Alan Grafen

British biologist
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Alan Grafen

Summary

Alan Grafen is a human[1]. Born in Dollar[2], he… he was born on 1956[3]. He worked as a biologist[4], university teacher[5], and zoologist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Alan Grafen's place of birth was Dollar[2].
  • Alan Grafen was born on 1956[3].
  • Alan Grafen held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Alan Grafen's professions included biologist[4].
  • Alan Grafen worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Alan Grafen's professions included zoologist[6].
  • Alan Grafen's field of work was ethology[9].
  • Alan Grafen was employed by University of Oxford[10].
  • Alan Grafen's education included a stint at University of Oxford[11].
  • Alan Grafen's doctoral advisor was Richard Dawkins[12].
  • Alan Grafen received the ASAB Medal[13].
  • Alan Grafen received the Fellow of the Royal Society[14].
  • Alan Grafen was a member of Royal Society[15].
  • Alan Grafen is recorded as male[16].
  • Alan Grafen's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Alan Grafen supervised Yan Wong as a doctoral student[18].
  • Alan Grafen supervised Laurence D. Hurst as a doctoral student[19].
  • Alan Grafen supervised John R. Pannell as a doctoral student[20].
  • Alan Grafen's given name is recorded as Alan[21].
  • Alan Grafen's official website is recorded as http://users.ox.ac.uk/~grafen/[22].
  • Alan Grafen studied under Richard Dawkins[23].
  • Alan Grafen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].

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Origins and Family

Alan Grafen's place of birth was Dollar[2]. He was born on 1956[3].

Education

Alan Grafen's education included a stint at University of Oxford[11]. His doctoral advisor was Richard Dawkins[12]. He studied under Richard Dawkins[23].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include biologist[4], university teacher[5], and zoologist[6]. Alan Grafen's field of work was ethology[9]. Among his employers was University of Oxford[10]. Doctoral students include Yan Wong[18], a researcher[25], specialised in evolutionary biology[26]; Laurence D. Hurst[19], a bioinformatician[27], b. 1965[28], of United Kingdom[29], awarded the Charles Darwin Award Lecture[30]; and John R. Pannell[20], an academic[31].

Recognition

Awards received include ASAB Medal[13], an award[32], founded in 1995[33] and Fellow of the Royal Society[14], a fellowship award[34], in United Kingdom[35].

Why It Matters

Alan Grafen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

Works attributed to him include Richard Dawkins: How a Scientist Changed the Way We Think[37], a literary work[38].

FAQs

Where was Alan Grafen born?

Born in Dollar[2], Alan Grafen…

What did Alan Grafen do for work?

Alan Grafen worked as biologist[4], university teacher[5], and zoologist[6].

Where did Alan Grafen go to school?

Alan Grafen was educated at University of Oxford[11].

What awards did Alan Grafen receive?

Honors received include ASAB Medal[13] and Fellow of the Royal Society[14].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . asab.org. asab.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk. solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . ORCID Public Data File 2020. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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