Elizabeth Mertz

American legal anthropologist
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Elizabeth Mertz

Summary

Elizabeth Mertz is a human[1]. She was born on +1955-02-03T00:00:00Z[2]. She worked as an anthropologist[3], linguist[4], jurist[5], and university teacher[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Elizabeth Mertz was born on +1955-02-03T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Elizabeth Mertz's mother was Barbara Mertz[8].
  • Elizabeth Mertz held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Elizabeth Mertz's professions included anthropologist[3].
  • Elizabeth Mertz's professions included linguist[4].
  • Elizabeth Mertz worked as a jurist[5].
  • Elizabeth Mertz's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Elizabeth Mertz's field of work was anthropology[10].
  • Elizabeth Mertz's field of work was family law[11].
  • Elizabeth Mertz's field of work was linguistics[12].
  • Elizabeth Mertz's field of work was semiotics[13].
  • Elizabeth Mertz's field of work was law[14].
  • Elizabeth Mertz's field of work was Scottish Gaelic[15].
  • Elizabeth Mertz was employed by University of Wisconsin Law School[16].
  • Elizabeth Mertz was employed by American Bar Foundation[17].
  • Elizabeth Mertz's education included a stint at Duke University[18].
  • Elizabeth Mertz was educated at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law[19].
  • Elizabeth Mertz's education included a stint at Bryn Mawr College[20].
  • Elizabeth Mertz received the Herbert Jacob Book Prize[21].
  • Elizabeth Mertz is recorded as female[22].
  • Elizabeth Mertz's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Elizabeth Mertz's ISNI is recorded as 0000000114630538[24].
  • Elizabeth Mertz's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 104557678[25].
  • Elizabeth Mertz's GND ID is recorded as 1112612440[26].
  • Elizabeth Mertz's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84024270[27].

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Origins and Family

Elizabeth Mertz was born on +1955-02-03T00:00:00Z[2]. Her mother was Barbara Mertz[8].

Education

Educated at Duke University[18], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1838[30], headquartered in Durham[31]; Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law[19], a law school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1859[34]; and Bryn Mawr College[20], a university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1885[37], headquartered in Bryn Mawr[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include anthropologist[3], linguist[4], jurist[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include anthropology[10], an academic discipline[39]; family law[11], an area of law[40]; linguistics[12], an academic discipline[41]; semiotics[13], an academic discipline[42]; law[14], an academic discipline[43]; and Scottish Gaelic[15], a natural language[44], in United Kingdom[45]. Employers include University of Wisconsin Law School[16], a law school[46], in United States[47], founded in 1868[48] and American Bar Foundation[17], a nonprofit organization[49], in United States[50], founded in 1952[51], headquartered in Chicago[52].

Recognition

Elizabeth Mertz received the Herbert Jacob Book Prize[21].

Why It Matters

Elizabeth Mertz ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Who were Elizabeth Mertz's parents?

Elizabeth Mertz's mother was Barbara Mertz[8].

What did Elizabeth Mertz do for work?

Elizabeth Mertz worked as anthropologist[3], linguist[4], jurist[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Elizabeth Mertz go to school?

Elizabeth Mertz was educated at Duke University[18], Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law[19], and Bryn Mawr College[20].

What awards did Elizabeth Mertz receive?

Honors received include Herbert Jacob Book Prize[21].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [18] ↑ . law.wisc.edu. law.wisc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . lawandsociety.org. lawandsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [27] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [2] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  21. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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