William Montague Cobb

American anthropologist (1904-1990)
Person human Q8015742
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Summary

William Montague Cobb was born on January 1, 1904[1]. He died on January 1, 1980[2]. He worked as an anthropologist[3], archaeologist[4], and physician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: October 12, 1904[7]
  • Date of death: November 20, 1990[8]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Ethnic group: African Americans[10]
  • Educated at: Howard University[11], Amherst College[12]
  • Member of: NAACP[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Archives at: Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library[15]
  • Family name: Cobb[16]
  • Given name: William[17], Montague[18]
  • Described by source: African Americans in Science[19]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject African diaspora[20]

Why It Matters

William Montague Cobb is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

What did William Montague Cobb do for work?

William Montague Cobb worked as an anthropologist[3], archaeologist[4], and physician[5].

Where did William Montague Cobb go to school?

William Montague Cobb was educated at Howard University[11] and Amherst College[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . African Americans in Science. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . pid.emory.edu. pid.emory.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . William Montague Cobb, MD, PhD 1904-1990. wikidata.org.
  13. [2] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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