John Robertson

British political historian (1951-)
Person human Q107199504
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Summary

John Robertson was born on September 28, 1951[1]. He has worked as a political historian[2], university teacher[3], and historian[4]. He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[5]

Key Facts

  • Field of work: history[6], history of philosophy[7]
  • Position held: professor emeritus[8]
  • Employer: University of Cambridge[9], Christ Church[10], St Hugh's College[11], University of St Andrews[12]
  • Educated at: Wadham College[13]
  • Doctoral advisor: Hugh Trevor-Roper[14]
  • Member of: Società Nazionale di Scienze, Lettere e Arti di Napoli[15]
  • Sex or gender: male[16]
  • Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy[17]
  • Family name: Robertson[18]
  • Given name: John[19]
  • Professorship: honorary professor[20]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[21], Czech[22]
  • Different from: John Robertson[23]
  • Writing language: English[24]

FAQs

What did John Robertson do for work?

John Robertson worked as a political historian[2], university teacher[3], and historian[4].

Where did John Robertson go to school?

John Robertson was educated at Wadham College[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . hist.cam.ac.uk. hist.cam.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . hist.cam.ac.uk. hist.cam.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [2] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . st-andrews.ac.uk. st-andrews.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . hist.cam.ac.uk. hist.cam.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . st-andrews.ac.uk. st-andrews.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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