James Alexander Gibson

Canadian academic (1912–2003)
Person human Q6128532

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
1912, January 29, 1912[2][5]
Date of death
October 23, 2003
Place of birth
Ottawa
Place of death
Ottawa
Country of citizenship
Canada[7]
Family name
Gibson[16]
Imported from
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🏷️ Also known as
en James A. Gibson en James Alexander Gibson
🔖 Identifiers · 10
VIAF cluster ID
92298026
Library of Congress authority ID
n88054789
Freebase ID
/m/026sgjs
Guggenheim fellows ID
james-a-gibson
IdRef ID
188152520
Legacy.com PersonID/GBID
189772918
Order of Canada recipient ID
146-4155
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfMkmyh69FHcQTHdP8Qv3

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Summary

James Alexander Gibson's place of birth was Ottawa[1]. He was born in 1912[2]. He died in Ottawa[3]. He died on October 23, 2003[4].

Body

Education

Educated at University of British Columbia[11], a public research university[19], in Canada[20], founded in 1908[21], headquartered in Vancouver[22] and New College[12], a college of the University of Oxford[23], in United Kingdom[24], founded in 1379[25].

Career and Affiliations

Employers include Brock University[8], a public university[26], in Canada[27], founded in 1964[28], headquartered in St. Catharines[29]; Carleton University[9], an open-access publisher[30], in Canada[31], founded in 1943[32], headquartered in Ottawa[33]; and Government of Canada[10], a federal government[34], in Canada[35], founded in 1867[36], headquartered in Ottawa[37].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[13], a fellowship grant[38], in United States[39], founded in 1925[40] and Rhodes Scholarship[14], a scholarship[41], in United Kingdom[42], founded in 1902[43].

FAQs

Where was James Alexander Gibson born?

James Alexander Gibson was born in Ottawa[1].

Where did James Alexander Gibson die?

James Alexander Gibson died in Ottawa[3].

Who were James Alexander Gibson's parents?

James Alexander Gibson's father was John Wesley Gibson[6].

Where did James Alexander Gibson go to school?

James Alexander Gibson was educated at University of British Columbia[11] and New College[12].

What awards did James Alexander Gibson receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[13] and Rhodes Scholarship[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. exhibits.library.brocku.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . Rhodes Scholar Database. Retrieved . exhibits.library.brocku.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [2] ↑ . legacy.com. Retrieved . legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . exhibits.library.brocku.ca. exhibits.library.brocku.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [4] ↑ . legacy.com. Retrieved . legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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