Russell Gray

New Zealand linguist and evolutionary biologist
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Russell Gray

Summary

Russell Gray is a human[1]. He was born on 1960[2]. He worked as a linguist[3], evolutionary biologist[4], psychologist[5], and biologist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Russell Gray was born on 1960[2].
  • Russell Gray worked as a linguist[3].
  • Russell Gray's professions included evolutionary biologist[4].
  • Russell Gray's professions included psychologist[5].
  • Russell Gray's professions included biologist[6].
  • Russell Gray's field of work was sociocultural evolution[8].
  • Russell Gray held the position of full professor[9].
  • Among Russell Gray's employers was University of Auckland[10].
  • Russell Gray was employed by Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology[11].
  • Russell Gray was employed by University of Otago[12].
  • Russell Gray was educated at University of Auckland[13].
  • Russell Gray's doctoral advisor was John Lawrence Craig[14].
  • Russell Gray's doctoral advisor was Michael Davison[15].
  • A notable student of Russell Gray was Martyn Kennedy[16].
  • Russell Gray received the Mason Durie Medal[17].
  • Russell Gray received the Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[18].
  • Russell Gray received the James Cook Research Fellowship[19].
  • Russell Gray is recorded as male[20].
  • Russell Gray's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Russell Gray supervised Quentin Atkinson as a doctoral student[22].
  • Russell Gray supervised Simon Greenhill as a doctoral student[23].
  • Russell Gray supervised Alexander Harwood Taylor as a doctoral student[24].
  • Russell Gray supervised Joseph Watts as a doctoral student[25].
  • Russell Gray supervised Sarah A Jelbert as a doctoral student[26].
  • Russell Gray supervised Brenna Knaebe as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Russell Gray was born on 1960[2].

Education

Russell Gray was educated at University of Auckland[13]. Doctoral advisors include John Lawrence Craig[14], awarded the Charles Fleming Award for Environmental Achievement[28] and Michael Davison[15], a scientist[29], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[30]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[31].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[3], evolutionary biologist[4], psychologist[5], and biologist[6]. Russell Gray's field of work was sociocultural evolution[8]. Employers include University of Auckland[10], a public university[32], in New Zealand[33], founded in 1883[34], headquartered in Auckland City[35]; Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology[11], a Max Planck Institute[36], in Germany[37], founded in 1993[38], headquartered in Jena[39]; and University of Otago[12], a public university[40], in New Zealand[41], founded in 1869[42], headquartered in Dunedin[43]. He held the position of full professor[9]. A notable student of him was Martyn Kennedy[16]. Doctoral students include Quentin Atkinson[22], a researcher[44], awarded the Rutherford Discovery Fellowship[45]; Simon Greenhill[23], a scientist[46], of New Zealand[47], awarded the Hamilton Award[48]; Alexander Harwood Taylor[24], a researcher[49], awarded the Rutherford Discovery Fellowship[50]; Joseph Watts[25], a researcher[51], awarded the Early Career Award for Distinction in Research[52]; Sarah A Jelbert[26], a researcher[53]; and Brenna Knaebe[27], a researcher[54].

Recognition

Awards received include Mason Durie Medal[17], a science award[55], in New Zealand[56], founded in 2012[57]; Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[18]; and James Cook Research Fellowship[19], a fellowship grant[58], in New Zealand[59].

Why It Matters

Russell Gray ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

FAQs

What did Russell Gray do for work?

Russell Gray worked as linguist[3], evolutionary biologist[4], psychologist[5], and biologist[6].

Where did Russell Gray go to school?

Russell Gray was educated at University of Auckland[13].

What awards did Russell Gray receive?

Honors received include Mason Durie Medal[17], Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[18], and James Cook Research Fellowship[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [23] ↑ . The archives of history : a phylogenetic approach to the study of language. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . Complex cognition in the New Caledonian crow (corvus moneduloides). hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  19. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  21. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  26. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  27. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  28. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  29. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  31. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [60] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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