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Scott Atran

anthropologist
Person human Q2260782

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
1952
Place of birth
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Ethnic group
Americans[8]
Occupation
anthropologist, political scientist, researcher, psychologist
Employer
University of Michigan, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, University of Michigan, National Center for Scientific Research, John Jay College of Criminal Justice[9][10][11][12][13]
Educated at
Columbia University, Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, Columbia College[14]
Religion or worldview
atheism[18]
Award received
Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society[16]
Genre
popular science literature[20]
Doctoral advisor
Margaret Mead[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Academic degree
Doctor of Philosophy[21]
Affiliation string
Artis International
Given name
Scott[23]
Member of
National Academy of Sciences[17]
Participant in
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017[24]
Residence
France[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Scott Atran de Atran fa اسکات آتران he סקוט אטרן ja スコット・アトラン ru Атран, Скотт ru Скотт Атран zh 斯科特·阿特蘭 zh-hans 斯科特·阿特兰
🔖 Identifiers · 42
ISNI
0000000121478247
ORCID iD
0000-0002-0796-7279
VIAF cluster ID
111182648
Library of Congress authority ID
n87107519
GND ID
131454773
OpenAlex ID
A5005067021as of 2026-09-23
where from?
Source
OpenAlex
Edition
20260923 · as of 2026-09-23
Bronze
not in the catalog
Transform
4ort-mint · openalex:20260923 · version not recorded
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Скотт-Атран.jpg ↗
BHL creator ID
189816
BIBSYS ID
90546632
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
AtranScott1952-
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12051564b
CANTIC ID
981058521123706706
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12093512
CiNii Research ID
1140563741687864320
DBC author ID
87097962493992
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
131454773
Freebase ID
/m/027msss
Gateway to Research person ID
D273B258-ABE2-4105-98DE-A4AB28A41F37
IdRef ID
028741935
IxTheo authority ID
509454089
KBR person ID
14718442
Loop ID
15080
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA04585493
NL CR AUT ID
jx20071123001
NSK (VIAF) ID
000023475
NSK ID
981005681223909366
NUKAT ID
n2004050099
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007299477905171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810651353005606
National Virtual Library of India ID
310062
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074122525
Open Library ID
OL1009900A
Parsifal cluster ID
328491
Persée author ID
30670
RERO ID (legacy)
A002949899
SHARE Catalogue author ID
628837
SNAC ARK ID
w6m76b5g
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058521123706706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1370513
Wellcome Collection concept ID
h3d2v9fr
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyRDxMyBMQccgj8YyymVC
Yale LUX ID
person/5cb148b5-f506-44d1-9f25-d50b4068654b

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🔗 Connections
Affiliated with 7
University of Oxford, Ford Motor Company, University of Michigan, National Center for Scientific Research, Institut Jean Nicod, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The Manchester College
Employer 5
University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, University of Michigan, National Center for Scientific Research, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Educated at 3
Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, Columbia College
Occupation 3
researcher, anthropologist, political scientist
Academic degree 1
Doctor of Philosophy
Author of 1
Thinking from God’s perspective decreases biased valuation of the life of a nonbeliever
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Doctoral advisor 1
Margaret Mead
Doctoral advisors 1
Margaret Mead
Genre 1
popular science literature
Given name 1
Scott
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
National Academy of Sciences
Place of birth 1
New York City
Religion or worldview 1
atheism
Residence 1
France
Sex or gender 1
male
← Authored by 1
Thinking from God’s perspective decreases biased valuation of the life of a nonbeliever
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Summary

Born in New York City[1], he… he was born on January 1, 1952[2]. He worked as an anthropologist[3], political scientist[4], researcher[5], and psychologist[6].

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Career and Affiliations

Employers include University of Michigan[9], a public research university[25], in United States[26], founded in 1817[27], headquartered in Ann Arbor[28]; University of Cambridge[10], a collegiate university[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 1209[31], headquartered in Cambridge[32]; University of Oxford[11], a collegiate university[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1096[35], headquartered in Oxford[36]; and National Center for Scientific Research[13], a French public establishment of a scientific and technological character[37], in France[38], founded in 1939[39], headquartered in Paris[40].

FAQs

Where was Scott Atran born?

Born in New York City[1].

What did Scott Atran do for work?

Scott Atran worked as anthropologist[3], political scientist[4], researcher[5], and psychologist[6].

Where did Scott Atran go to school?

Scott Atran was educated at Columbia University[14].

What awards did Scott Atran receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society[16].

Related Entities

Ford Motor Company France Institut Jean Nicod Johns Hopkins University Margaret Mead National Center for Scientific Research New York City United States

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