Alasdair Houston

English evolutionary biologist
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Alasdair Houston

Summary

Alasdair Houston is a human[1]. He was born on +1952-04-17T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a biologist[3] and university teacher[4].

Key Facts

  • Alasdair Houston was born on +1952-04-17T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Alasdair Houston's professions included biologist[3].
  • Alasdair Houston's professions included university teacher[4].
  • Alasdair Houston's field of work was ecology[5].
  • Alasdair Houston's field of work was biology[6].
  • Alasdair Houston's field of work was theory[7].
  • Alasdair Houston's field of work was ethology[8].
  • Among Alasdair Houston's employers was University of Bristol[9].
  • Alasdair Houston was educated at University of Oxford[10].
  • Alasdair Houston's doctoral advisor was David McFarland[11].
  • Alasdair Houston received the ASAB Medal[12].
  • Alasdair Houston received the Fellow of the Royal Society[13].
  • Alasdair Houston was a member of Royal Society[14].
  • Alasdair Houston is recorded as male[15].
  • Alasdair Houston's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Alasdair Houston supervised David Krakauer as a doctoral student[17].
  • Alasdair Houston's ISNI is recorded as 0000000115935456[18].
  • Alasdair Houston's ISNI is recorded as 0000000135823718[19].
  • Alasdair Houston's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 10018343[20].
  • Alasdair Houston's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81011500[21].
  • Alasdair Houston's IdRef ID is recorded as 052500578[22].
  • Alasdair Houston's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0216229[23].
  • Alasdair Houston's family name is recorded as Houston[24].
  • Alasdair Houston's given name is recorded as Alasdair[25].
  • Alasdair Houston's official website is recorded as http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/people/alasdair-i-houston/[26].

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Origins and Family

Alasdair Houston was born on +1952-04-17T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Alasdair Houston was educated at University of Oxford[10]. His doctoral advisor was David McFarland[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include biologist[3] and university teacher[4]. Fields of work include ecology[5], an academic discipline[27]; biology[6], a branch of science[28]; theory[7]; and ethology[8], a branch of zoology[29]. Among Alasdair Houston's employers was University of Bristol[9]. He supervised David Krakauer as a doctoral student[17].

Recognition

Awards received include ASAB Medal[12], an award[30], founded in 1995[31] and Fellow of the Royal Society[13], a fellowship award[32], in United Kingdom[33].

FAQs

What did Alasdair Houston do for work?

Alasdair Houston worked as biologist[3] and university teacher[4].

Where did Alasdair Houston go to school?

Alasdair Houston was educated at University of Oxford[10].

What awards did Alasdair Houston receive?

Honors received include ASAB Medal[12] and Fellow of the Royal Society[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . asab.org. asab.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved . solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved . solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [14] . wikidata.org.
  21. [2] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.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

Class ancestry

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

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