William E. Rees

Summary

William E. Rees is a human^[1]. He was born on +1943-12-18T00:00:00Z^[2]. He worked as a professor^[3], ecologist^[4], and biologist^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• William E. Rees was born on +1943-12-18T00:00:00Z^[2].
• William E. Rees held citizenship in Canada^[7].
• William E. Rees's professions included professor^[3].
• William E. Rees worked as an ecologist^[4].
• William E. Rees worked as a biologist^[5].
• William E. Rees's field of work was human ecology^[8].
• William E. Rees was employed by University of British Columbia^[9].
• William E. Rees was educated at University of Toronto^[10].
• William E. Rees received the Blue Planet Prize^[11].
• William E. Rees received the honorary doctorate at the Laval University^[12].
• William E. Rees received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada^[13].
• William E. Rees was a member of Club of Rome^[14].
• William E. Rees was a member of Royal Society of Canada^[15].
• William E. Rees's image is recorded as William Rees, 2008 (cropped).jpg^[16].
• William E. Rees is recorded as male^[17].
• William E. Rees's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• William E. Rees supervised Mathis Wackernagel as a doctoral student^[19].
• William E. Rees's ISNI is recorded as 0000000116887433^[20].
• William E. Rees's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 94265499^[21].
• William E. Rees's GND ID is recorded as 12076735X^[22].
• William E. Rees's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79113666^[23].
• William E. Rees's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15593545n^[24].
• William E. Rees's IdRef ID is recorded as 075427494^[25].
• William E. Rees's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00973742^[26].
• William E. Rees's Commons category is recorded as William E. Rees^[27].

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Origins and Family

William E. Rees was born on +1943-12-18T00:00:00Z^[2].

Education

William E. Rees was educated at University of Toronto^[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include professor^[3], ecologist^[4], and biologist^[5]. William E. Rees's field of work was human ecology^[8]. He was employed by University of British Columbia^[9]. He supervised Mathis Wackernagel as a doctoral student^[19].

Recognition

Awards received include Blue Planet Prize^[11], a science award^[28], in Japan^[29], founded in 1992^[30]; honorary doctorate at the Laval University^[12], an award^[31], in Canada^[32]; and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada^[13], a fellowship award^[33], in Canada^[34].

Why It Matters

William E. Rees ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

His notable doctoral advisees include Mathis Wackernagel^[37], a biologist^[38], b. 1962^[39], of Switzerland^[40], awarded the Blue Planet Prize^[41], specialised in sustainability^[42].

FAQs

What did William E. Rees do for work?

William E. Rees worked as professor^[3], ecologist^[4], and biologist^[5].

Where did William E. Rees go to school?

William E. Rees was educated at University of Toronto^[10].

What awards did William E. Rees receive?

Honors received include Blue Planet Prize^[11], honorary doctorate at the Laval University^[12], and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada^[13].