Robert Shapley

American neuroscientist
Person human Q7349718
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Robert Shapley

Summary

Robert Shapley is a human[1]. He was born on +1944-10-07T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a neuroscientist[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Robert Shapley was born on +1944-10-07T00:00:00Z[2].
  • A child of Robert Shapley was Alice E. Shapley[5].
  • Robert Shapley held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Robert Shapley worked as a neuroscientist[3].
  • Robert Shapley was employed by New York University[7].
  • Robert Shapley's education included a stint at Harvard University[8].
  • Robert Shapley's education included a stint at The Rockefeller University[9].
  • Robert Shapley is recorded as male[10].
  • Robert Shapley's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Robert Shapley supervised Daniel A. Tranchina as a doctoral student[12].
  • Robert Shapley's ISNI is recorded as 0000000025213660[13].
  • Robert Shapley's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 53145108[14].
  • Robert Shapley's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85310443[15].
  • Robert Shapley's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03qs7tf[16].
  • Robert Shapley's family name is recorded as Shapley[17].
  • Robert Shapley's given name is recorded as Robert[18].
  • Robert Shapley's official website is recorded as http://www.cns.nyu.edu/corefaculty/Shapley.php[19].
  • Robert Shapley's Academic Tree ID is recorded as 273[20].
  • Robert Shapley's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007454575205171[21].
  • Robert Shapley's MacArthur Fellows Program ID is recorded as class-of-1986/robert-shapley[22].
  • Robert Shapley's MacArthur Fellows Program ID is recorded as 286[23].
  • Robert Shapley's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJqFMqxqQGm8vR38wv6BT3[24].
  • Robert Shapley's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/532d9f39-4632-4657-8d3b-af31c1b5cd2e[25].

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Origins and Family

Robert Shapley was born on +1944-10-07T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[8], a private university[26], in United States[27], founded in 1636[28], headquartered in Cambridge[29] and The Rockefeller University[9], a private university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1901[32], headquartered in New York City[33].

Career and Affiliations

Robert Shapley worked as a neuroscientist[3]. Among his employers was New York University[7]. He supervised Daniel A. Tranchina as a doctoral student[12].

Personal Life

A child of Robert Shapley was Alice E. Shapley[5].

Why It Matters

Robert Shapley ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[4]

FAQs

What did Robert Shapley do for work?

Robert Shapley worked as neuroscientist[3].

Where did Robert Shapley go to school?

Robert Shapley was educated at Harvard University[8] and The Rockefeller University[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . The Academic Family Tree. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [2] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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