David McFarland

animal behavior scientist and author
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David McFarland

Summary

David McFarland is a human[1]. He was born on +1938-12-31T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as an ethologist[3], author[4], and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • David McFarland was born on +1938-12-31T00:00:00Z[2].
  • David McFarland worked as an ethologist[3].
  • David McFarland's professions included author[4].
  • David McFarland worked as a university teacher[5].
  • David McFarland was educated at Leighton Park School[7].
  • David McFarland's education included a stint at University of Oxford[8].
  • David McFarland's doctoral advisor was Niko Tinbergen[9].
  • David McFarland is recorded as male[10].
  • David McFarland's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • David McFarland supervised Alasdair Houston as a doctoral student[12].
  • David McFarland's ISNI is recorded as 0000000123080558[13].
  • David McFarland's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 85250245[14].
  • David McFarland's GND ID is recorded as 129580686[15].
  • David McFarland's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80162281[16].
  • David McFarland's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12153984q[17].
  • David McFarland's IdRef ID is recorded as 030043301[18].
  • David McFarland's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00471364[19].
  • David McFarland's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04ylfv9[20].
  • David McFarland's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as uk2007403057[21].
  • David McFarland's family name is recorded as McFarland[22].
  • David McFarland's given name is recorded as David[23].
  • David McFarland's SELIBR ID is recorded as 195439[24].
  • David McFarland's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 068964455[25].
  • David McFarland's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90101608[26].
  • David McFarland's NUKAT ID is recorded as n99025114[27].

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Origins and Family

David McFarland was born on +1938-12-31T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Leighton Park School[7], a school[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1890[30] and University of Oxford[8], a collegiate university[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1096[33], headquartered in Oxford[34]. David McFarland's doctoral advisor was Niko Tinbergen[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include ethologist[3], author[4], and university teacher[5]. David McFarland supervised Alasdair Houston as a doctoral student[12].

Why It Matters

David McFarland ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did David McFarland do for work?

David McFarland worked as ethologist[3], author[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did David McFarland go to school?

David McFarland was educated at Leighton Park School[7] and University of Oxford[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved . solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved . solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved . solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [2] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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