Lyn Wadley

South African archaeologist
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Lyn Wadley

Summary

Lyn Wadley is a human[1]. She worked as an archaeologist[2]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • Lyn Wadley held citizenship in South Africa[4].
  • Lyn Wadley worked as an archaeologist[2].
  • Lyn Wadley's field of work was archaeology[5].
  • Lyn Wadley was employed by University of the Witwatersrand[6].
  • Lyn Wadley's education included a stint at University of Cape Town[7].
  • Lyn Wadley was educated at University of the Witwatersrand[8].
  • Lyn Wadley received the Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa[9].
  • Lyn Wadley received the Member of the Academy of Science of South Africa[10].
  • Lyn Wadley received the Fellow of the British Academy[11].
  • Lyn Wadley was a member of Royal Society of South Africa[12].
  • Lyn Wadley is recorded as female[13].
  • Lyn Wadley's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Lyn Wadley's ISNI is recorded as 0000000061566527[15].
  • Lyn Wadley's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 59117828[16].
  • Lyn Wadley's GND ID is recorded as 138330182[17].
  • Lyn Wadley's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr88004085[18].
  • Lyn Wadley's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12129717v[19].
  • Lyn Wadley's IdRef ID is recorded as 029737583[20].
  • Lyn Wadley's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0003-0053-0813[21].
  • Lyn Wadley's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/012ccmbf[22].
  • Lyn Wadley's family name is recorded as Wadley[23].
  • Lyn Wadley's given name is recorded as Lyn[24].
  • Lyn Wadley's described at URL is recorded as https://trowelblazers.com/africanarchaeologists/[25].
  • Lyn Wadley's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 074496638[26].
  • Lyn Wadley's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

Body

Education

Educated at University of Cape Town[7], a public university[28], in South Africa[29], founded in 1829[30], headquartered in Cape Town[31] and University of the Witwatersrand[8], a public research university[32], in South Africa[33], founded in 1896[34], headquartered in Johannesburg[35].

Career and Affiliations

Lyn Wadley's professions included archaeologist[2]. Her field of work was archaeology[5]. She was employed by University of the Witwatersrand[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa[9], a fellowship award[36]; Member of the Academy of Science of South Africa[10]; and Fellow of the British Academy[11], a fellowship award[37], in United Kingdom[38].

Why It Matters

Lyn Wadley ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[3]

FAQs

What did Lyn Wadley do for work?

Lyn Wadley worked as archaeologist[2].

Where did Lyn Wadley go to school?

Lyn Wadley was educated at University of Cape Town[7] and University of the Witwatersrand[8].

What awards did Lyn Wadley receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa[9], Member of the Academy of Science of South Africa[10], and Fellow of the British Academy[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . IdRef. Retrieved . 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
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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