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Hamish Spencer

New Zealand evolutionary biologist
Person human Q22102768

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
July 18, 1960
Country of citizenship
New Zealand[6]
Occupation
biologist, zoologist, evolutionary biologist, university teacher
Employer
University of Waikato, University of Otago, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment[12]
Field of work
evolutionary biology, evolutionary genetics, epigenetics[7][8][9]
Position held
full professor, professor emeritus[10][11]
Educated at
University of Auckland, University of Auckland, Harvard University
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, Callaghan Medal, University of Otago Sesquicentennial Distinguished Chair, James Cook Research Fellowship, Fellow of the International Science Council[15][16][17][18][19]
Doctoral advisor
Richard Lewontin[13]
Doctoral student
Jemma Geoghegan, Anna W. Santure, Emily L Weiser, Gert-Jan Jeunen, Bryce Peebles, Timothy J Byrne, Rebecca Cumming, Andrew Paul Winnington, David Winter[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
Languages spoken, written or signed
New Zealand English, English[37][38]
Academic degree
Doctor of Philosophy[32]
Affiliation
Department of Zoology, University of Otago[39]
Family name
Spencer[33]
Given name
Hamish, Gordon[34][35]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[41]
Member of
American Society of Naturalists, Genetics Society of America[20][21]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
NZThesisProject[40]
Participant in
27th International Congress of History of Science and Technology[36]
Student
Katherine Lockton[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Hamish Gordon Spencer en Hamish G. Spencer en Hamish Spencer en H G Spencer en H. G. Spencer en HG Spencer es Hamish G Spencer ja ヘイミッシュ・ゴードン・スペンサー
🔖 Identifiers · 35
ISNI
0000000063062357
ORCID iD
0000-0001-7531-597X
VIAF cluster ID
115075
Library of Congress authority ID
n94064197
GND ID
1150785764
OpenAlex ID
A5034944482
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Hamish Spencer.jpg ↗
Academic Tree ID
14971
BHL creator ID
56250
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12498744g
CONOR.SI ID
18454371
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10643918
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CiNii Research ID
1140000791837036160
Dimensions author ID
01223375746.71, 012240424702.83
Google Scholar author ID
zAl_qfEAAAAJ, 3-kubo4AAAAJ
IdRef ID
085908797
Libraries Australia ID
42333736
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA09111430
NL CR AUT ID
xx0332717
NLA Trove people ID
1457580
NUKAT ID
n2011200502
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007450188905171
Open Library ID
OL5402014A
Prabook ID
473597
Publons author ID
2884007
RERO ID (legacy)
A003852496
ResearchGate profile ID
Hamish_Spencer
ResearcherID
B-9637-2008
Scopus author ID
7201921806
Springer Nature person ID
01223375746.71
Te Papa agent ID
22309
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcRb4P7GTfQWkxGV9RdwC
Yale LUX ID
person/530ef80b-e6e1-4004-97af-ef77b9bf63b0
ZbMATH author ID
spencer.hamish-g
ZooBank author ID
D165ED25-BDE3-48BB-804C-1B8CFD3E6B55

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Summary

Hamish Spencer was born on July 18, 1960[1]. He has worked as a biologist[2], zoologist[3], evolutionary biologist[4], and university teacher[5].

FAQs

What did Hamish Spencer do for work?

Hamish Spencer worked as a biologist[2], zoologist[3], evolutionary biologist[4], and university teacher[5].

What awards did Hamish Spencer receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[15], Callaghan Medal[16], University of Otago Sesquicentennial Distinguished Chair[17], and James Cook Research Fellowship[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  3. [10] ↑ . University Calendar. wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . otago.ac.nz. otago.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . orcid.org. Retrieved . orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . odt.co.nz. odt.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . royalsociety.org.nz. royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . odt.co.nz. Retrieved . odt.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [13] ↑ . global.oup.com. global.oup.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . Modelling Selection under Soft Inheritance. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . Quantitative genetic models for genomic imprinting. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . Informing genetic management of small populations of threatened species. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . Evaluating environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding as a method for monitoring biodiversity in marine ecosystems.. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . Structure and Preservation of Chiton Valves: Resolution of a Taphonomic Quandary. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [29] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  27. [31] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [1] ↑ . prabook.com. Retrieved . prabook.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [14] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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