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Michael Anthony O'Brien

New Zealand social work scholar, 1946-
Person human Q111692190

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
1946
Country of citizenship
New Zealand[5]
Occupation
social work scholar, university teacher, social scientist
Employer
Massey University, University of Auckland, University of Auckland - Epsom Campus[6][7][8]
Educated at
Massey University[9]
Award received
Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit[14]
Official website
unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz[30]
Doctoral advisor
Chris Wilkes, Graeme Fraser[10][11]
Doctoral student
Irene Anne de Haan, Carole Adamson, Ian Hyslop, Moses Ma'alo Faleolo, Yayoi Ide, Matthew Rankine, Love Mngohol Chile, Barbara Lynn Staniforth, Christine Cheyne, Wikidata item[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[32]
Academic degree
Doctor of Philosophy[26]
Academic thesis
The problem of poverty : ideology, the state and the 1972 Royal Commission on Social Security[31]
Family name
O'Brien[28]
Given name
Michael[29]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
NZThesisProject[33]
Residence
Auckland[27]
Student
Shirley-Ann Chinnery, Gerard Cotterell[12][13]
Writing language
English[34]
🏷️ Also known as
en Associate Professor Michael Anthony O'Brien en Michael Anthony O'Brien en Michael O'Brien en Mike O'Brien
🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
0000000081698666
ORCID iD
0000-0003-4555-080X
VIAF cluster ID
100382186
Library of Congress authority ID
no2004054349
GND ID
1255073365
OpenAlex ID
A5022004666
Amazon author ID
B001JPA93I
BIBSYS ID
90747217
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15717582h
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11003124
Described at URL
www.cpag.org.nz
Google Scholar author ID
qqY99vcAAAAJ
Show all 18 identifiers +6
IdRef ID
104654856
LibraryThing author ID
obrienmike-1
NUKAT ID
n2020218719
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007425142205171
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PCjG8mYkH8w9vRTXCjBKKV3
Yale LUX ID
person/2ca267f1-fb5c-4eff-93ba-4f7e81e3f96d

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Summary

Michael Anthony O'Brien was born in 1946[1]. He has worked as a social work scholar[2], university teacher[3], and social scientist[4].

FAQs

What did Michael Anthony O'Brien do for work?

Michael Anthony O'Brien worked as a social work scholar[2], university teacher[3], and social scientist[4].

Where did Michael Anthony O'Brien go to school?

Michael Anthony O'Brien was educated at Massey University[9].

What awards did Michael Anthony O'Brien receive?

Honors received include Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . dpmc.govt.nz. dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . massey.ac.nz. massey.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . massey.ac.nz. massey.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . massey.ac.nz. massey.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . massey.ac.nz. massey.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . dpmc.govt.nz. dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [12] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [13] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · DrThneed · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → O'Brien
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  2. 17d ago · DrThneed · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Michael
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  3. 18d ago · DrThneed · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Doctoral student → Irene Anne de Haan, Carole Adamson, Ian Hyslop +7
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  4. 6w ago · DrThneed · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Doctoral student → Irene Anne de Haan, Carole Adamson, Ian Hyslop +7
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  5. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Amazon author ID → B001JPA93I
    Employer → Massey University, University of Auckland, University of Auckland - Epsom Campus
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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