Joseph Tainter

American anthropologist
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Joseph Tainter

Summary

Joseph Tainter is a human[1]. He was born in San Francisco[2]. He was born on December 8, 1949[3]. He worked as an anthropologist[4] and historian[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (215 views/month, #7,179 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Joseph Tainter was born in San Francisco[2].
  • Joseph Tainter was born on December 8, 1949[3].
  • Joseph Tainter held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Joseph Tainter worked as an anthropologist[4].
  • Joseph Tainter worked as a historian[5].
  • Joseph Tainter's field of work was sustainability[8].
  • Among Joseph Tainter's employers was University of New Mexico[9].
  • Joseph Tainter was employed by United States Forest Service[10].
  • Joseph Tainter was employed by Utah State University[11].
  • Joseph Tainter's education included a stint at University of California, Santa Barbara[12].
  • Joseph Tainter was educated at Northwestern University[13].
  • Joseph Tainter is recorded as male[14].
  • Joseph Tainter's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Joseph Tainter's family name is recorded as Tainter[16].
  • Joseph Tainter's given name is recorded as Joseph[17].
  • Joseph Tainter's professorship is recorded as professor[18].
  • Joseph Tainter's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • Joseph Tainter's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Joseph Anthony Tainter'}[20].
  • Joseph Tainter's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Northwestern University Libraries[21].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 54da5124-3234-4ba5-b65f-2b6ba4f510ac[23]

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Origins and Family

Born in San Francisco[2], Joseph Tainter… he was born on December 8, 1949[3].

Education

Educated at University of California, Santa Barbara[12], a public university[24], in United States[25], founded in 1909[26], headquartered in Santa Barbara County[27] and Northwestern University[13], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1851[30], headquartered in Evanston[31].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include anthropologist[4] and historian[5]. Joseph Tainter's field of work was sustainability[8]. Employers include University of New Mexico[9], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1889[34], headquartered in Albuquerque[35]; United States Forest Service[10], a federal law enforcement agency of the United States[36], in United States[37], founded in 1905[38], headquartered in Sidney R. Yates Federal Building[39]; and Utah State University[11], a university[40], in United States[41], founded in 1888[42], headquartered in Logan[43].

Why It Matters

Joseph Tainter ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (215 views/month, #7,179 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was Joseph Tainter born?

Born in San Francisco[2], Joseph Tainter…

What did Joseph Tainter do for work?

Joseph Tainter worked as anthropologist[4] and historian[5].

Where did Joseph Tainter go to school?

Joseph Tainter was educated at University of California, Santa Barbara[12] and Northwestern University[13].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . californiabirthindex.org. californiabirthindex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . usu.edu. usu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . uab.cat. uab.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . uab.cat. uab.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . uab.cat. uab.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Babelio. babelio.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . archaeological.org. archaeological.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.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
  11. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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