Joan Wiffen

New Zealand paleontologist (1922 - 2009)
Person human Q6205567
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Joan Wiffen

Summary

Joan Wiffen is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Mount Eden[2]. She was born on +1922-02-04T00:00:00Z[3]. She passed away in Hastings[4]. She died on +2009-06-30T00:00:00Z[5]. She worked as a paleontologist[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Joan Wiffen's place of birth was Mount Eden[2].
  • Joan Wiffen passed away in Hastings[4].
  • Joan Wiffen was born on +1922-02-04T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Joan Wiffen died on +2009-06-30T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Joan Wiffen held citizenship in New Zealand[8].
  • Joan Wiffen's professions included paleontologist[6].
  • Joan Wiffen's field of work was paleontology[9].
  • Joan Wiffen was educated at correspondence school[10].
  • Joan Wiffen received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[11].
  • Joan Wiffen received the honorary doctor of Massey University[12].
  • Joan Wiffen is recorded as female[13].
  • Joan Wiffen's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Joan Wiffen's ISNI is recorded as 0000000033162875[15].
  • Joan Wiffen's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 31196219[16].
  • Joan Wiffen's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n92094762[17].
  • Joan Wiffen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09g9653[18].
  • Joan Wiffen's family name is recorded as Wiffen[19].
  • Joan Wiffen's family name is recorded as Pederson[20].
  • Joan Wiffen's given name is recorded as Joan[21].
  • Joan Wiffen's described by source is recorded as 150 women in 150 words[22].
  • Joan Wiffen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Joan Wiffen's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Joan Wiffen'}[24].
  • Joan Wiffen's FAST ID is recorded as 310113[25].
  • Joan Wiffen's Dictionary of New Zealand Biography ID is recorded as 6w4[26].
  • Joan Wiffen's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Pedersen-13573[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Joan Wiffen was born in Mount Eden[2]. She was born on +1922-02-04T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Joan Wiffen was educated at correspondence school[10].

Career and Affiliations

Joan Wiffen's professions included paleontologist[6]. Her field of work was paleontology[9].

Recognition

Awards received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[11], a grade of an order[28], in United Kingdom[29] and honorary doctor of Massey University[12], an award[30], in New Zealand[31].

Death and Burial

Joan Wiffen died on +2009-06-30T00:00:00Z[5]. She died in Hastings[4].

Why It Matters

Joan Wiffen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

FAQs

Where was Joan Wiffen born?

Joan Wiffen's place of birth was Mount Eden[2].

Where did Joan Wiffen die?

Joan Wiffen passed away in Hastings[4].

What did Joan Wiffen do for work?

Joan Wiffen worked as paleontologist[6].

Where did Joan Wiffen go to school?

Joan Wiffen was educated at correspondence school[10].

What awards did Joan Wiffen receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[11] and honorary doctor of Massey University[12].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . teara.govt.nz. teara.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . tamiro.massey.ac.nz. tamiro.massey.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Joan Wiffen. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/joan-wiffen
MLA “Joan Wiffen.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/joan-wiffen.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_joan-wiffen_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Joan Wiffen}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/joan-wiffen}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Joan Wiffen — https://4ort.xyz/entity/joan-wiffen (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/joan-wiffen · Last refreshed: