Barbara J. King

American anthropologist and primatologist
Person human Q29871142
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Barbara J. King

Summary

Barbara J. King is a human[1]. She was born on August 18, 1956[2]. She worked as an anthropologist[3], writer[4], and primatologist[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Barbara J. King was born on August 18, 1956[2].
  • Barbara J. King held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Barbara J. King worked as an anthropologist[3].
  • Barbara J. King's professions included writer[4].
  • Barbara J. King's professions included primatologist[5].
  • Barbara J. King's field of work was cultural anthropology[8].
  • Barbara J. King's field of work was ethology[9].
  • Barbara J. King's field of work was human evolution[10].
  • Barbara J. King's field of work was primatology[11].
  • Barbara J. King held the position of professor emeritus[12].
  • Barbara J. King was employed by College of William & Mary[13].
  • Barbara J. King's education included a stint at Douglass Residential College[14].
  • Barbara J. King was educated at University of Oklahoma[15].
  • Barbara J. King received the Guggenheim Fellowship[16].
  • Barbara J. King is recorded as female[17].
  • Barbara J. King's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Barbara J. King's family name is recorded as King[19].
  • Barbara J. King's given name is recorded as Barbara[20].
  • Barbara J. King's official website is recorded as https://www.barbarajking.com/[21].
  • Barbara J. King's official website is recorded as https://people.wm.edu/~bjking/[22].
  • Barbara J. King's described at URL is recorded as https://www.barbarajking.com/about/[23].
  • Barbara J. King's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Barbara J. King's has written for is recorded as The Atlantic[25].
  • Barbara J. King's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+12897'}[26].
  • Barbara J. King's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11130'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e7a5b7bc-82ee-493d-8a38-adb41fad4a7a[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Barbara J. King was born on August 18, 1956[2].

Education

Educated at Douglass Residential College[14], an academic institution[31], in United States[32], founded in 1918[33] and University of Oklahoma[15], a public research university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1890[36], headquartered in Norman[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include anthropologist[3], writer[4], and primatologist[5]. Fields of work include cultural anthropology[8], a branch of anthropology[38]; ethology[9], a branch of zoology[39]; human evolution[10], a branch of anthropology[40]; and primatology[11], a branch of zoology[41]. Among Barbara J. King's employers was College of William & Mary[13]. She held the position of professor emeritus[12].

Recognition

Barbara J. King received the Guggenheim Fellowship[16].

Why It Matters

Barbara J. King ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did Barbara J. King do for work?

Barbara J. King worked as anthropologist[3], writer[4], and primatologist[5].

Where did Barbara J. King go to school?

Barbara J. King was educated at Douglass Residential College[14] and University of Oklahoma[15].

What awards did Barbara J. King receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[16].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wm.edu. Retrieved . wm.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . people.wm.edu. Retrieved . people.wm.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . people.wm.edu. Retrieved . people.wm.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . people.wm.edu. Retrieved . people.wm.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . people.wm.edu. Retrieved . people.wm.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . people.wm.edu. Retrieved . people.wm.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  16. [2] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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