Richard Kurin

Summary

Richard Kurin is a human^[1]. He was born on November 27, 1950^[2]. He worked as a curator^[3], museum professional^[4], cultural anthropologist^[5], historian^[6], and anthropologist^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,174 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Richard Kurin was born on November 27, 1950^[2].
• Richard Kurin held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Richard Kurin worked as a curator^[3].
• Richard Kurin's professions included museum professional^[4].
• Richard Kurin worked as a cultural anthropologist^[5].
• Richard Kurin worked as a historian^[6].
• Richard Kurin's professions included anthropologist^[7].
• Richard Kurin's field of work was cultural anthropology^[10].
• Richard Kurin's field of work was traditional knowledge^[11].
• Richard Kurin's field of work was South Asia^[12].
• Richard Kurin's field of work was culture of the United States^[13].
• Richard Kurin's field of work was Hope Diamond^[14].
• Among Richard Kurin's employers was Smithsonian Institution^[15].
• Richard Kurin was employed by Southern Illinois University Carbondale^[16].
• Richard Kurin's education included a stint at University at Buffalo^[17].
• Richard Kurin's education included a stint at University of Chicago^[18].
• Richard Kurin's education included a stint at University of Chicago^[19].
• Richard Kurin is recorded as male^[20].
• Richard Kurin's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Richard Kurin's family name is recorded as Q139502346^[22].
• Richard Kurin's given name is recorded as Richard^[23].
• Richard Kurin's participant in is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2016^[24].
• Richard Kurin's participant in is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017^[25].
• Richard Kurin's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Smithsonian Names^[26].
• Richard Kurin's affiliation string is recorded as Smithsonian Institution^[27].

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Origins and Family

Richard Kurin was born on November 27, 1950^[2].

Education

Educated at University at Buffalo^[17], a public research university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1846^[30], headquartered in Amherst^[31] and University of Chicago^[18], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1890^[34], headquartered in Chicago^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include curator^[3], museum professional^[4], cultural anthropologist^[5], historian^[6], and anthropologist^[7]. Fields of work include cultural anthropology^[10], a branch of anthropology^[36]; traditional knowledge^[11], a knowledge type^[37]; South Asia^[12], a region^[38], in Afghanistan^[39]; culture of the United States^[13], a culture of an area^[40], in United States^[41]; and Hope Diamond^[14], a diamond^[42], in India^[43]. Employers include Smithsonian Institution^[15], an institution^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1846^[46], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[47] and Southern Illinois University Carbondale^[16], a public university^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1869^[50].

Why It Matters

Richard Kurin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,174 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[8]

FAQs

What did Richard Kurin do for work?

Richard Kurin worked as curator^[3], museum professional^[4], cultural anthropologist^[5], historian^[6], and anthropologist^[7].

Where did Richard Kurin go to school?

Richard Kurin was educated at University at Buffalo^[17], University of Chicago^[18], and University of Chicago^[19].