Milford H. Wolpoff

American paleoanthropologist
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Milford H. Wolpoff

Summary

Milford H. Wolpoff is a human[1]. His place of birth was Chicago[2]. He was born on January 1, 1942[3]. He worked as an anthropologist[4], prehistorian[5], paleoanthropologist[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Chicago[2], Milford H. Wolpoff…
  • Milford H. Wolpoff was born on January 1, 1942[3].
  • Milford H. Wolpoff held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Milford H. Wolpoff worked as an anthropologist[4].
  • Milford H. Wolpoff's professions included prehistorian[5].
  • Milford H. Wolpoff worked as a paleoanthropologist[6].
  • Milford H. Wolpoff's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Milford H. Wolpoff's field of work was anthropology[10].
  • Milford H. Wolpoff's field of work was paleoanthropology[11].
  • Milford H. Wolpoff was employed by University of Michigan[12].
  • Milford H. Wolpoff was educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[13].
  • Milford H. Wolpoff is recorded as male[14].
  • Milford H. Wolpoff's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Milford H. Wolpoff supervised John Hawks as a doctoral student[16].
  • Milford H. Wolpoff supervised Lee Sang-hee as a doctoral student[17].
  • Milford H. Wolpoff's residence is recorded as Chelsea[18].
  • Milford H. Wolpoff's given name is recorded as Milford[19].

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Origins and Family

Milford H. Wolpoff was born in Chicago[2]. He was born on January 1, 1942[3].

Education

Milford H. Wolpoff's education included a stint at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include anthropologist[4], prehistorian[5], paleoanthropologist[6], and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include anthropology[10], an academic discipline[20] and paleoanthropology[11], a branch of anthropology[21]. Milford H. Wolpoff was employed by University of Michigan[12]. Doctoral students include John Hawks[16], an anthropologist[22], b. 1970[23], of United States[24], specialised in anthropology[25] and Lee Sang-hee[17], a paleoanthropologist[26], b. 1966[27], of South Korea[28], awarded the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[29].

Why It Matters

Milford H. Wolpoff ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

He is credited with the discovery of multiregional origin of modern humans[32], a theory[33].

FAQs

Where was Milford H. Wolpoff born?

Milford H. Wolpoff's place of birth was Chicago[2].

What did Milford H. Wolpoff do for work?

Milford H. Wolpoff worked as anthropologist[4], prehistorian[5], paleoanthropologist[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Milford H. Wolpoff go to school?

Milford H. Wolpoff was educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[13].

What did Milford H. Wolpoff discover?

Milford H. Wolpoff is credited as discoverer of multiregional origin of modern humans[32].

References

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . sigmaxi.org. sigmaxi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Doctoral student John Hawks, Lee Sang-hee
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    Given name Milford
    Residence Chelsea
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