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Bernard Lewis

British-American historian1916 to 2018

Wikidata names Louis Massignon as doctoral advisor, lists 1 doctoral student, names Adnan Adıvar and Louis Massignon as teachers, and lists 2 people they taught. Linked to Wikidata, ORCID, and 5 other registers.

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Bernard Lewis, pictured

Two steps up and one down. Solid lines from Wikidata. The full sheet opens at four up and two down.

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Advisors on Wikidata1

From Wikidata, shown separately from the thesis records.

Students on Wikidata1

From Wikidata, shown separately from the thesis records.

Teachers and mentors2

Wikidata's "student of" and "student" statements: a line of training beside the lineage, never a thesis supervision and never counted with one.

  • a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision

    Adnan Adıvar

  • a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision

    Louis Massignon

Taught2

Wikidata's "student of" and "student" statements: a line of training beside the lineage, never a thesis supervision and never counted with one.

The line above and below1 step

The advisors of their advisors, four steps up at most, in the thesis records and on Wikidata, each kind marked; a person in both is listed once.

Below them, within 3 steps, the record reaches 2 people: 2 stated by Wikidata.

Education and career7

From Wikidata, shown separately from the thesis records. Each place opens its Wikidata item.