Grenville Astill

professor in the department of archaeology at the University of Reading
Person human Q21131638
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Grenville Astill

Summary

Grenville Astill is a human[1]. He was born on +2000-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as an archaeologist[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Grenville Astill was born on +2000-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Grenville Astill worked as an archaeologist[3].
  • Grenville Astill's field of work was medieval archaeology[5].
  • Grenville Astill's field of work was urban archaeology[6].
  • Grenville Astill was employed by University of Reading[7].
  • Among Grenville Astill's employers was University of Reading[8].
  • Grenville Astill was employed by University of Reading Department of Archaeology[9].
  • Grenville Astill was employed by University of Reading Department of Archaeology[10].
  • Grenville Astill was educated at University of Birmingham[11].
  • Grenville Astill's doctoral advisor was Rodney Hilton[12].
  • Grenville Astill is recorded as male[13].
  • Grenville Astill's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Grenville Astill supervised Stephen Rippon as a doctoral student[15].
  • Grenville Astill's family name is recorded as Astill[16].
  • Grenville Astill's given name is recorded as Grenville[17].
  • Grenville Astill's academic thesis is recorded as The Medieval Gentry: A Study in Leicestershire Society, 1350-1399[18].

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Origins and Family

Grenville Astill was born on +2000-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Grenville Astill's education included a stint at University of Birmingham[11]. His doctoral advisor was Rodney Hilton[12].

Career and Affiliations

Grenville Astill's professions included archaeologist[3]. Fields of work include medieval archaeology[5], an archaeological sub-discipline[19] and urban archaeology[6], an archaeological sub-discipline[20]. Employers include University of Reading[7], a university[21], in United Kingdom[22], founded in 1892[23] and University of Reading Department of Archaeology[9]. He supervised Stephen Rippon as a doctoral student[15].

Why It Matters

Grenville Astill ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[4]

FAQs

What did Grenville Astill do for work?

Grenville Astill worked as archaeologist[3].

Where did Grenville Astill go to school?

Grenville Astill was educated at University of Birmingham[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . reading.ac.uk. reading.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . reading.ac.uk. reading.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . orcid.org. orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . orcid.org. orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . ORCID Public Data File 2021. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . ORCID Public Data File 2021. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . ORCID Public Data File 2021. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . The Medieval Gentry: A Study in Leicestershire Society, 1350-1399. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . humanities.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved . humanities.exeter.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [2] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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