Brian Sutton-Smith

New Zealand academic, play theorist
Person human Q4965425
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Brian Sutton-Smith

Summary

Brian Sutton-Smith is a human[1]. He was born in Wellington[2]. He was born on +1924-07-15T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in White River Junction[4]. He died on +2015-03-07T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a pedagogue[6], psychologist[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Brian Sutton-Smith's place of birth was Wellington[2].
  • Brian Sutton-Smith passed away in White River Junction[4].
  • Brian Sutton-Smith was born on +1924-07-15T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Brian Sutton-Smith died on +2015-03-07T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Brian Sutton-Smith held citizenship in New Zealand[10].
  • Brian Sutton-Smith's professions included pedagogue[6].
  • Brian Sutton-Smith's professions included psychologist[7].
  • Brian Sutton-Smith worked as a university teacher[8].
  • Brian Sutton-Smith's field of work was psychology[11].
  • Brian Sutton-Smith's field of work was game theory[12].
  • Brian Sutton-Smith was employed by Bowling Green State University[13].
  • Among Brian Sutton-Smith's employers was Columbia University[14].
  • Brian Sutton-Smith was employed by University of Pennsylvania[15].
  • Brian Sutton-Smith's education included a stint at University of New Zealand[16].
  • Brian Sutton-Smith was educated at Victoria University of Wellington[17].
  • Brian Sutton-Smith received the Fulbright Scholarship[18].
  • Brian Sutton-Smith's image is recorded as BrianSuttonSmith.jpg[19].
  • Brian Sutton-Smith is recorded as male[20].
  • Brian Sutton-Smith's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Brian Sutton-Smith's ISNI is recorded as 0000000081576853[22].
  • Brian Sutton-Smith's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 76883221[23].
  • Brian Sutton-Smith's GND ID is recorded as 122798422[24].
  • Brian Sutton-Smith's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79092589[25].
  • Brian Sutton-Smith's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12304724v[26].
  • Brian Sutton-Smith's IdRef ID is recorded as 031921639[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Brian Sutton-Smith's place of birth was Wellington[2]. He was born on +1924-07-15T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of New Zealand[16], a university[28], in New Zealand[29], founded in 1870[30], headquartered in Wellington[31] and Victoria University of Wellington[17], a public university[32], in New Zealand[33], founded in 1897[34], headquartered in Wellington[35]. Brian Sutton-Smith earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pedagogue[6], psychologist[7], and university teacher[8]. Fields of work include psychology[11], an academic discipline[37] and game theory[12], a branch of mathematics[38]. Employers include Bowling Green State University[13], a public university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1910[41]; Columbia University[14], a private university[42], in United States[43], founded in 1754[44], headquartered in Manhattan[45]; and University of Pennsylvania[15], a private university[46], in United States[47], founded in 1740[48], headquartered in Philadelphia[49].

Recognition

Brian Sutton-Smith received the Fulbright Scholarship[18].

Death and Burial

Brian Sutton-Smith died on +2015-03-07T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in White River Junction[4].

Why It Matters

Brian Sutton-Smith ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Brian Sutton-Smith born?

Born in Wellington[2], Brian Sutton-Smith…

Where did Brian Sutton-Smith die?

Brian Sutton-Smith died in White River Junction[4].

What did Brian Sutton-Smith do for work?

Brian Sutton-Smith worked as pedagogue[6], psychologist[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Brian Sutton-Smith go to school?

Brian Sutton-Smith was educated at University of New Zealand[16] and Victoria University of Wellington[17].

What awards did Brian Sutton-Smith receive?

Honors received include Fulbright Scholarship[18].

References

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  8. [17] . The Historical and Psychological Significance of the Unorganized Games of New Zealand Primary School Children. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [22] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
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  20. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [36] . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [5] . wikidata.org.

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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