Walter Simon

German sinologist (1893-1981)
Person human Q74336

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
June 10, 1893
Date of death
February 22, 1981
Place of birth
Berlin
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
Germany[8]
Religion or worldview
Judaism[15]
Doctoral student
Edwin G. Pulleyblank[17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[20]
Family name
Simon[18]
Given name
Walter[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ernest Julius Walter Simon en Walter Simon ar والتر سيمون da Ernst Julius Walter Simon de Ernest Julius Walter Simon fa والتر سیمون fi Ernst Julius Walter Simon fi Ernest Julius Walter Simon it Ernest Julius Walter Simon it Ernst Julius Walter Simon ja ヴァルター・ジーモン nl Ernest Julius Walter Simon pt Ernest Julius Walter Simon pt Ernst Julius Walter Simon
🔖 Identifiers · 30
VIAF cluster ID
103209698
Library of Congress authority ID
n80148898
GND ID
11739923X
Biblioteche della Custodia di Terra Santa a Gerusalemme ID
25102
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
121032466
CiNii Research ID
1140563741550225536
DDB person (GND) ID
11739923X
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
11739923X
FAST ID
1971811
FactGrid item ID
Zubří
Freebase ID
/m/026bhnq
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GEPRIS Historisch person ID
5111592
IdRef ID
081566042
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
11739923X
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA06642871
NLA Trove people ID
1279173
NUKAT ID
n2011212219
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007570055505171
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp141188
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068474016
Open Library ID
OL4633547A, OL125699A
Parsifal cluster ID
283237, 84239
Persons of Indian Studies ID
10414
SBN author ID
TO0V446093
SNAC ARK ID
w6675wkc
Wellcome Collection concept ID
wb2nrz3j
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJx4mTfcJp9xf3KhD8jgrq

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Doctoral students 1
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Summary

Walter Simon was born on June 10, 1893[1], in Berlin[2]. He died on February 22, 1981[3], in London[4]. He worked as a librarian[5], sinologist[6], and Tibetologist[7].

Why It Matters

Walter Simon's notable doctoral advisees include Edwin G. Pulleyblank[21], a linguist[22], 1922–2013[23], of Canada[24], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[25], specialised in phonology[26].

FAQs

Where was Walter Simon born?

Walter Simon's place of birth was Berlin[2].

Where did Walter Simon die?

Walter Simon passed away in London[4].

What did Walter Simon do for work?

Walter Simon worked as a librarian[5], sinologist[6], and Tibetologist[7].

Where did Walter Simon go to school?

Walter Simon was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[11].

What awards did Walter Simon receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[12] and Fellow of the British Academy[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . nla.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . tandfonline.com. tandfonline.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . journals.cambridge.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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