Thomas J. Near

U.S. ichthyologist
Person human Q21503037
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Thomas J. Near

Summary

Thomas J. Near is a human[1]. He was born on +1969-04-11T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as an ichthyologist[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

  • Thomas J. Near was born on +1969-04-11T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Thomas J. Near held citizenship in United States[5].
  • Thomas J. Near's professions included ichthyologist[3].
  • Thomas J. Near's field of work was evolutionary biology[6].
  • Thomas J. Near was employed by Yale University[7].
  • Thomas J. Near was employed by University of Tennessee[8].
  • Thomas J. Near was employed by University of California, Davis[9].
  • Thomas J. Near was educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[10].
  • Thomas J. Near's education included a stint at Northern Illinois University[11].
  • Thomas J. Near was educated at Northern Illinois University[12].
  • Thomas J. Near was educated at Northern Illinois University[13].
  • Thomas J. Near received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[14].
  • Thomas J. Near is recorded as male[15].
  • Thomas J. Near's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Thomas J. Near's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-7398-6670[17].
  • Thomas J. Near's given name is recorded as Thomas[18].
  • Thomas J. Near's Scopus author ID is recorded as 6603744722[19].
  • Thomas J. Near's Academic Tree ID is recorded as 79143[20].
  • Thomas J. Near's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11fctqyy_0[21].
  • Thomas J. Near's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/4a4c18c1-b7f4-4d4f-9321-83e16fdead59[22].

Body

Origins and Family

Thomas J. Near was born on +1969-04-11T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[10], a public research university[23], in United States[24], founded in 1867[25] and Northern Illinois University[11], a university[26], in United States[27], founded in 1895[28], headquartered in DeKalb[29].

Career and Affiliations

Thomas J. Near worked as an ichthyologist[3]. His field of work was evolutionary biology[6]. Employers include Yale University[7], a private university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1701[32], headquartered in New Haven[33]; University of Tennessee[8], a public university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1794[36], headquartered in Knoxville[37]; and University of California, Davis[9], a university[38], in United States[39], founded in 1905[40].

Recognition

Thomas J. Near received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[14].

Why It Matters

Thomas J. Near 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 Thomas J. Near do for work?

Thomas J. Near worked as ichthyologist[3].

Where did Thomas J. Near go to school?

Thomas J. Near was educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[10], Northern Illinois University[11], Northern Illinois University[12], and Northern Illinois University[13].

What awards did Thomas J. Near receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [7] . eeb.yale.edu. eeb.yale.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . aaas.org. aaas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [40] . 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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