Nicholas Blurton-Jones

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Nicholas Blurton-Jones

Summary

Nicholas Blurton-Jones is a human[1]. He was born in Weymouth[2]. He was born on +1936-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an anthropologist[4], university teacher[5], and biologist[6].

Key Facts

  • Born in Weymouth[2], Nicholas Blurton-Jones…
  • Nicholas Blurton-Jones was born on +1936-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Nicholas Blurton-Jones held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Nicholas Blurton-Jones worked as an anthropologist[4].
  • Nicholas Blurton-Jones's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Nicholas Blurton-Jones worked as a biologist[6].
  • Nicholas Blurton-Jones's field of work was behavioral ecology[8].
  • Nicholas Blurton-Jones's field of work was human ethology[9].
  • Nicholas Blurton-Jones's field of work was parenting[10].
  • Nicholas Blurton-Jones's field of work was hunter-gatherer[11].
  • Nicholas Blurton-Jones's field of work was biological anthropology[12].
  • Nicholas Blurton-Jones's field of work was demography[13].
  • Nicholas Blurton-Jones held the position of professor emeritus[14].
  • Among Nicholas Blurton-Jones's employers was University of California, Los Angeles[15].
  • Among Nicholas Blurton-Jones's employers was University of London[16].
  • Nicholas Blurton-Jones was employed by UCLA College of Letters and Science[17].
  • Among Nicholas Blurton-Jones's employers was UCL Institute of Child Health[18].
  • Nicholas Blurton-Jones was educated at University of Oxford[19].
  • Nicholas Blurton-Jones was educated at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine[20].
  • Nicholas Blurton-Jones's education included a stint at University of Reading[21].
  • A notable work attributed to Nicholas Blurton-Jones is Hunter-gatherer studies and human evolution: A very selective review[22].
  • A notable work attributed to Nicholas Blurton-Jones is Selection for delayed maturity : Does it take 20 years to learn to hunt and gather?[23].
  • A notable work attributed to Nicholas Blurton-Jones is Antiquity of postreproductive life: are there modern impacts on hunter-gatherer postreproductive life spans?[24].
  • A notable work attributed to Nicholas Blurton-Jones is More Lessons from the Hadza about Men’s Work[25].
  • A notable work attributed to Nicholas Blurton-Jones is Sexual dimorphism in chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) and human age-specific fertility[26].

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Origins and Family

Born in Weymouth[2], Nicholas Blurton-Jones… he was born on +1936-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Oxford[19], a collegiate university[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1096[29], headquartered in Oxford[30]; Johns Hopkins School of Medicine[20], a medical school[31], in United States[32], founded in 1893[33]; and University of Reading[21], a university[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1892[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include anthropologist[4], university teacher[5], and biologist[6]. Fields of work include behavioral ecology[8], a branch of zoology[37]; human ethology[9]; parenting[10]; hunter-gatherer[11], a classification of societies[38]; biological anthropology[12], a branch of anthropology[39]; and demography[13], an academic discipline[40]. Employers include University of California, Los Angeles[15], a public research university[41], in United States[42], founded in 1919[43], headquartered in Los Angeles[44]; University of London[16], a university[45], in United Kingdom[46], founded in 1836[47], headquartered in London[48]; UCLA College of Letters and Science[17], an organization[49], in United States[50], founded in 1919[51], headquartered in Los Angeles[52]; and UCL Institute of Child Health[18], a research institute[53], in United Kingdom[54], founded in 1946[55]. Nicholas Blurton-Jones held the position of professor emeritus[14].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Hunter-gatherer studies and human evolution: A very selective review[22], Selection for delayed maturity : Does it take 20 years to learn to hunt and gather?[23], Antiquity of postreproductive life: are there modern impacts on hunter-gatherer postreproductive life spans?[24], More Lessons from the Hadza about Men’s Work[25], and Sexual dimorphism in chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) and human age-specific fertility[26].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[56], a fellowship award[57], in United States[58], founded in 1874[59] and Fulbright Scholarship[60], a scholarship[61], in United States[62], founded in 1946[63].

FAQs

Where was Nicholas Blurton-Jones born?

Born in Weymouth[2], Nicholas Blurton-Jones…

What did Nicholas Blurton-Jones do for work?

Nicholas Blurton-Jones worked as anthropologist[4], university teacher[5], and biologist[6].

Where did Nicholas Blurton-Jones go to school?

Nicholas Blurton-Jones was educated at University of Oxford[19], Johns Hopkins School of Medicine[20], and University of Reading[21].

What awards did Nicholas Blurton-Jones receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[56] and Fulbright Scholarship[60].

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Class ancestry

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