James Smithies

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James Smithies

Summary

James Smithies is a human[1]. He worked as a researcher[2].

Key Facts

  • James Smithies's professions included researcher[2].
  • Among James Smithies's employers was University of Canterbury[3].
  • James Smithies's education included a stint at University of Canterbury[4].
  • James Smithies's doctoral advisor was Miles Fairburn[5].
  • James Smithies's doctoral advisor was Peter S Field[6].
  • A notable student of James Smithies was Rebecca Abey-Nesbit[7].
  • James Smithies is recorded as male[8].
  • James Smithies's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • James Smithies earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[10].
  • James Smithies's given name is recorded as James[11].
  • James Smithies's official website is recorded as https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/james-smithies(25de9f9d-f8c3-412a-9c8b-a0d3996ea197).html[12].
  • James Smithies's academic thesis is recorded as Imagining New Zealand: Literary critique and cultural redefinition 1940-1983[13].
  • James Smithies's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NZThesisProject[14].

Body

Education

James Smithies was educated at University of Canterbury[4]. Doctoral advisors include Miles Fairburn[5], a scientist[15], b. 1945[16], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[17] and Peter S Field[6], a historian[18]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[10].

Career and Affiliations

James Smithies's professions included researcher[2]. Among his employers was University of Canterbury[3]. A notable student of him was Rebecca Abey-Nesbit[7].

FAQs

What did James Smithies do for work?

James Smithies worked as researcher[2].

Where did James Smithies go to school?

James Smithies was educated at University of Canterbury[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [2] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . kcl.ac.uk. kcl.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . ORCID Public Data File 2020. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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  1. 17d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/james-smithies(2
    Gnd id 1141611058
    Academic thesis Imagining New Zealand: Literary critique and cultural redefinition 1940-1983
    Orcid id 0000-0003-4801-0366
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