William Montague Cobb

American anthropologist (1904-1990)
Person human Q8015742
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William Montague Cobb

Summary

William Montague Cobb is a human[1]. He was born on +1904-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1990-11-20T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an anthropologist[4], archaeologist[5], and physician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William Montague Cobb was born on +1904-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • William Montague Cobb was born on +1904-10-12T00:00:00Z[8].
  • William Montague Cobb died on +1990-11-20T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Montague Cobb held citizenship in United States[9].
  • William Montague Cobb is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[10].
  • William Montague Cobb worked as an anthropologist[4].
  • William Montague Cobb's professions included archaeologist[5].
  • William Montague Cobb worked as a physician[6].
  • William Montague Cobb's education included a stint at Howard University[11].
  • William Montague Cobb's education included a stint at Amherst College[12].
  • William Montague Cobb was a member of NAACP[13].
  • William Montague Cobb is recorded as male[14].
  • William Montague Cobb's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • William Montague Cobb's ISNI is recorded as 0000000118099668[16].
  • William Montague Cobb's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 63992065[17].
  • William Montague Cobb's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85321101[18].
  • William Montague Cobb's archives at is recorded as Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library[19].
  • William Montague Cobb's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05mscpz[20].
  • William Montague Cobb's Open Library ID is recorded as OL2254022A[21].
  • William Montague Cobb's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0072505[22].
  • William Montague Cobb's family name is recorded as Cobb[23].
  • William Montague Cobb's given name is recorded as William[24].
  • William Montague Cobb's given name is recorded as Montague[25].
  • William Montague Cobb's SELIBR ID is recorded as 311905[26].
  • William Montague Cobb's described by source is recorded as African Americans in Science[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include +1904-01-01T00:00:00Z[2] and +1904-10-12T00:00:00Z[8]. William Montague Cobb is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[10].

Education

Educated at Howard University[11], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1867[30], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[31] and Amherst College[12], a liberal arts college[32], in United States[33], founded in 1821[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include anthropologist[4], archaeologist[5], and physician[6].

Death and Burial

William Montague Cobb died on +1990-11-20T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

William Montague Cobb ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

What did William Montague Cobb do for work?

William Montague Cobb worked as anthropologist[4], archaeologist[5], and physician[6].

Where did William Montague Cobb go to school?

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

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . African Americans in Science. wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . pid.emory.edu. pid.emory.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [2] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] . William Montague Cobb, MD, PhD 1904-1990. wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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