Iain Banks

British archaeologist
Person human Q62027446
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Summary

Iain Banks is a human[1]. He was born on +1963-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as an archaeologist[3] and university teacher[4].

Key Facts

  • Iain Banks was born on +1963-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Iain Banks held citizenship in United Kingdom[5].
  • Iain Banks's professions included archaeologist[3].
  • Iain Banks worked as a university teacher[4].
  • Iain Banks's field of work was conflict archaeology[6].
  • Iain Banks's field of work was archaeology[7].
  • Iain Banks's field of work was battlefield[8].
  • Iain Banks was employed by University of Glasgow[9].
  • Iain Banks was employed by University of Glasgow[10].
  • Iain Banks received the Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland[11].
  • Iain Banks is recorded as male[12].
  • Iain Banks's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Iain Banks's ISNI is recorded as 0000000032588778[14].
  • Iain Banks's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 12479034[15].
  • Iain Banks's GND ID is recorded as 1074406737[16].
  • Iain Banks's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n97119666[17].
  • Iain Banks's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13604599v[18].
  • Iain Banks's IdRef ID is recorded as 114230374[19].
  • Iain Banks's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0001-6095-6707[20].
  • Iain Banks earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[21].
  • Iain Banks's Open Library ID is recorded as OL5302311A[22].
  • Iain Banks's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jcu2016910345[23].
  • Iain Banks's family name is recorded as Banks[24].
  • Iain Banks's given name is recorded as Iain[25].
  • Iain Banks's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 298660334[26].

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Origins and Family

Iain Banks was born on +1963-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Iain Banks earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[21].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include archaeologist[3] and university teacher[4]. Fields of work include conflict archaeology[6], an archaeological sub-discipline[27]; archaeology[7], an academic discipline[28]; and battlefield[8], a military term[29]. Employers include University of Glasgow[9], a public research university[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1451[32], headquartered in Glasgow[33].

Recognition

Iain Banks received the Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland[11].

FAQs

What did Iain Banks do for work?

Iain Banks worked as archaeologist[3] and university teacher[4].

What awards did Iain Banks receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . gla.ac.uk. Retrieved . gla.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . gla.ac.uk. Retrieved . gla.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [2] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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