Peter A. Singer

Canadian medical researcher
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Peter A. Singer

Summary

Peter A. Singer is a human[1]. He was born on +1960-08-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a physician[3], academic[4], and policy advisor[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Peter A. Singer was born on +1960-08-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Peter A. Singer held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Peter A. Singer worked as a physician[3].
  • Peter A. Singer worked as an academic[4].
  • Peter A. Singer worked as a policy advisor[5].
  • Peter A. Singer's field of work was bioethics[8].
  • Peter A. Singer was employed by University of Toronto[9].
  • Peter A. Singer was employed by World Health Organization[10].
  • Peter A. Singer was educated at Harvard Business School[11].
  • Peter A. Singer's education included a stint at University of Toronto[12].
  • Peter A. Singer was educated at Harvard University[13].
  • Peter A. Singer was educated at University of Chicago[14].
  • Peter A. Singer was educated at Yale University[15].
  • Peter A. Singer's education included a stint at Upper Canada College[16].
  • Peter A. Singer received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[17].
  • Peter A. Singer received the Officer of the Order of Canada[18].
  • Peter A. Singer is recorded as male[19].
  • Peter A. Singer's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Peter A. Singer's ISNI is recorded as 0000000114397588[21].
  • Peter A. Singer's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 24681656[22].
  • Peter A. Singer's GND ID is recorded as 133924580[23].
  • Peter A. Singer's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88045972[24].
  • Peter A. Singer's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12373921k[25].
  • Peter A. Singer's IdRef ID is recorded as 129380121[26].
  • Peter A. Singer's Commons category is recorded as Peter A. Singer[27].

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Origins and Family

Peter A. Singer was born on +1960-08-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Harvard Business School[11], a business school[28], in United States[29], founded in 1908[30], headquartered in Boston[31]; University of Toronto[12], a public research university[32], in Canada[33], founded in 1827[34], headquartered in Toronto[35]; Harvard University[13], a private university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1636[38], headquartered in Cambridge[39]; University of Chicago[14], a private university[40], in United States[41], founded in 1890[42], headquartered in Chicago[43]; Yale University[15], a private university[44], in United States[45], founded in 1701[46], headquartered in New Haven[47]; and Upper Canada College[16], a boys' high school[48], in Canada[49], founded in 1829[50].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physician[3], academic[4], and policy advisor[5]. Peter A. Singer's field of work was bioethics[8]. Employers include University of Toronto[9], a public research university[51], in Canada[52], founded in 1827[53], headquartered in Toronto[54] and World Health Organization[10], a specialized agency of the United Nations[55], in Switzerland[56], founded in 1948[57], headquartered in Geneva[58].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[17], a fellowship award[59], in Canada[60] and Officer of the Order of Canada[18], a grade of an order[61], in Canada[62], founded in 1967[63].

Why It Matters

Peter A. Singer ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]

FAQs

What did Peter A. Singer do for work?

Peter A. Singer worked as physician[3], academic[4], and policy advisor[5].

Where did Peter A. Singer go to school?

Peter A. Singer was educated at Harvard Business School[11], University of Toronto[12], Harvard University[13], and University of Chicago[14].

What awards did Peter A. Singer receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[17] and Officer of the Order of Canada[18].

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [64] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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