William M. Bass

American forensic anthropologist
Person human Q2579797
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William M. Bass

Summary

William M. Bass is a human[1]. Born in Staunton[2], he… he was born on +1928-08-30T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an anthropologist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (116 views/month, #7,206 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Staunton[2], William M. Bass…
  • William M. Bass was born on +1928-08-30T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William M. Bass held citizenship in United States[6].
  • William M. Bass worked as an anthropologist[4].
  • William M. Bass was employed by University of Tennessee[7].
  • William M. Bass's education included a stint at University of Pennsylvania[8].
  • William M. Bass was educated at University of Kentucky[9].
  • William M. Bass's education included a stint at University of Virginia[10].
  • William M. Bass's religion is recorded as atheism[11].
  • William M. Bass's image is recorded as BillBass cropped.png[12].
  • William M. Bass is recorded as male[13].
  • William M. Bass's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • William M. Bass supervised Arpad Vass as a doctoral student[15].
  • William M. Bass supervised Douglas W. Owsley as a doctoral student[16].
  • William M. Bass supervised Hugh Berryman as a doctoral student[17].
  • William M. Bass's ISNI is recorded as 0000000120373953[18].
  • William M. Bass's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 113413112[19].
  • William M. Bass's GND ID is recorded as 129338192[20].
  • William M. Bass's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83189337[21].
  • William M. Bass's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14581344x[22].
  • William M. Bass's IdRef ID is recorded as 081830300[23].
  • William M. Bass's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA07776534[24].
  • William M. Bass's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 01020143[25].
  • William M. Bass's part of is recorded as Jefferson Bass[26].
  • William M. Bass's Commons category is recorded as William M. Bass[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William M. Bass's place of birth was Staunton[2]. He was born on +1928-08-30T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Pennsylvania[8], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1740[30], headquartered in Philadelphia[31]; University of Kentucky[9], a public university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1865[34], headquartered in Lexington[35]; and University of Virginia[10], a public research university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1819[38], headquartered in Charlottesville[39].

Career and Affiliations

William M. Bass worked as an anthropologist[4]. Among his employers was University of Tennessee[7]. Doctoral students include Arpad Vass[15], an anthropologist[40], b. 1959[41], of United States[42]; Douglas W. Owsley[16], an anthropologist[43], b. 1951[44], of United States[45], awarded the Commander's Award for Civilian Service[46], specialised in forensic anthropology[47]; and Hugh Berryman[17], an anthropologist[48], b. 1949[49], of United States[50], specialised in forensic anthropology[51].

Personal Life

William M. Bass's religion is recorded as atheism[11].

Why It Matters

William M. Bass ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (116 views/month, #7,206 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

His notable doctoral advisees include Douglas W. Owsley[54], an anthropologist[55], b. 1951[56], of United States[57], awarded the Commander's Award for Civilian Service[58], specialised in forensic anthropology[59].

FAQs

Where was William M. Bass born?

William M. Bass was born in Staunton[2].

What did William M. Bass do for work?

William M. Bass worked as anthropologist[4].

Where did William M. Bass go to school?

William M. Bass was educated at University of Pennsylvania[8], University of Kentucky[9], and University of Virginia[10].

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  25. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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Class ancestry

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  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Educated at University of Pennsylvania, University of Kentucky, University of Virginia
    Doctoral student Arpad Vass, Douglas W. Owsley, Hugh Berryman
    Prabook id ['1755643', '1700484']
    Family name Bass
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