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Nic Rawlence

paleontologist in New Zealand
Person Human Q66763782

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Occupation
paleontologist, university teacher, director
Employer
University of Otago, University of Adelaide, University of Waikato[5][6][7]
Position held
associate professor[4]
Educated at
Victoria University of Wellington, University of Adelaide[8][9]
Award received
Early Career Award for Distinction in Research, Cranwell Medal[12][13]
Doctoral student
Tom Oosting, Alexander Jacob Fischer Verry, Pascale Lubbe[15][16][17]
Affiliation
Department of Zoology, University of Otago[22]
Family name
Rawlence[18]
Given name
Nicolas, James, Nic[19][20][21]
Nickname
Nic[23]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
NZThesisProject[24]
Student
Megan Awhina Kara Askew, Lachie Scarsbrook[10][11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Nicolas James Rawlence en Nicolas J Rawlence en Nicolas J. Rawlence en Nic Rawlence en N. J. Rawlence en N.J. Rawlence en NJ Rawlence
🔖 Identifiers · 10
ORCID iD
0000-0001-6968-6643
OpenAlex ID
A5064233223
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Dr Nic Rawlence portrait.jpg ↗
Bluesky handle
nicrawlencenz.bsky.social
Google Scholar author ID
xlP8p1EAAAAJ
ResearchGate profile ID
Nicolas_Rawlence
Te Papa agent ID
7364
The Conversation author ID
392371
X (Twitter) username
nic_rawlence_nz
ZooBank author ID
D0ACC05B-076D-4AB2-81F7-9AE151A3D308

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Summary

Nic Rawlence has worked as a paleontologist[1], university teacher[2], and director[3].

FAQs

What did Nic Rawlence do for work?

Nic Rawlence worked as a paleontologist[1], university teacher[2], and director[3].

Where did Nic Rawlence go to school?

Nic Rawlence was educated at Victoria University of Wellington[8] and University of Adelaide[9].

What awards did Nic Rawlence receive?

Honors received include Early Career Award for Distinction in Research[12] and Cranwell Medal[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . otago.ac.nz. otago.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . otago.ac.nz. Retrieved . otago.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . otago.ac.nz. Retrieved . otago.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . otago.ac.nz. otago.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [10] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [11] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · DrThneed · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Rawlence
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #60746: family names thesis project"
  2. 21d ago · DrThneed · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Nicolas, James, Nic
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #60741: given names thesis project"
  3. 22d ago · DrThneed · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    ORCID iD → 0000-0001-6968-6643
    The Conversation author ID → 392371
    Position held → associate professor
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #60586: matched doctoral"
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