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Frank Willett

British art historian, anthropologist and archaeologist (1925-2006)
Person Human Q1444458

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
August 18, 1925
Date of death
June 15, 2006
Place of birth
Bolton
Place of death
Glasgow
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[8]
Occupation
art historian, anthropologist, archaeologist
Employer
Northwestern University, Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery[13][14]
Field of work
African art, history of Nigeria, Ile Ife[9][10][11]
Position held
secretary[12]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Different from
Francis Willett[22]
Family name
Willett[19]
Given name
Frank[20]
Member of
Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society, Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society[16][17]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Northwestern University Libraries[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Frank Willett
🔖 Identifiers · 27
ISNI
0000000118330962
VIAF cluster ID
17369250
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79139363
GND ID
120212706
BIBSYS ID
90095025
Babelio author ID
127443
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
133359294
DDB person (GND) ID
120212706
Dictionary of Art Historians ID
willettf
Encyclopædia Britannica contributor ID
3208
FAST ID
46596
Freebase ID
/m/05wwc_7
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IdRef ID
035777966
J9U entity ID
987007277128505171
NL CR AUT ID
xx0155259
NUKAT ID
n99032199
National Library of Latvia ID
000010649
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810672812905606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068311745
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
97325
Prabook ID
550288
SBN author ID
BVEV016704
SHARE Catalogue author ID
215212
Tabakalera ID
87697
UK National Archives ID
F50734
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwD4R3wMTwjJMYDQGKfMP
Yale LUX ID
person/ad23f944-57e5-4703-8617-fdba4c7c8773

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Summary

Frank Willett was born on August 18, 1925[1], in Bolton[2]. He died on June 15, 2006[3], in Glasgow[4]. He worked as an art historian[5], anthropologist[6], and archaeologist[7].

FAQs

Where was Frank Willett born?

Frank Willett was born in Bolton[2].

Where did Frank Willett die?

Frank Willett died in Glasgow[4].

What did Frank Willett do for work?

Frank Willett worked as an art historian[5], anthropologist[6], and archaeologist[7].

What awards did Frank Willett receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Dictionary of Art Historians. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Babelio. wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Babelio. wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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