Myra Keen

American malacologist and invertebrate paleontologist
Person human Q6948114
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Myra Keen

Summary

Myra Keen is a human[1]. She was born in Colorado Springs[2]. She was born on +1905-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. She passed away in Santa Rosa[4]. She died on +1986-01-04T00:00:00Z[5]. She worked as a paleontologist[6], malacologist[7], geologist[8], zoologist[9], and invertebrate paleontologist[10]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Myra Keen's place of birth was Colorado Springs[2].
  • Myra Keen passed away in Santa Rosa[4].
  • Myra Keen was born on +1905-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Myra Keen was born on +1905-05-23T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Myra Keen died on +1986-01-04T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Myra Keen held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Myra Keen worked as a paleontologist[6].
  • Myra Keen worked as a malacologist[7].
  • Myra Keen worked as a geologist[8].
  • Myra Keen worked as a zoologist[9].
  • Myra Keen worked as an invertebrate paleontologist[10].
  • Myra Keen's field of work was invertebrate paleontology[14].
  • Myra Keen's field of work was zoology[15].
  • Myra Keen's field of work was malacology[16].
  • Myra Keen's field of work was paleontology[17].
  • Myra Keen's field of work was invertebrate[18].
  • Myra Keen was employed by Stanford University[19].
  • Myra Keen's education included a stint at Colorado College[20].
  • Myra Keen was educated at Stanford University[21].
  • Myra Keen's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[22].
  • Myra Keen received the Guggenheim Fellowship[23].
  • Myra Keen received the Fellow of the Geological Society of America[24].
  • Myra Keen was a member of Phi Beta Kappa Society[25].
  • Myra Keen was a member of Geological Society of America[26].
  • Myra Keen was a member of Paleontological Society[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Myra Keen was born in Colorado Springs[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1905-01-01T00:00:00Z[3] and +1905-05-23T00:00:00Z[12].

Education

Educated at Colorado College[20], a liberal arts college[28], in United States[29], founded in 1874[30], headquartered in Colorado Springs[31]; Stanford University[21], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1885[34], headquartered in Stanford[35]; and University of California, Berkeley[22], a public research university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1868[38], headquartered in Berkeley[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include paleontologist[6], malacologist[7], geologist[8], zoologist[9], and invertebrate paleontologist[10]. Fields of work include invertebrate paleontology[14], an academic discipline[40]; zoology[15], a branch of biology[41]; malacology[16], a branch of zoology[42]; paleontology[17], an academic discipline[43]; and invertebrate[18], a grade[44]. Myra Keen was employed by Stanford University[19]. She supervised Eugene V. Coan as a doctoral student[45].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[23], a fellowship grant[46], in United States[47], founded in 1925[48] and Fellow of the Geological Society of America[24].

Personal Life

Myra Keen's religion is recorded as Quakers[49].

Death and Burial

Myra Keen died on +1986-01-04T00:00:00Z[5]. She passed away in Santa Rosa[4]. The cause of death was cancer[50].

Why It Matters

Myra Keen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[11] She is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

FAQs

Where was Myra Keen born?

Myra Keen was born in Colorado Springs[2].

Where did Myra Keen die?

Myra Keen died in Santa Rosa[4].

What did Myra Keen do for work?

Myra Keen worked as paleontologist[6], malacologist[7], geologist[8], zoologist[9], and invertebrate paleontologist[10].

Where did Myra Keen go to school?

Myra Keen was educated at Colorado College[20], Stanford University[21], and University of California, Berkeley[22].

What awards did Myra Keen receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[23] and Fellow of the Geological Society of America[24].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  11. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . oral history. histsoc.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [49] . historicalsociety.stanford.edu. historicalsociety.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . oral history. siarchives.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [45] . searchworks.stanford.edu. searchworks.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . oral history. siarchives.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . oral history. siarchives.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . oral history. siarchives.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [50] . obituary. histsoc.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [12] . The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science. wikidata.org.
  28. [5] . wikidata.org.

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  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
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  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
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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