Richard Kurin

Summary

Richard Kurin is a human^[1]. He was born on +1950-11-27T00:00:00Z^[2]. He worked as a curator^[3], museum professional^[4], and cultural anthropologist^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Richard Kurin was born on +1950-11-27T00:00:00Z^[2].
• Richard Kurin held citizenship in United States^[7].
• 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's field of work was cultural anthropology^[8].
• Richard Kurin's field of work was traditional knowledge^[9].
• Richard Kurin's field of work was South Asia^[10].
• Richard Kurin's field of work was culture of the United States^[11].
• Richard Kurin's field of work was Hope Diamond^[12].
• Richard Kurin was employed by Smithsonian Institution^[13].
• Richard Kurin was employed by Southern Illinois University Carbondale^[14].
• Richard Kurin's education included a stint at University at Buffalo^[15].
• Richard Kurin was educated at University of Chicago^[16].
• Richard Kurin's education included a stint at University of Chicago^[17].
• Richard Kurin's image is recorded as Richard-Kurin-Smithsonian-Under-Secretary-for-History-Art-and-Culture.jpg^[18].
• Richard Kurin is recorded as male^[19].
• Richard Kurin's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Richard Kurin's ISNI is recorded as 000000008248669X^[21].
• Richard Kurin's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 62956375^[22].
• Richard Kurin's GND ID is recorded as 1049304608^[23].
• Richard Kurin's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84180665^[24].
• Richard Kurin's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 166749703^[25].
• Richard Kurin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05wsv3l^[26].
• Richard Kurin's family name is recorded as Q139502346^[27].

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Origins and Family

Richard Kurin was born on +1950-11-27T00:00:00Z^[2].

Education

Educated at University at Buffalo^[15], a public research university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1846^[30], headquartered in Amherst^[31] and University of Chicago^[16], 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], and cultural anthropologist^[5]. Fields of work include cultural anthropology^[8], a branch of anthropology^[36]; traditional knowledge^[9], a knowledge type^[37]; South Asia^[10], a region^[38], in Afghanistan^[39]; culture of the United States^[11], a culture of an area^[40], in United States^[41]; and Hope Diamond^[12], a diamond^[42], in India^[43]. Employers include Smithsonian Institution^[13], an institution^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1846^[46], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[47] and Southern Illinois University Carbondale^[14], 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 (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[6]

FAQs

What did Richard Kurin do for work?

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

Where did Richard Kurin go to school?

Richard Kurin was educated at University at Buffalo^[15], University of Chicago^[16], and University of Chicago^[17].