Alan Fiske

anthropology academic and author (born 1947)
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Alan Fiske

Summary

Alan Fiske is a human[1]. He was born in United States[2]. He was born on January 1, 1947[3]. He worked as an anthropologist[4], university teacher[5], and author[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (125 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Alan Fiske was born in United States[2].
  • Alan Fiske was born on January 1, 1947[3].
  • Alan Fiske held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Alan Fiske's professions included anthropologist[4].
  • Alan Fiske's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Alan Fiske's professions included author[6].
  • Alan Fiske's field of work was psychological anthropology[9].
  • Alan Fiske was employed by University of California, Los Angeles[10].
  • Alan Fiske was employed by University of California, Los Angeles[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Alan Fiske is Taboo Trade-offs: Reactions to Transactions That Transgress the Spheres of Justice[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Alan Fiske is The Evolution of Giving, Sharing, and Lotteries[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Alan Fiske is The Role of Social Relational Emotions for Human-Nature Connectedness[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Alan Fiske is The Sudden Devotion Emotion: Kama Muta and the Cultural Practices Whose Function Is to Evoke It[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Alan Fiske is Too Cute for Words: Cuteness Evokes the Heartwarming Emotion of Kama Muta[16].
  • Alan Fiske is recorded as male[17].
  • Alan Fiske's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Alan Fiske's family name is recorded as Fiske[19].
  • Alan Fiske's given name is recorded as Alan[20].
  • Alan Fiske's given name is recorded as Page[21].
  • Alan Fiske's official website is recorded as http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/anthro/faculty/fiske/[22].
  • Alan Fiske's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Alan Fiske's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[24].
  • Alan Fiske's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Tumbuka[25].
  • Alan Fiske's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Bantu[26].
  • Alan Fiske's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/UCLA[27].

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Origins and Family

Alan Fiske was born in United States[2]. He was born on January 1, 1947[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include anthropologist[4], university teacher[5], and author[6]. Alan Fiske's field of work was psychological anthropology[9]. Employers include University of California, Los Angeles[10], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1919[30], headquartered in Los Angeles[31].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Taboo Trade-offs: Reactions to Transactions That Transgress the Spheres of Justice[12], The Evolution of Giving, Sharing, and Lotteries[13], The Role of Social Relational Emotions for Human-Nature Connectedness[14], The Sudden Devotion Emotion: Kama Muta and the Cultural Practices Whose Function Is to Evoke It[15], and Too Cute for Words: Cuteness Evokes the Heartwarming Emotion of Kama Muta[16].

Why It Matters

Alan Fiske ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (125 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Alan Fiske born?

Alan Fiske was born in United States[2].

What did Alan Fiske do for work?

Alan Fiske worked as anthropologist[4], university teacher[5], and author[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . anthro.ucla.edu. Retrieved . anthro.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . sscnet.ucla.edu. Retrieved . sscnet.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . VIAF ID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] . wikidata.org.
  14. [21] . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . sscnet.ucla.edu. Retrieved . sscnet.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . sscnet.ucla.edu. Retrieved . sscnet.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . sscnet.ucla.edu. Retrieved . sscnet.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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