Shelly Kagan

American philosopher
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Shelly Kagan

Summary

Shelly Kagan is a human[1]. He was born on +1956-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a philosopher[3], university teacher[4], and ethicist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month, #7,183 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Shelly Kagan was born on +1956-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Shelly Kagan held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Shelly Kagan worked as a philosopher[3].
  • Shelly Kagan worked as a university teacher[4].
  • Shelly Kagan's professions included ethicist[5].
  • Among Shelly Kagan's employers was Yale University[8].
  • Among Shelly Kagan's employers was University of Pittsburgh[9].
  • Among Shelly Kagan's employers was University of Illinois Chicago[10].
  • Shelly Kagan was educated at Princeton University[11].
  • Shelly Kagan was educated at Wesleyan University[12].
  • Shelly Kagan was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[13].
  • Shelly Kagan's image is recorded as Shelly Kagan Yale.jpg[14].
  • Shelly Kagan is recorded as male[15].
  • Shelly Kagan's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Shelly Kagan's ISNI is recorded as 0000000081649514[17].
  • Shelly Kagan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 92396561[18].
  • Shelly Kagan's GND ID is recorded as 1024182940[19].
  • Shelly Kagan's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n89622361[20].
  • Shelly Kagan's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12751044j[21].
  • Shelly Kagan's IdRef ID is recorded as 050130803[22].
  • Shelly Kagan's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA03374018[23].
  • Shelly Kagan's IMDb ID is recorded as nm11667670[24].
  • Shelly Kagan's Commons category is recorded as Shelly Kagan[25].
  • Shelly Kagan's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35428525[26].
  • Shelly Kagan's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-0928-2353[27].

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Origins and Family

Shelly Kagan was born on +1956-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Princeton University[11], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1746[30], headquartered in Princeton[31] and Wesleyan University[12], a university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1831[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher[3], university teacher[4], and ethicist[5]. Employers include Yale University[8], a private university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1701[37], headquartered in New Haven[38]; University of Pittsburgh[9], a public–private partnership[39], in United States[40], founded in 1787[41], headquartered in Pittsburgh[42]; and University of Illinois Chicago[10], a public university[43], in United States[44], founded in 1983[45].

Why It Matters

Shelly Kagan ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month, #7,183 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46]

FAQs

What did Shelly Kagan do for work?

Shelly Kagan worked as philosopher[3], university teacher[4], and ethicist[5].

Where did Shelly Kagan go to school?

Shelly Kagan was educated at Princeton University[11] and Wesleyan University[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [13] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [2] . en.wikiquote.org. en.wikiquote.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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