John McHardy Sinclair

British lexicographer and corpus linguist
Person human Q9012466
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John McHardy Sinclair

Summary

John McHardy Sinclair is a human[1]. He was born in Edinburgh[2]. He was born on June 14, 1933[3]. He passed away in Florence[4]. He died on March 13, 2007[5]. He worked as a linguist[6], lexicographer[7], philologist[8], and scholar of English[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (151 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • John McHardy Sinclair's place of birth was Edinburgh[2].
  • John McHardy Sinclair passed away in Florence[4].
  • John McHardy Sinclair was born on June 14, 1933[3].
  • John McHardy Sinclair died on March 13, 2007[5].
  • John McHardy Sinclair held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • John McHardy Sinclair's professions included linguist[6].
  • John McHardy Sinclair worked as a lexicographer[7].
  • John McHardy Sinclair's professions included philologist[8].
  • John McHardy Sinclair's professions included scholar of English[9].
  • John McHardy Sinclair was employed by University of Birmingham[12].
  • John McHardy Sinclair is recorded as male[13].
  • John McHardy Sinclair's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John McHardy Sinclair supervised Malcolm Coulthard as a doctoral student[15].
  • John McHardy Sinclair's given name is recorded as John[16].
  • John McHardy Sinclair's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].
  • John McHardy Sinclair's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Italian[18].
  • John McHardy Sinclair's different from is recorded as John Sinclair[19].
  • John McHardy Sinclair's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[20].

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Origins and Family

Born in Edinburgh[2], John McHardy Sinclair… he was born on June 14, 1933[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[6], lexicographer[7], philologist[8], and scholar of English[9]. Among John McHardy Sinclair's employers was University of Birmingham[12]. He supervised Malcolm Coulthard as a doctoral student[15].

Death and Burial

John McHardy Sinclair died on March 13, 2007[5]. He died in Florence[4].

Why It Matters

John McHardy Sinclair ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (151 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

Where was John McHardy Sinclair born?

Born in Edinburgh[2], John McHardy Sinclair…

Where did John McHardy Sinclair die?

John McHardy Sinclair passed away in Florence[4].

What did John McHardy Sinclair do for work?

John McHardy Sinclair worked as linguist[6], lexicographer[7], philologist[8], and scholar of English[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Anti-Strange-Ipek-Action · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of latvia id 000050933, 000050932
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  2. 13w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0202242-Sinclair-John-McHardy-19332007
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0202242-Sinclair-John-McHardy-19332007, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259654|batch #259654]]"
  3. 17w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation linguist, lexicographer, philologist +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32154|batch #32154]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (36)"
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