Terrence Deacon

Summary

Terrence Deacon is a human^[1]. He was born on August 24, 1950^[2]. He worked as an anthropologist^[3], linguist^[4], philosopher^[5], university teacher^[6], and neuroscientist^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (131 views/month, #7,266 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Terrence Deacon was born on August 24, 1950^[2].
• Terrence Deacon held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Terrence Deacon worked as an anthropologist^[3].
• Terrence Deacon worked as a linguist^[4].
• Terrence Deacon worked as a philosopher^[5].
• Terrence Deacon's professions included university teacher^[6].
• Terrence Deacon's professions included neuroscientist^[7].
• Terrence Deacon's field of work was neuroanthropology^[10].
• Terrence Deacon was employed by Harvard University^[11].
• Among Terrence Deacon's employers was University of California, Berkeley^[12].
• Terrence Deacon was employed by Boston University^[13].
• Terrence Deacon is recorded as male^[14].
• Terrence Deacon's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Terrence Deacon's Commons category is recorded as Terrence Deacon^[16].
• Terrence Deacon earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[17].
• Terrence Deacon's family name is recorded as Deacon^[18].
• Terrence Deacon's given name is recorded as Q19830613^[19].
• Terrence Deacon's given name is recorded as William^[20].
• Terrence Deacon's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[21].
• Terrence Deacon's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Terrence William Deacon'}^[22].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[23]

• Country: US^[24]

• Began / founded: 1950-08-24^[25]

• MusicBrainz ID: d92092d5-3c2c-4fa8-b699-74814cf0ccfb^[26]

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Origins and Family

Terrence Deacon was born on August 24, 1950^[2].

Education

Terrence Deacon earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include anthropologist^[3], linguist^[4], philosopher^[5], university teacher^[6], and neuroscientist^[7]. Terrence Deacon's field of work was neuroanthropology^[10]. Employers include Harvard University^[11], a private university^[27], in United States^[28], founded in 1636^[29], headquartered in Cambridge^[30]; University of California, Berkeley^[12], a public research university^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1868^[33], headquartered in Berkeley^[34]; and Boston University^[13], a research university^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1869^[37], headquartered in Boston^[38].

Why It Matters

Terrence Deacon ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (131 views/month, #7,266 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

FAQs

What did Terrence Deacon do for work?

Terrence Deacon worked as anthropologist^[3], linguist^[4], philosopher^[5], university teacher^[6], and neuroscientist^[7].