David Wengrow

British archaeologist
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David Wengrow

Summary

David Wengrow is a human[1]. He was born on July 25, 1972[2]. He worked as an archaeologist[3] and prehistorian[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (461 views/month, #7,172 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • David Wengrow was born on July 25, 1972[2].
  • David Wengrow held citizenship in United Kingdom[6].
  • David Wengrow's professions included archaeologist[3].
  • David Wengrow's professions included prehistorian[4].
  • Among David Wengrow's employers was Warburg Institute[7].
  • David Wengrow's education included a stint at University of Oxford[8].
  • A notable work attributed to David Wengrow is The Archaeology of Early Egypt: Social Transformations in North-East Africa, 10000 to 2650 B.C.[9].
  • A notable work attributed to David Wengrow is The Dawn of Everything[10].
  • David Wengrow is recorded as male[11].
  • David Wengrow's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • David Wengrow's Commons category is recorded as David Wengrow[13].
  • David Wengrow's family name is recorded as Q106294890[14].
  • David Wengrow's given name is recorded as David[15].
  • David Wengrow's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[16].
  • David Wengrow's hashtag is recorded as DavidWengrow[17].
  • David Wengrow's Academia.edu profile URL is recorded as https://ucl.academia.edu/DavidWengrow[18].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[19]

  • Country: GB[20]

  • Began / founded: 1972-07-25[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2d0b064d-856e-4fab-936b-e823e71b1056[22]

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Origins and Family

David Wengrow was born on July 25, 1972[2].

Education

David Wengrow's education included a stint at University of Oxford[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include archaeologist[3] and prehistorian[4]. Among David Wengrow's employers was Warburg Institute[7].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Archaeology of Early Egypt: Social Transformations in North-East Africa, 10000 to 2650 B.C.[9], a book[23] and The Dawn of Everything[10], a literary work[24], written by David Graeber[25].

Why It Matters

David Wengrow ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (461 views/month, #7,172 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Works attributed to him include The Dawn of Everything[28], a literary work[29], written by David Graeber[30].

FAQs

What did David Wengrow do for work?

David Wengrow worked as archaeologist[3] and prehistorian[4].

Where did David Wengrow go to school?

David Wengrow was educated at University of Oxford[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [2] . VIAF ID. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Languages spoken, written or signed English
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    Notable work The Archaeology of Early Egypt: Social Transformations in North-East Africa, 10000 to 2650 B.C., The Dawn of Everything
    Given name David
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