Nicholas Agar

Professor of ethics
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Nicholas Agar

Summary

Nicholas Agar is a human[1]. He was born on February 2, 1965[2]. He worked as a philosopher[3], researcher[4], ethicist[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Nicholas Agar was born on February 2, 1965[2].
  • Nicholas Agar held citizenship in Australia[8].
  • Nicholas Agar worked as a philosopher[3].
  • Nicholas Agar's professions included researcher[4].
  • Nicholas Agar worked as an ethicist[5].
  • Nicholas Agar worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Nicholas Agar's field of work was bioethics[9].
  • Nicholas Agar's field of work was ethics[10].
  • Nicholas Agar's field of work was philosophy[11].
  • Nicholas Agar's field of work was eugenics[12].
  • Nicholas Agar held the position of full professor[13].
  • Among Nicholas Agar's employers was Victoria University of Wellington[14].
  • Nicholas Agar was employed by Australian National University[15].
  • Among Nicholas Agar's employers was University of Waikato[16].
  • Nicholas Agar was educated at Victoria University of Wellington[17].
  • Nicholas Agar was educated at Australian National University[18].
  • A notable student of Nicholas Agar was Lucinda Campbell[19].
  • Nicholas Agar is recorded as male[20].
  • Nicholas Agar's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Nicholas Agar supervised Snita Ahir-Knight as a doctoral student[22].
  • Nicholas Agar supervised Daniel Michael Weijers as a doctoral student[23].
  • Nicholas Agar's family name is recorded as Agar[24].
  • Nicholas Agar's given name is recorded as Nicholas[25].
  • Nicholas Agar's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Nicholas Agar's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NZThesisProject[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Nicholas Agar was born on February 2, 1965[2].

Education

Educated at Victoria University of Wellington[17], a public university[28], in New Zealand[29], founded in 1897[30], headquartered in Wellington[31] and Australian National University[18], a public university[32], in Australia[33], founded in 1946[34], headquartered in Canberra[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher[3], researcher[4], ethicist[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include bioethics[9], an academic discipline[36]; ethics[10], a branch of philosophy[37]; philosophy[11], an academic discipline[38]; and eugenics[12], a social theory[39]. Employers include Victoria University of Wellington[14], a public university[40], in New Zealand[41], founded in 1897[42], headquartered in Wellington[43]; Australian National University[15], a public university[44], in Australia[45], founded in 1946[46], headquartered in Canberra[47]; and University of Waikato[16], a public university[48], in New Zealand[49], founded in 1964[50]. Nicholas Agar held the position of full professor[13]. A notable student of him was Lucinda Campbell[19]. Doctoral students include Snita Ahir-Knight[22], a researcher[51] and Daniel Michael Weijers[23], a researcher[52].

Why It Matters

Nicholas Agar ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

What did Nicholas Agar do for work?

Nicholas Agar worked as philosopher[3], researcher[4], ethicist[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Nicholas Agar go to school?

Nicholas Agar was educated at Victoria University of Wellington[17] and Australian National University[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . profiles.waikato.ac.nz. profiles.waikato.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [2] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [19] . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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
  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. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Doctoral student Snita Ahir-Knight, Daniel Michael Weijers
    Instance of human
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    Given name Nicholas
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