Richard Potts

Summary

Richard Potts is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Philadelphia^[2]. He was born on +1953-08-16T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as an archaeologist^[4], prehistorian^[5], anthropologist^[6], paleoanthropologist^[7], and curator^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Richard Potts was born in Philadelphia^[2].
• Richard Potts was born on +1953-08-16T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Richard Potts was born on +1953-00-00T00:00:00Z^[10].
• Richard Potts held citizenship in United States^[11].
• Richard Potts worked as an archaeologist^[4].
• Richard Potts worked as a prehistorian^[5].
• Richard Potts worked as an anthropologist^[6].
• Richard Potts's professions included paleoanthropologist^[7].
• Richard Potts worked as a curator^[8].
• Richard Potts's field of work was human evolution^[12].
• Richard Potts's field of work was paleoanthropology^[13].
• Richard Potts's field of work was biological anthropology^[14].
• Richard Potts's field of work was Earth science^[15].
• Richard Potts's field of work was Great Rift Valley^[16].
• Richard Potts was employed by Yale University^[17].
• Richard Potts was employed by Smithsonian Institution^[18].
• Richard Potts's education included a stint at Harvard University^[19].
• Richard Potts's education included a stint at Temple University^[20].
• Richard Potts received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[21].
• Richard Potts's image is recorded as Rick Potts of the Smithsonian in his office.jpg^[22].
• Richard Potts is recorded as male^[23].
• Richard Potts's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• Richard Potts supervised Thomas Plummer as a doctoral student^[25].
• Richard Potts's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121249719^[26].
• Richard Potts's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 26154044^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Richard Potts was born in Philadelphia^[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1953-08-16T00:00:00Z^[3] and +1953-00-00T00:00:00Z^[10].

Education

Educated at Harvard University^[19], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1636^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31] and Temple University^[20], a university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1884^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include archaeologist^[4], prehistorian^[5], anthropologist^[6], paleoanthropologist^[7], and curator^[8]. Fields of work include human evolution^[12], a branch of anthropology^[35]; paleoanthropology^[13], a branch of anthropology^[36]; biological anthropology^[14], a branch of anthropology^[37]; Earth science^[15], a branch of science^[38]; and Great Rift Valley^[16], a graben^[39], in Eritrea^[40]. Employers include Yale University^[17], a private university^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1701^[43], headquartered in New Haven^[44] and Smithsonian Institution^[18], an institution^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1846^[47], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[48]. Richard Potts supervised Thomas Plummer as a doctoral student^[25].

Recognition

Richard Potts received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[21].

Why It Matters

Richard Potts ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).^[9] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

FAQs

Where was Richard Potts born?

Richard Potts's place of birth was Philadelphia^[2].

What did Richard Potts do for work?

Richard Potts worked as archaeologist^[4], prehistorian^[5], anthropologist^[6], paleoanthropologist^[7], and curator^[8].

Where did Richard Potts go to school?

Richard Potts was educated at Harvard University^[19] and Temple University^[20].

What awards did Richard Potts receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[21].