James A. Lake

American evolutionary biologist
Person human Q6128171
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James A. Lake

Summary

James A. Lake is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kearney[2]. He was born on +1941-08-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a biologist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Kearney[2], James A. Lake…
  • James A. Lake was born on +1941-08-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • James A. Lake's professions included biologist[4].
  • James A. Lake worked as a university teacher[5].
  • James A. Lake's field of work was evolutionary biology[7].
  • James A. Lake's field of work was structural biology[8].
  • James A. Lake's field of work was genomics[9].
  • James A. Lake was employed by University of California, Los Angeles[10].
  • James A. Lake was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[11].
  • James A. Lake's doctoral advisor was William Waldron Beeman[12].
  • James A. Lake received the Darwin–Wallace Medal[13].
  • James A. Lake received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[14].
  • James A. Lake was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[15].
  • James A. Lake is recorded as male[16].
  • James A. Lake's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • James A. Lake supervised Janet Sinsheimer as a doctoral student[18].
  • James A. Lake's ISNI is recorded as 000000003276193X[19].
  • James A. Lake's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 18569784[20].
  • James A. Lake's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82097792[21].
  • James A. Lake's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 79724[22].
  • James A. Lake's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gy0tw2[23].
  • James A. Lake's family name is recorded as Lake[24].
  • James A. Lake's given name is recorded as James[25].
  • James A. Lake's given name is recorded as Albert[26].
  • James A. Lake's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 068488394[27].

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Origins and Family

James A. Lake was born in Kearney[2]. He was born on +1941-08-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

James A. Lake's education included a stint at University of Wisconsin–Madison[11]. His doctoral advisor was William Waldron Beeman[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include biologist[4] and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include evolutionary biology[7], a field of study[28]; structural biology[8], an academic discipline[29]; and genomics[9], a branch of biology[30]. Among James A. Lake's employers was University of California, Los Angeles[10]. He supervised Janet Sinsheimer as a doctoral student[18].

Recognition

Awards received include Darwin–Wallace Medal[13], an award[31] and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[14], a fellowship award[32].

Why It Matters

James A. Lake ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was James A. Lake born?

Born in Kearney[2], James A. Lake…

What did James A. Lake do for work?

James A. Lake worked as biologist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did James A. Lake go to school?

James A. Lake was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[11].

What awards did James A. Lake receive?

Honors received include Darwin–Wallace Medal[13] and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[14].

References

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  11. [13] . linnean.org. Retrieved . linnean.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . amacad.org. Retrieved . amacad.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . The Academic Family Tree. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . amacad.org. Retrieved . amacad.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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