Sidney Earle Smith

Canadian politician (1897-1959)
Person human Q1356090
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Sidney Earle Smith

Summary

Sidney Earle Smith is a human[1]. His place of birth was Nova Scotia[2]. He was born on +1897-03-09T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Ottawa[4]. He died on +1959-03-17T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a politician[6], diplomat[7], university president[8], lawyer[9], and dean[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Sidney Earle Smith was born in Nova Scotia[2].
  • Sidney Earle Smith passed away in Ottawa[4].
  • Sidney Earle Smith was born on +1897-03-09T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Sidney Earle Smith died on +1959-03-17T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Sidney Earle Smith held citizenship in Canada[12].
  • Sidney Earle Smith's professions included politician[6].
  • Sidney Earle Smith's professions included diplomat[7].
  • Sidney Earle Smith's professions included university president[8].
  • Sidney Earle Smith worked as a lawyer[9].
  • Sidney Earle Smith worked as a dean[10].
  • Sidney Earle Smith worked as a teacher[13].
  • Sidney Earle Smith held the position of President of the University of Toronto[14].
  • Sidney Earle Smith held the position of member of the House of Commons of Canada[15].
  • Sidney Earle Smith held the position of member of the House of Commons of Canada[16].
  • Sidney Earle Smith was educated at Dalhousie University[17].
  • Sidney Earle Smith was educated at Schulich School of Law[18].
  • Sidney Earle Smith's image is recorded as Sidney Smith.JPG[19].
  • Sidney Earle Smith is recorded as male[20].
  • Sidney Earle Smith's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Sidney Earle Smith was affiliated with the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada[22].
  • Sidney Earle Smith's ISNI is recorded as 0000000073845611[23].
  • Sidney Earle Smith's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 19516838[24].
  • Sidney Earle Smith's GND ID is recorded as 172378761[25].
  • Sidney Earle Smith's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr00012364[26].
  • Sidney Earle Smith's IdRef ID is recorded as 091013542[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Sidney Earle Smith was born in Nova Scotia[2]. He was born on +1897-03-09T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Dalhousie University[17], a public research university[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1818[30], headquartered in Halifax[31] and Schulich School of Law[18], a law school[32], in Canada[33], founded in 1883[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[6], diplomat[7], university president[8], lawyer[9], dean[10], and teacher[13]. Positions held include President of the University of Toronto[14], a position[35], in Canada[36], founded in 1827[37], headquartered in Simcoe Hall[38] and member of the House of Commons of Canada[15], a position[39], in Canada[40].

Personal Life

Sidney Earle Smith was affiliated with the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada[22].

Death and Burial

Sidney Earle Smith died on +1959-03-17T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Ottawa[4].

Why It Matters

Sidney Earle Smith ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[11]

FAQs

Where was Sidney Earle Smith born?

Sidney Earle Smith was born in Nova Scotia[2].

Where did Sidney Earle Smith die?

Sidney Earle Smith died in Ottawa[4].

What did Sidney Earle Smith do for work?

Sidney Earle Smith worked as politician[6], diplomat[7], university president[8], lawyer[9], and dean[10].

Where did Sidney Earle Smith go to school?

Sidney Earle Smith was educated at Dalhousie University[17] and Schulich School of Law[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [19] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [21] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . president.utoronto.ca. president.utoronto.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Library of Parliament. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Library of Parliament. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . wikidata.org.
  12. [22] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . Library of Parliament. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . Library of Parliament. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] . Library of Parliament. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [13] . Library of Parliament. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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