Andres Metspalu

Estonian geneticist (born 1951)
Person human Q982823
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Andres Metspalu

Summary

Andres Metspalu is a human[1]. Born in Lääne-Viru County[2], he… he was born on +1951-03-11T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a geneticist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Andres Metspalu was born in Lääne-Viru County[2].
  • Andres Metspalu was born on +1951-03-11T00:00:00Z[3].
  • A child of Andres Metspalu was Mait Metspalu[6].
  • Andres Metspalu held citizenship in Estonia[7].
  • Andres Metspalu worked as a geneticist[4].
  • Andres Metspalu's field of work was genetics[8].
  • Andres Metspalu's education included a stint at University of Tartu[9].
  • Andres Metspalu received the Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms[10].
  • Andres Metspalu received the Estonian Red Cross Order Third Class[11].
  • Andres Metspalu received the honorary citizen of Tartu[12].
  • Andres Metspalu was a member of Estonian Academy of Sciences[13].
  • Andres Metspalu's image is recorded as Andres Metspalu 2012.jpg[14].
  • Andres Metspalu is recorded as male[15].
  • Andres Metspalu's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Andres Metspalu's ISNI is recorded as 0000000445934587[17].
  • Andres Metspalu's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 314818901[18].
  • Andres Metspalu's Commons category is recorded as Andres Metspalu[19].
  • Andres Metspalu's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-3718-796X[20].
  • Andres Metspalu's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0p7crp8[21].
  • Andres Metspalu's family name is recorded as Metspalu[22].
  • Andres Metspalu's given name is recorded as Andres[23].
  • Andres Metspalu's National Library of Latvia ID is recorded as 000209010[24].
  • Andres Metspalu's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Estonian[25].
  • Andres Metspalu's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Andres Metspalu'}[26].
  • Andres Metspalu's Estonian Research Portal person ID is recorded as Andres_Metspalu[27].

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Origins and Family

Andres Metspalu was born in Lääne-Viru County[2]. He was born on +1951-03-11T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Andres Metspalu's education included a stint at University of Tartu[9].

Career and Affiliations

Andres Metspalu worked as a geneticist[4]. His field of work was genetics[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms[10], a grade of an order[28], in France[29]; Estonian Red Cross Order Third Class[11]; and honorary citizen of Tartu[12], a title of honor[30], in Estonia[31], founded in 1939[32].

Personal Life

A child of Andres Metspalu was Mait Metspalu[6].

Why It Matters

Andres Metspalu ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Where was Andres Metspalu born?

Andres Metspalu's place of birth was Lääne-Viru County[2].

What did Andres Metspalu do for work?

Andres Metspalu worked as geneticist[4].

Where did Andres Metspalu go to school?

Andres Metspalu was educated at University of Tartu[9].

What awards did Andres Metspalu receive?

Honors received include Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms[10], Estonian Red Cross Order Third Class[11], and honorary citizen of Tartu[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . Estonian Research Portal. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 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
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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