James Burke

Summary

James Burke is a human^[1]. Born in Derry^[2], he… he was born on December 22, 1936^[3]. He worked as a historian^[4], science journalist^[5], television producer^[6], television presenter^[7], and writer^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,276 views/month, #6,942 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• James Burke was born in Derry^[2].
• James Burke was born on December 22, 1936^[3].
• James Burke held citizenship in United Kingdom^[10].
• James Burke's professions included historian^[4].
• James Burke's professions included science journalist^[5].
• James Burke worked as a television producer^[6].
• James Burke worked as a television presenter^[7].
• James Burke's professions included writer^[8].
• James Burke worked as a television maker^[11].
• James Burke's field of work was history of science^[12].
• James Burke's field of work was popular science^[13].
• James Burke's field of work was educational television^[14].
• James Burke's field of work was popular science literature^[15].
• James Burke's field of work was literary activity^[16].
• James Burke's education included a stint at Jesus College^[17].
• James Burke's education included a stint at Maidstone Grammar School^[18].
• A notable work attributed to James Burke is Q119144191^[19].
• James Burke is recorded as male^[20].
• James Burke's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• James Burke's Commons category is recorded as James Burke^[22].
• James Burke's family name is recorded as Burke^[23].
• James Burke's given name is recorded as James^[24].
• James Burke's official website is recorded as https://k-web.org/^[25].
• James Burke's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[26].
• James Burke's writing language is recorded as English^[27].

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Origins and Family

James Burke was born in Derry^[2]. He was born on December 22, 1936^[3].

Education

Educated at Jesus College^[17], a college of the University of Oxford^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1571^[30], headquartered in Oxford^[31] and Maidstone Grammar School^[18], a grammar school^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1549^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian^[4], science journalist^[5], television producer^[6], television presenter^[7], writer^[8], and television maker^[11]. Fields of work include history of science^[12], an academic discipline^[35]; popular science^[13], a genre^[36]; educational television^[14], a television genre^[37]; popular science literature^[15], a literary genre^[38]; and literary activity^[16].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to James Burke is Q119144191^[19].

Why It Matters

James Burke ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,276 views/month, #6,942 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39]

FAQs

Where was James Burke born?

Born in Derry^[2], James Burke…

What did James Burke do for work?

James Burke worked as historian^[4], science journalist^[5], television producer^[6], television presenter^[7], and writer^[8].

Where did James Burke go to school?

James Burke was educated at Jesus College^[17] and Maidstone Grammar School^[18].