John Hawks

American paleoanthropologist
Person human Q15130741
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John Hawks

Summary

John Hawks is a human[1]. He was born in United States[2]. He was born on 1970[3]. He worked as an anthropologist[4], paleontologist[5], paleoanthropologist[6], geneticist[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (119 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in United States[2], John Hawks…
  • John Hawks was born on 1970[3].
  • John Hawks held citizenship in United States[10].
  • John Hawks worked as an anthropologist[4].
  • John Hawks's professions included paleontologist[5].
  • John Hawks's professions included paleoanthropologist[6].
  • John Hawks worked as a geneticist[7].
  • John Hawks's professions included university teacher[8].
  • John Hawks's field of work was anthropology[11].
  • John Hawks's field of work was paleoanthropology[12].
  • John Hawks's field of work was biological anthropology[13].
  • Among John Hawks's employers was University of Wisconsin–Madison[14].
  • Among John Hawks's employers was University of the Witwatersrand[15].
  • John Hawks's doctoral advisor was Milford H. Wolpoff[16].
  • John Hawks is recorded as male[17].
  • John Hawks's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • John Hawks's family name is recorded as Hawks[19].
  • John Hawks's given name is recorded as John[20].
  • John Hawks's official website is recorded as http://johnhawks.net[21].
  • John Hawks's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • John Hawks's different from is recorded as John K. Hawks[23].

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Origins and Family

Born in United States[2], John Hawks… he was born on 1970[3].

Education

John Hawks's doctoral advisor was Milford H. Wolpoff[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include anthropologist[4], paleontologist[5], paleoanthropologist[6], geneticist[7], and university teacher[8]. Fields of work include anthropology[11], an academic discipline[24]; paleoanthropology[12], a branch of anthropology[25]; and biological anthropology[13], a branch of anthropology[26]. Employers include University of Wisconsin–Madison[14], a public research university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1848[29] and University of the Witwatersrand[15], a public research university[30], in South Africa[31], founded in 1896[32], headquartered in Johannesburg[33].

Why It Matters

John Hawks ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (119 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was John Hawks born?

Born in United States[2], John Hawks…

What did John Hawks do for work?

John Hawks worked as anthropologist[4], paleontologist[5], paleoanthropologist[6], geneticist[7], and university teacher[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . ORCID iD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . ORCID iD. wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . orcid.org. Retrieved . orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Occupation anthropologist, paleontologist, paleoanthropologist +2
    Scopus author id 7004065811
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id 17156268z
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