Alessandro Duranti

Italian anthropologist
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Alessandro Duranti

Summary

Alessandro Duranti is a human[1]. Born in Rome[2], he… he was born on September 17, 1950[3]. He worked as an anthropologist[4], academic[5], lecturer[6], and linguist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Rome[2], Alessandro Duranti…
  • Alessandro Duranti was born on September 17, 1950[3].
  • Alessandro Duranti held citizenship in Italy[9].
  • Alessandro Duranti worked as an anthropologist[4].
  • Alessandro Duranti's professions included academic[5].
  • Alessandro Duranti's professions included lecturer[6].
  • Alessandro Duranti's professions included linguist[7].
  • Alessandro Duranti's field of work was anthropology[10].
  • Alessandro Duranti's field of work was Samoa[11].
  • Alessandro Duranti's field of work was Samoans[12].
  • Alessandro Duranti's field of work was Samoan Americans[13].
  • Alessandro Duranti's field of work was linguistics[14].
  • Alessandro Duranti's field of work was jazz[15].
  • Alessandro Duranti was employed by University of California, Los Angeles[16].
  • Alessandro Duranti's education included a stint at University of Southern California[17].
  • A notable work attributed to Alessandro Duranti is Language as Culture in U.S. Anthropology[18].
  • A notable work attributed to Alessandro Duranti is Universal and Culture-Specific Properties of Greetings[19].
  • A notable work attributed to Alessandro Duranti is Language and Bodies in Social Space: Samoan Ceremonial Greetings[20].
  • Alessandro Duranti received the Guggenheim Fellowship[21].
  • Alessandro Duranti was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[22].
  • Alessandro Duranti is recorded as male[23].
  • Alessandro Duranti's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Alessandro Duranti supervised Leila Frances Monaghan as a doctoral student[25].
  • Alessandro Duranti's family name is recorded as Duranti[26].
  • Alessandro Duranti's given name is recorded as Alessandro[27].

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Origins and Family

Alessandro Duranti was born in Rome[2]. He was born on September 17, 1950[3].

Education

Alessandro Duranti was educated at University of Southern California[17]. Studied under Giorgio Raimondo Cardona[28], a linguist[29], 1943–1988[30], of Italy[31] and Larry Hyman[32], a linguist[33], b. 1947[34], of United States[35], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include anthropologist[4], academic[5], lecturer[6], and linguist[7]. Fields of work include anthropology[10], an academic discipline[37]; Samoa[11], a sovereign state[38], in Samoa[39], founded in 1962[40]; Samoans[12], an ethnic group[41], in American Samoa[42]; Samoan Americans[13], an ethnic group[43], in United States[44]; linguistics[14], an academic discipline[45]; and jazz[15], a music genre[46], founded in 1917[47]. Among Alessandro Duranti's employers was University of California, Los Angeles[16]. He supervised Leila Frances Monaghan as a doctoral student[25].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Language as Culture in U.S. Anthropology[18], Universal and Culture-Specific Properties of Greetings[19], and Language and Bodies in Social Space: Samoan Ceremonial Greetings[20].

Recognition

Alessandro Duranti received the Guggenheim Fellowship[21].

Why It Matters

Alessandro Duranti ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Alessandro Duranti born?

Born in Rome[2], Alessandro Duranti…

What did Alessandro Duranti do for work?

Alessandro Duranti worked as anthropologist[4], academic[5], lecturer[6], and linguist[7].

Where did Alessandro Duranti go to school?

Alessandro Duranti was educated at University of Southern California[17].

What awards did Alessandro Duranti receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[21].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . web.uniroma1.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [23] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [24] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . anthro.ucla.edu. Retrieved . anthro.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . anthro.ucla.edu. Retrieved . anthro.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . anthro.ucla.edu. Retrieved . anthro.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . anthro.ucla.edu. Retrieved . anthro.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . anthro.ucla.edu. Retrieved . anthro.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . anthro.ucla.edu. Retrieved . anthro.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . anthro.ucla.edu. Retrieved . anthro.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . anthro.ucla.edu. Retrieved . anthro.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [7] . anthro.ucla.edu. Retrieved . anthro.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Guggenheim Fellows database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . anthro.ucla.edu. Retrieved . anthro.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [18] . wikidata.org.
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  25. [20] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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