Ian Tattersall

American paleoanthropologist
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Ian Tattersall

Summary

Ian Tattersall is a human[1]. His place of birth was England[2]. He was born on +1945-10-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an anthropologist[4], paleontologist[5], archaeologist[6], prehistorian[7], and paleoanthropologist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Ian Tattersall was born in England[2].
  • Ian Tattersall was born on +1945-10-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ian Tattersall held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Ian Tattersall worked as an anthropologist[4].
  • Ian Tattersall worked as a paleontologist[5].
  • Ian Tattersall worked as an archaeologist[6].
  • Ian Tattersall's professions included prehistorian[7].
  • Ian Tattersall worked as a paleoanthropologist[8].
  • Ian Tattersall's professions included university teacher[11].
  • Ian Tattersall's field of work was human evolution[12].
  • Ian Tattersall's field of work was primatology[13].
  • Ian Tattersall was employed by Columbia University Department of Anthropology[14].
  • Among Ian Tattersall's employers was CUNY Graduate School and University Center[15].
  • Ian Tattersall's image is recorded as Ian Tattersall Gibraltar September 2012.jpg[16].
  • Ian Tattersall is recorded as male[17].
  • Ian Tattersall's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Ian Tattersall's ISNI is recorded as 0000000367010839[19].
  • Ian Tattersall's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 232547475[20].
  • Ian Tattersall's GND ID is recorded as 115473890[21].
  • Ian Tattersall's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50000465[22].
  • Ian Tattersall's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 122485556[23].
  • Ian Tattersall's IdRef ID is recorded as 031229638[24].
  • Ian Tattersall's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA00836445[25].
  • Ian Tattersall's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00458360[26].
  • Ian Tattersall's Commons category is recorded as Ian Tattersall[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in England[2], Ian Tattersall… he was born on +1945-10-05T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include anthropologist[4], paleontologist[5], archaeologist[6], prehistorian[7], paleoanthropologist[8], and university teacher[11]. Fields of work include human evolution[12], a branch of anthropology[28] and primatology[13], a branch of zoology[29]. Employers include Columbia University Department of Anthropology[14], an academic department[30], in United States[31], founded in 1902[32], headquartered in New York City[33] and CUNY Graduate School and University Center[15], a graduate school[34], in United States[35], founded in 1961[36], headquartered in New York City[37].

Why It Matters

Ian Tattersall ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Ian Tattersall born?

Ian Tattersall's place of birth was England[2].

What did Ian Tattersall do for work?

Ian Tattersall worked as anthropologist[4], paleontologist[5], archaeologist[6], prehistorian[7], and paleoanthropologist[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . iantattersall.com. Retrieved . iantattersall.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . iantattersall.com. Retrieved . iantattersall.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . iantattersall.com. Retrieved . iantattersall.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . iantattersall.com. Retrieved . iantattersall.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . iantattersall.com. Retrieved . iantattersall.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . iantattersall.com. Retrieved . iantattersall.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . viaf.org. viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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