Ruth Barton

historian in New Zealand
Person human Q114834613
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Ruth Barton

Summary

Ruth Barton is a human[1]. She was born on 1945[2]. She worked as a historian[3] and historian of science and technology[4].

Key Facts

  • Ruth Barton was born on 1945[2].
  • Ruth Barton's professions included historian[3].
  • Ruth Barton's professions included historian of science and technology[4].
  • Ruth Barton's education included a stint at Victoria University of Wellington[5].
  • Ruth Barton was educated at University of Pennsylvania[6].
  • Ruth Barton is recorded as female[7].
  • Ruth Barton's instance of is recorded as human[8].
  • Ruth Barton supervised Ned Fletcher as a doctoral student[9].
  • Ruth Barton supervised Donald Kerr as a doctoral student[10].
  • Ruth Barton's Commons category is recorded as Ruth Barton[11].
  • Ruth Barton's family name is recorded as Barton[12].
  • Ruth Barton's given name is recorded as Ruth[13].
  • Ruth Barton's participant in is recorded as 27th International Congress of History of Science and Technology[14].
  • Ruth Barton's affiliation is recorded as University of Auckland[15].
  • Ruth Barton's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NZThesisProject[16].

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Origins and Family

Ruth Barton was born on 1945[2].

Education

Educated at Victoria University of Wellington[5], a public university[17], in New Zealand[18], founded in 1897[19], headquartered in Wellington[20] and University of Pennsylvania[6], a private university[21], in United States[22], founded in 1740[23], headquartered in Philadelphia[24].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[3] and historian of science and technology[4]. Doctoral students include Ned Fletcher[9], a lawyer[25], of New Zealand[26] and Donald Kerr[10], a writer[27], b. 1953[28], awarded the The Ian Wards Prize[29].

FAQs

What did Ruth Barton do for work?

Ruth Barton worked as historian[3] and historian of science and technology[4].

Where did Ruth Barton go to school?

Ruth Barton was educated at Victoria University of Wellington[5] and University of Pennsylvania[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . issr.org.uk. Retrieved . issr.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . issr.org.uk. Retrieved . issr.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [2] . natlib.govt.nz. natlib.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . profiles.auckland.ac.nz. profiles.auckland.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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    Educated at Victoria University of Wellington, University of Pennsylvania
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    Orcid id 0009-0003-6098-6860
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