David Pearson

British-born Canadian scientist, academic and television personality
Person human Q5238476
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David Pearson

Summary

David Pearson is a human[1]. He was born on +1942-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a science communicator[3] and geologist[4].

Key Facts

  • David Pearson was born on +1942-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • David Pearson held citizenship in Canada[5].
  • David Pearson worked as a science communicator[3].
  • David Pearson's professions included geologist[4].
  • David Pearson was employed by Laurentian University[6].
  • David Pearson's education included a stint at Durham University[7].
  • David Pearson's education included a stint at Imperial College London[8].
  • David Pearson received the Order of Ontario[9].
  • David Pearson received the E. R. Ward Neale Medal[10].
  • David Pearson's image is recorded as David Pearson.png[11].
  • David Pearson is recorded as male[12].
  • David Pearson's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • David Pearson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000022087582[14].
  • David Pearson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 3132886[15].
  • David Pearson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n77004062[16].
  • David Pearson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03c20rn[17].
  • David Pearson's family name is recorded as Pearson[18].
  • David Pearson's given name is recorded as David[19].
  • David Pearson's described at URL is recorded as https://laurentian.ca/faculty/dpearson[20].
  • David Pearson's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 071800646[21].
  • David Pearson's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/c0a9f6e2-6b64-44d4-8069-235487c9b894[22].

Body

Origins and Family

David Pearson was born on +1942-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Durham University[7], a collegiate university[23], in United Kingdom[24], founded in 1832[25], headquartered in Durham[26] and Imperial College London[8], a public research university[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1907[29], headquartered in South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London[30].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include science communicator[3] and geologist[4]. Among David Pearson's employers was Laurentian University[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of Ontario[9], a state order[31], in Canada[32], founded in 1986[33] and E. R. Ward Neale Medal[10], an award[34], in Canada[35].

FAQs

What did David Pearson do for work?

David Pearson worked as science communicator[3] and geologist[4].

Where did David Pearson go to school?

David Pearson was educated at Durham University[7] and Imperial College London[8].

What awards did David Pearson receive?

Honors received include Order of Ontario[9] and E. R. Ward Neale Medal[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . news.ontario.ca. news.ontario.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . gac.ca. gac.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [2] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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