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Quentin Skinner

British historian (1940-)
Person human Q465807

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[31]
Date of birth
November 26, 1940
Place of birth
Oldham
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[8]
Occupation
philosopher, historian, university teacher, political scientist
Employer
Queen Mary University of London, University of Cambridge[12]
Field of work
history, philosophy, history of political thought[9][10][11]
Position held
Regius Professor of History, Cambridge University
Educated at
Bedford School, Gonville and Caius College[13][14]
Award received
Balzan Prize, Bielefeld Science Prize, Wolfson History Prize, Benjamin E. Lippincott Award, Fellow of the British Academy, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society[15][16][17][18][19][20]
Spouse
Patricia Law[7]
Student of
John H. Plumb[36]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[37]
Family name
Skinner[32]
Given name
Quentin, Robert, Duthie[33][34][35]
Member of
British Academy, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Academia Europaea, Royal Historical Society, Royal Society of Arts, American Philosophical Society, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Royal Irish Academy[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Quentin R. D. Skinner en Quentin Skinner en Quentin Robert Duthie Skinner en Q. R. D. Skinner ar كوينتن سكينر de Quentin Robert Duthie Skinner el Κουέντιν Σκίνερ es Quentin Robert Duthie Skinner fa کوئنتین اسکینر he קוונטין סקינר ja クェンティン・スキナー ko 퀜틴 스키너 pl Quentin Robert Duthie Skinner pt Quentin Robert Duthie Skinner ru Квентин Скиннер ru Скиннер Квентин ru Скиннер, Квентин sv Quentin Robert Duthie Skinner sv Skinner uk Квентін Скіннер
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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AE member ID
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Alvin ID
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American Academy in Rome ID
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Dimitri and Aliki Perrotis Central Library ID
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ELNET ID
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Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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IMDb ID
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IdRef ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
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Koha Kütüphane ID
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LRB contributor ID
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Lex ID
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MMB ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NSK ID
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National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Olschki author ID
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Open Library ID
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PUG authority ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Perlentaucher ID
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PhilPeople profile
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Pontifical University of Salamanca ID
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Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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RILM ID
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RedBA Granada authority ID
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Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
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Royal Irish Academy ID
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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Savoirs ENS ID
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Semantic Scholar author ID
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The Peerage person ID
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Treccani ID
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U.S. Copyright Office Public Records System name ID
Skinner, Quentin
UAE University Libraries ID
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UOM ID
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Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1021658
Unz Review author ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
Member of 9
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, British Academy, Academia Europaea, Austrian Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, Royal Society of Arts, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters +1 more
Award received 5
Balzan Prize, Fellow of the British Academy, Wolfson History Prize, Benjamin E. Lippincott Award, Bielefeld Science Prize
Field of work 3
history, philosophy, history of political thought
Occupation 3
historian, philosopher, university teacher
Employer 2
University of Cambridge, Queen Mary University of London
Given name 2
Robert, Quentin
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Educated at 1
Gonville and Caius College
Family name 1
Skinner
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Oldham
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Quentin Skinner was born on November 26, 1940[1], in Oldham[2]. He has worked as a philosopher[3], historian[4], university teacher[5], and political scientist[6].

FAQs

Where was Quentin Skinner born?

Quentin Skinner's place of birth was Oldham[2].

Who was Quentin Skinner married to?

Quentin Skinner's spouses include Patricia Law[7].

What did Quentin Skinner do for work?

Quentin Skinner worked as a philosopher[3], historian[4], university teacher[5], and political scientist[6].

Where did Quentin Skinner go to school?

Quentin Skinner was educated at Bedford School[13] and Gonville and Caius College[14].

What awards did Quentin Skinner receive?

Honors received include Balzan Prize[15], Bielefeld Science Prize[16], Wolfson History Prize[17], and Benjamin E. Lippincott Award[18].

Related Entities

philosophy United Kingdom

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  37. [37] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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    Student of → John H. Plumb
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