Craig Challen

Australian veterinary surgeon and technical diver
Person human Q5180814
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Craig Challen

Summary

Craig Challen is a human[1]. He worked as a veterinarian[2], cave diver[3], and writer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107 views/month, #7,212 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Craig Challen held citizenship in Australia[6].
  • Craig Challen's professions included veterinarian[2].
  • Craig Challen's professions included cave diver[3].
  • Craig Challen worked as a writer[4].
  • Craig Challen's field of work was cave diving[7].
  • Craig Challen's field of work was veterinary surgery[8].
  • Craig Challen's education included a stint at Eastern Hills Senior High School[9].
  • Craig Challen's education included a stint at Murdoch University[10].
  • Craig Challen received the Star of Courage[11].
  • Craig Challen received the Australian of the Year[12].
  • Craig Challen received the Medal of the Order of Australia[13].
  • Craig Challen received the Western Australian of the Year Awards[14].
  • Craig Challen received the Order of the Direkgunabhorn[15].
  • Craig Challen's image is recorded as Craig Challen crop.jpg[16].
  • Craig Challen is recorded as male[17].
  • Craig Challen's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Craig Challen's IMDb ID is recorded as nm12943056[19].
  • Craig Challen earned the academic degree of Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine[20].
  • Craig Challen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gj91lw[21].
  • Craig Challen's family name is recorded as Challen[22].
  • Craig Challen's given name is recorded as Craig[23].
  • Craig Challen's given name is recorded as Jonathan[24].
  • Craig Challen's participant in is recorded as Tham Luang cave rescue[25].
  • Craig Challen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Craig Challen's X is recorded as craigchallen[27].

Body

Education

Educated at Eastern Hills Senior High School[9], a high school[28], in Australia[29] and Murdoch University[10], a public university[30], in Australia[31], founded in 1973[32]. Craig Challen earned the academic degree of Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include veterinarian[2], cave diver[3], and writer[4]. Fields of work include cave diving[7] and veterinary surgery[8], a medical specialty[33].

Recognition

Awards received include Star of Courage[11], a courage award[34], in Australia[35], founded in 1975[36]; Australian of the Year[12], an award[37], in Australia[38], founded in 1960[39]; Medal of the Order of Australia[13], a grade of an order[40], in Australia[41]; Western Australian of the Year Awards[14], an award[42], in Australia[43], founded in 1973[44]; and Order of the Direkgunabhorn[15], an order of chivalry[45], in Thailand[46], founded in 1991[47].

Why It Matters

Craig Challen ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107 views/month, #7,212 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did Craig Challen do for work?

Craig Challen worked as veterinarian[2], cave diver[3], and writer[4].

Where did Craig Challen go to school?

Craig Challen was educated at Eastern Hills Senior High School[9] and Murdoch University[10].

What awards did Craig Challen receive?

Honors received include Star of Courage[11], Australian of the Year[12], Medal of the Order of Australia[13], and Western Australian of the Year Awards[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [11] . honours.pmc.gov.au. honours.pmc.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . Australian Honours Search Facility. honours.pmc.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  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
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . 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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