John Lynch

linguist specializing in Oceanic languages
Person human Q143180
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Summary

John Lynch is a human[1]. He was born in Sydney[2]. He was born on July 8, 1946[3]. He passed away in Port Vila[4]. He died on May 25, 2021[5]. He worked as a linguist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Lynch was born in Sydney[2].
  • John Lynch passed away in Port Vila[4].
  • John Lynch was born on July 8, 1946[3].
  • John Lynch was born on 1943[8].
  • John Lynch died on May 25, 2021[5].
  • John Lynch held citizenship in Australia[9].
  • John Lynch held citizenship in Vanuatu[10].
  • John Lynch worked as a linguist[6].
  • John Lynch's field of work was Oceanic[11].
  • Among John Lynch's employers was University of Papua New Guinea[12].
  • John Lynch was employed by University of the South Pacific[13].
  • John Lynch was a member of Australian Academy of the Humanities[14].
  • John Lynch is recorded as male[15].
  • John Lynch's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • John Lynch's family name is recorded as Lynch[17].
  • John Lynch's given name is recorded as John[18].
  • John Lynch's given name is recorded as Dominic[19].
  • John Lynch's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • John Lynch's different from is recorded as John B. Lynch[21].

Body

Origins and Family

John Lynch's place of birth was Sydney[2]. Recorded date of birth include July 8, 1946[3] and 1943[8].

Career and Affiliations

John Lynch's professions included linguist[6]. His field of work was Oceanic[11]. Employers include University of Papua New Guinea[12], a public university[22], in Papua New Guinea[23], founded in 1965[24] and University of the South Pacific[13], a public research university[25], in Fiji[26], founded in 1968[27], headquartered in Suva[28].

Death and Burial

John Lynch died on May 25, 2021[5]. He died in Port Vila[4].

Why It Matters

John Lynch ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was John Lynch born?

John Lynch's place of birth was Sydney[2].

Where did John Lynch die?

John Lynch died in Port Vila[4].

What did John Lynch do for work?

John Lynch worked as linguist[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . dailypost.vu. dailypost.vu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Project MUSE. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . Project MUSE. wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . dailypost.vu. dailypost.vu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . books.google.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . Project MUSE. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Project MUSE. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Place of birth → Sydney
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Occupation → linguist
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