Stephen Law

British philosopher
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Stephen Law

Summary

Stephen Law is a human[1]. Born in Cambridge[2], he… he was born on December 12, 1960[3]. He worked as a philosopher[4] and lecturer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (130 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Stephen Law's place of birth was Cambridge[2].
  • Stephen Law was born on December 12, 1960[3].
  • Stephen Law held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • English was Stephen Law's native language[8].
  • Stephen Law's professions included philosopher[4].
  • Stephen Law's professions included lecturer[5].
  • Stephen Law was employed by University of London[9].
  • Stephen Law was employed by Heythrop College, University of London[10].
  • Stephen Law received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts[11].
  • Stephen Law received the Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry[12].
  • Stephen Law was influenced by Immanuel Kant[13].
  • Stephen Law was influenced by Richard Dawkins[14].
  • Stephen Law is recorded as male[15].
  • Stephen Law's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Stephen Law is associated with the rationalism movement[17].
  • Stephen Law is associated with the humanism movement[18].
  • Stephen Law's Commons category is recorded as Stephen Law[19].
  • Stephen Law's family name is recorded as Law[20].
  • Stephen Law's given name is recorded as Stephen[21].
  • Stephen Law's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: GB[24]

  • Began / founded: 1960-12-12[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6cc3472d-f0b8-48ad-9e07-9a75932abd7e[26]

Body

Origins and Family

Stephen Law was born in Cambridge[2]. He was born on December 12, 1960[3]. English was his native language[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher[4] and lecturer[5]. Employers include University of London[9], a university[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1836[29], headquartered in London[30] and Heythrop College, University of London[10], a collegiate university[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1971[33], headquartered in London[34].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts[11], a fellowship award[35], in United Kingdom[36] and Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry[12], a fellowship award[37].

Why It Matters

Stephen Law ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (130 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38]

FAQs

Where was Stephen Law born?

Stephen Law was born in Cambridge[2].

What did Stephen Law do for work?

Stephen Law worked as philosopher[4] and lecturer[5].

What awards did Stephen Law receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts[11] and Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [17] . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . skepticalinquirer.org. skepticalinquirer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . MAK. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [13] . wikidata.org.
  19. [14] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . 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. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation philosopher, lecturer
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  2. 25d ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Employer
    Given name Stephen
    Movement rationalism, humanism
    Native language English
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