Virginia Toy

New Zealand geologist
Person human Q56508103
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Virginia Toy

Summary

Virginia Toy is a human[1]. Born in Auckland[2], she… she was born on +1979-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a geologist[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Auckland[2], Virginia Toy…
  • Virginia Toy was born on +1979-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Virginia Toy held citizenship in New Zealand[6].
  • Virginia Toy worked as a geologist[4].
  • Virginia Toy's field of work was structural geology[7].
  • Among Virginia Toy's employers was University of Wisconsin–Madison[8].
  • Virginia Toy was employed by University of Otago[9].
  • Virginia Toy was employed by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz[10].
  • Virginia Toy was educated at University of Otago[11].
  • Virginia Toy's doctoral advisor was Alan Cooper[12].
  • Virginia Toy's doctoral advisor was Richard H. Sibson[13].
  • Virginia Toy's doctoral advisor was Richard Norris[14].
  • A notable student of Virginia Toy was Genevieve L. Coffey[15].
  • Virginia Toy received the Rutherford Discovery Fellowship[16].
  • Virginia Toy received the Early Career Award for Distinction in Research[17].
  • Virginia Toy's image is recorded as Virginia Toy New Zealand Geologist.jpg[18].
  • Virginia Toy is recorded as female[19].
  • Virginia Toy's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Virginia Toy supervised Matt Sagar as a doctoral student[21].
  • Virginia Toy's ISNI is recorded as 0000000362832542[22].
  • Virginia Toy's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 226772172[23].
  • Virginia Toy's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2012011795[24].
  • Virginia Toy's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16593743n[25].
  • Virginia Toy's IdRef ID is recorded as 157524779[26].
  • Virginia Toy's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-7621-2064[27].

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Origins and Family

Virginia Toy was born in Auckland[2]. She was born on +1979-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Virginia Toy's education included a stint at University of Otago[11]. Doctoral advisors include Alan Cooper[12], a volcanologist[28]; Richard H. Sibson[13], a geologist[29], b. 1945[30], of New Zealand[31], awarded the Wollaston Medal[32]; and Richard Norris[14], a scientist[33], 1945–2016[34], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[35]. She earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[36].

Career and Affiliations

Virginia Toy worked as a geologist[4]. Her field of work was structural geology[7]. Employers include University of Wisconsin–Madison[8], a public research university[37], in United States[38], founded in 1848[39]; University of Otago[9], a public university[40], in New Zealand[41], founded in 1869[42], headquartered in Dunedin[43]; and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz[10], a public university[44], in Germany[45], founded in 1477[46], headquartered in Mainz[47]. A notable student of her was Genevieve L. Coffey[15]. She supervised Matt Sagar as a doctoral student[21].

Recognition

Awards received include Rutherford Discovery Fellowship[16], a fellowship grant[48], in New Zealand[49], founded in 2010[50] and Early Career Award for Distinction in Research[17], an award[51], in New Zealand[52].

Why It Matters

Virginia Toy ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Where was Virginia Toy born?

Born in Auckland[2], Virginia Toy…

What did Virginia Toy do for work?

Virginia Toy worked as geologist[4].

Where did Virginia Toy go to school?

Virginia Toy was educated at University of Otago[11].

What awards did Virginia Toy receive?

Honors received include Rutherford Discovery Fellowship[16] and Early Career Award for Distinction in Research[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [20] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Rheology of the Alpine Fault Mylonite Zone: deformation processes at and below the base of the seismogenic zone in a major plate boundary structure. wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . otago.ac.nz. Retrieved . otago.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Rheology of the Alpine Fault Mylonite Zone: deformation processes at and below the base of the seismogenic zone in a major plate boundary structure. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Rheology of the Alpine Fault Mylonite Zone: deformation processes at and below the base of the seismogenic zone in a major plate boundary structure. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Rheology of the Alpine Fault Mylonite Zone: deformation processes at and below the base of the seismogenic zone in a major plate boundary structure. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  23. [27] . otago.ac.nz. otago.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [36] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . wikidata.org.
  26. [15] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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