John Speakman

biologist and professor at the University of Aberdeen
Person human Q11252032
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Summary

John Speakman was born on November 1958[1]. He has worked as a physiologist[2], scientist[3], university teacher[4], and editing staff[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 1, 1958[7]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[8]
  • Field of work: animal ecophysiology[9], obesity[10], ageing[11]
  • Employer: University of Aberdeen[12], Chinese Academy of Sciences[13]
  • Educated at: University of Stirling[14]
  • Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society[15], Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences[16], Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[17], Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology[18], ZSL Scientific Medal[19], Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[20]
  • Member of: Royal Society of Edinburgh[21], Royal Society[22], Academy of Medical Sciences[23], Royal Society of Biology[24], Royal Society of Arts[25], Academia Europaea[26], National Academy of Sciences[27]
  • Sex or gender: male[28]
  • Commons category: John Speakman[29]
  • Residence: United Kingdom[30]
  • Family name: Speakman[31]
  • Given name: John[32], Roger[33]
  • Described at URL: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2111255118[34]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[35]

Why It Matters

John Speakman is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

What did John Speakman do for work?

John Speakman worked as a physiologist[2], scientist[3], university teacher[4], and editing staff[5].

Where did John Speakman go to school?

John Speakman was educated at University of Stirling[14].

What awards did John Speakman receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[15], Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences[16], Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[17], and Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology[18].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [28] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . abdn.ac.uk. abdn.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . royalsociety.org. Retrieved . royalsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . acmedsci.ac.uk. Retrieved . acmedsci.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . rse.org.uk. Retrieved . rse.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . zsl.org. zsl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . ae-info.org. ae-info.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . nasonline.org. Retrieved . nasonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15h ago · PKalnai · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'en', 'fa']
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Member of: National Academy of Sciences"
  2. 25d ago · 本日晴天 · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cinii research id → 1980023484825127578
    Given name → John, Roger
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  3. 17w ago · Oronsay · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id → 144251249
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  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of israel j9u id → 987010679693305171
    Sex or gender → male
    Commons category → John Speakman
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    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Occupation: biologist, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258356|batch #258356]]"
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