Vaclav Smil

Summary

Vaclav Smil is a human^[1]. He was born in Plzeň^[2]. He was born on +1943-12-09T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a geographer^[4], economist^[5], university teacher^[6], scientist^[7], and writer^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (293 views/month, #7,099 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Vaclav Smil was born in Plzeň^[2].
• Vaclav Smil was born on +1943-12-09T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Vaclav Smil held citizenship in Canada^[10].
• Vaclav Smil held citizenship in Czechoslovakia^[11].
• Vaclav Smil worked as a geographer^[4].
• Vaclav Smil's professions included economist^[5].
• Vaclav Smil's professions included university teacher^[6].
• Vaclav Smil worked as a scientist^[7].
• Vaclav Smil's professions included writer^[8].
• Vaclav Smil's professions included science communicator^[12].
• Vaclav Smil's field of work was energy industry^[13].
• Vaclav Smil's field of work was natural environment^[14].
• Vaclav Smil's field of work was natural resource^[15].
• Vaclav Smil's field of work was technological change^[16].
• Vaclav Smil's field of work was economic geography^[17].
• Vaclav Smil's field of work was popular science^[18].
• Vaclav Smil was employed by University of Manitoba^[19].
• Vaclav Smil was educated at Pennsylvania State University^[20].
• Vaclav Smil's education included a stint at Charles University^[21].
• A notable work attributed to Vaclav Smil is The Earth's Biosphere: Evolution, Dynamics, and Change^[22].
• A notable work attributed to Vaclav Smil is Numbers Don’t Lie^[23].
• Vaclav Smil received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada^[24].
• Vaclav Smil was a member of Royal Society of Canada^[25].
• Vaclav Smil's image is recorded as Vaclav-smil.jpg^[26].
• Vaclav Smil is recorded as male^[27].

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Origins and Family

Vaclav Smil's place of birth was Plzeň^[2]. He was born on +1943-12-09T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Pennsylvania State University^[20], a public research university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1855^[30], headquartered in Penn State University Park^[31] and Charles University^[21], a public university^[32], in Czech Republic^[33], founded in 1348^[34], headquartered in Prague^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include geographer^[4], economist^[5], university teacher^[6], scientist^[7], writer^[8], and science communicator^[12]. Fields of work include energy industry^[13], a type of industry^[36]; natural environment^[14]; natural resource^[15], a resource type^[37]; technological change^[16], a type of process^[38]; economic geography^[17], a branch of geography^[39]; and popular science^[18], a genre^[40]. Among Vaclav Smil's employers was University of Manitoba^[19].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Earth's Biosphere: Evolution, Dynamics, and Change^[22] and Numbers Don’t Lie^[23].

Recognition

Vaclav Smil received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada^[24].

Why It Matters

Vaclav Smil ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (293 views/month, #7,099 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

FAQs

Where was Vaclav Smil born?

Vaclav Smil's place of birth was Plzeň^[2].

What did Vaclav Smil do for work?

Vaclav Smil worked as geographer^[4], economist^[5], university teacher^[6], scientist^[7], and writer^[8].

Where did Vaclav Smil go to school?

Vaclav Smil was educated at Pennsylvania State University^[20] and Charles University^[21].

What awards did Vaclav Smil receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada^[24].