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Paul Gilroy

Scholar of the Black diaspora and culture
Person Human Q329624

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19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[26]
Date of birth
February 16, 1956, 1956[9]
Place of birth
Greater London, East End of London, Bethnal Green[7][8]
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[11]
Occupation
sociologist, music historian, university teacher, cultural studies scholar
Employer
Yale University, London School of Economics and Political Science, King's College London, Goldsmiths, University of London[12][13][14][15]
Educated at
University of Sussex, University of Birmingham[16][17]
Award received
American Book Awards, Fellow of the British Academy, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Holberg International Memorial Prize, Honorary doctor of the University of Liège[19][20][21][22][23]
Mother
Beryl Gilroy[10]
Doctoral advisor
Stuart Hall[18]
Doctoral student
Richard John Bramwell, Omar A. El-Khairy, Manal Massalha, Antonia Dawes, Olivia Mena, Richard Seymour[27][28][29][30][31][32]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[36]
Academic degree
Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Philosophy[33]
Family name
Gilroy[34]
Given name
Paul[35]
Member of
British Academy, American Academy of Arts and Sciences[24][25]
Name in native language
Paul Gilroy[37]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
LSEThesisProject[38]
🏷️ Also known as
en Paul Gilroy ar باول غيلروي ja ポール・ギルロイ ko 폴 길로이 ru Гилрой, Пол ru Пол Гилрой zh 保羅·吉洛伊
🔖 Identifiers · 48
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
PaulGilroy2.jpg ↗
Africultures person ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Babelio author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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CANTIC ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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CoBiS author ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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FAST ID
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Freebase ID
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Gateway to Research person ID
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IdRef ID
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J9U entity ID
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KBR person ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLP ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Brazil ID
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
126883327
OpenMLOL author ID
358265
Parsifal cluster ID
337548
RERO ID (legacy)
A003297421
RILM ID
111142
RSL author ID
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SBN author ID
MILV118321
SHARE Catalogue author ID
481737
Tabakalera ID
106370
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058518158006706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1365387
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/387753
Who's Who UK ID
U282249
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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Award received 4
Holberg International Memorial Prize, American Book Awards, Fellow of the British Academy, Honorary doctor of the University of Liège
Employer 4
Yale University, London School of Economics and Political Science, King's College London, Goldsmiths, University of London
Academic degree 2
Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Philosophy
Educated at 2
University of Birmingham, University of Sussex
Member of 2
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, British Academy
Occupation 2
sociologist, university teacher
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Doctoral advisor 1
Stuart Hall
Doctoral advisors 1
Stuart Hall
Doctoral student 1
Richard Seymour
Doctoral students 1
Richard Seymour
Given name 1
Paul
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Mother 1
Beryl Gilroy
Parent of 1
Beryl Gilroy
Place of birth 1
Bethnal Green
Sex or gender 1
male
← Winner 1
American Book Awards
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Summary

Paul Gilroy was born on February 16, 1956[1], in Greater London[2]. He has worked as a sociologist[3], music historian[4], university teacher[5], and cultural studies scholar[6].

Why It Matters

His notable doctoral advisees include Richard Seymour[39], a journalist[40], b. 1977[41], of United Kingdom[42].

FAQs

Where was Paul Gilroy born?

Paul Gilroy's place of birth was Greater London[2].

Who were Paul Gilroy's parents?

Paul Gilroy's mother was Beryl Gilroy[10].

What did Paul Gilroy do for work?

Paul Gilroy worked as a sociologist[3], music historian[4], university teacher[5], and cultural studies scholar[6].

Where did Paul Gilroy go to school?

Paul Gilroy was educated at University of Sussex[16] and University of Birmingham[17].

What awards did Paul Gilroy receive?

Honors received include American Book Awards[19], Fellow of the British Academy[20], Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[21], and Holberg International Memorial Prize[22].

Related Entities

Goldsmiths, University of London Stuart Hall United Kingdom

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . tannerlectures.org. tannerlectures.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . link.springer.com. link.springer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [26] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . scholarship.richmond.edu. Retrieved . scholarship.richmond.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [14] ↑ . link.springer.com. link.springer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . rsliterature.org. Retrieved . rsliterature.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . holbergprisen.no. Retrieved . holbergprisen.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . uliege.be. uliege.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Retrieved . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Retrieved . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [29] ↑ . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Retrieved . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Retrieved . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Retrieved . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Retrieved . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [9] ↑ . tannerlectures.org. tannerlectures.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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