William Craig Martin

Australian sociologist (1956-2016)
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William Craig Martin

Summary

William Craig Martin is a human[1]. He was born on 1956[2]. He died on April 27, 2016[3]. He worked as a sociologist[4] and social scientist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • William Craig Martin was born on 1956[2].
  • William Craig Martin died on April 27, 2016[3].
  • William Craig Martin's father was A. W. Martin[7].
  • William Craig Martin's mother was Jean Isobel Martin[8].
  • William Craig Martin held citizenship in Australia[9].
  • William Craig Martin's professions included sociologist[4].
  • William Craig Martin worked as a social scientist[5].
  • William Craig Martin's field of work was Paid Parental Leave Act 2010[10].
  • William Craig Martin's field of work was parental leave[11].
  • William Craig Martin's field of work was program evaluation[12].
  • William Craig Martin was employed by University of Queensland[13].
  • Among William Craig Martin's employers was Flinders University[14].
  • William Craig Martin was employed by La Trobe University[15].
  • William Craig Martin was educated at Australian National University[16].
  • William Craig Martin was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[17].
  • William Craig Martin is recorded as male[18].
  • William Craig Martin's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • William Craig Martin's residence is recorded as Brisbane[20].
  • William Craig Martin's family name is recorded as Martin[21].
  • William Craig Martin's given name is recorded as William[22].
  • William Craig Martin's given name is recorded as Craig[23].
  • William Craig Martin's significant event is recorded as retirement[24].
  • William Craig Martin's described at URL is recorded as https://web.archive.org/web/20180426070423/https://tasa.org.au/blog/2016/04/28/vale-bill-martin-1956-2016/[25].
  • William Craig Martin studied under Erik Olin Wright[26].
  • William Craig Martin studied under Iván Szelényi[27].

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Origins and Family

William Craig Martin was born on 1956[2]. His father was A. W. Martin[7]. His mother was Jean Isobel Martin[8].

Education

Educated at Australian National University[16], a public university[28], in Australia[29], founded in 1946[30], headquartered in Canberra[31] and University of Wisconsin–Madison[17], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1848[34]. Studied under Erik Olin Wright[26], a sociologist[35], 1947–2019[36], of United States[37], awarded the American Sociological Association Distinguished Scholarly Book Award[38] and Iván Szelényi[27], a sociologist[39], b. 1938[40], of United States[41], awarded the Széchenyi Prize[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sociologist[4] and social scientist[5]. Fields of work include Paid Parental Leave Act 2010[10], an Act of the Parliament of Australia[43], in Australia[44]; parental leave[11]; and program evaluation[12], a field of study[45]. Employers include University of Queensland[13], a public university[46], in Australia[47], founded in 1909[48]; Flinders University[14], a public university[49], in Australia[50], founded in 1966[51]; and La Trobe University[15], a public university[52], in Australia[53], founded in 1967[54].

Death and Burial

William Craig Martin died on April 27, 2016[3].

Why It Matters

William Craig Martin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Who were William Craig Martin's parents?

William Craig Martin's father was A. W. Martin[7]. William Craig Martin's mother was Jean Isobel Martin[8].

What did William Craig Martin do for work?

William Craig Martin worked as sociologist[4] and social scientist[5].

Where did William Craig Martin go to school?

William Craig Martin was educated at Australian National University[16] and University of Wisconsin–Madison[17].

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  6. [16] . issr.uq.edu.au. issr.uq.edu.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [13] . issr.uq.edu.au. issr.uq.edu.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . issr.uq.edu.au. Retrieved . issr.uq.edu.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [2] . tasa.org.au. tasa.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . issr.uq.edu.au. issr.uq.edu.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . tasa.org.au. tasa.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . tasa.org.au. tasa.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . issr.uq.edu.au. issr.uq.edu.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . issr.uq.edu.au. issr.uq.edu.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . issr.uq.edu.au. issr.uq.edu.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  24. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  26. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  27. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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