Richard Walter

archaeologist in New Zealand
Person human Q17181063
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Summary

Richard Walter was born on 1944[1]. He has worked as an anthropologist[2] and archaeologist[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: New Zealand[5]
  • Field of work: archaeology[6]
  • Position held: full professor[7]
  • Employer: University of Otago[8], University of Queensland[9]
  • Educated at: University of Auckland[10]
  • Student: Sreymony Phal Bowron-Muth[11], Gregory Hil[12], Charles J. T. Radclyffe[13], Q140909337[14]
  • Notable work: Fossil avian eggshell preserves ancient DNA[15]
  • Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[16], Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries[17]
  • Sex or gender: male[18]
  • Doctoral student: Anne Ford[19], Tim Thomas[20], Catherine Smith[21], Charles J. T. Radclyffe[22], Karen Greig[23]
  • Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy[24]
  • Residence: New Zealand[25]
  • Family name: Walter[26]
  • Given name: Richard[27], Knowles[28]
  • Academic thesis: The Southern Cook Islands in Eastern Polynesian prehistory[29]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[30]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: NZThesisProject[31]

Why It Matters

Richard Walter is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

What did Richard Walter do for work?

Richard Walter worked as an anthropologist[2] and archaeologist[3].

Where did Richard Walter go to school?

Richard Walter was educated at University of Auckland[10].

What awards did Richard Walter receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[16] and Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries[17].

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · DrThneed · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Isni → 0000000398425236
    Given name → Richard, Knowles
    Gnd id → 1143149483
    Dimensions author id → 01037143516.48
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