David[22].
  • David Rumsey's described at URL is recorded as https://longnow.org/people/david-rumsey/[23].
  • David Rumsey's participant in is recorded as 2023 California Map Society Conference[24].
  • David Rumsey's participant in is recorded as NACIS 2024[25].
  • David Rumsey's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].

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Origins and Family

David Rumsey was born on January 1, 1944[2].

Education

David Rumsey's education included a stint at Yale University[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include lecturer[3], collector[4], philanthropist[5], map librarian[6], and librarian[10]. Fields of work include collecting[11]; map[12], a type of map[27]; atlas[13], a literary genre[28]; globe[14]; art[15], an academic major[29]; and art support[16].

Why It Matters

David Rumsey ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (116 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

What did David Rumsey do for work?

David Rumsey worked as lecturer[3], collector[4], philanthropist[5], map librarian[6], and lecturer[7].

Where did David Rumsey go to school?

David Rumsey was educated at Yale University[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . californiamapsociety.org. californiamapsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [2] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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