William Petersen

American sociologist and demographer
Person human Q65086999
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William Petersen

Summary

William Petersen is a human[1]. He was born on +1912-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2004-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a sociologist[4], demographer[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William Petersen was born on +1912-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • William Petersen died on +2004-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Petersen worked as a sociologist[4].
  • William Petersen's professions included demographer[5].
  • William Petersen worked as a university teacher[6].
  • William Petersen's field of work was sociology[8].
  • William Petersen's field of work was demography[9].
  • Among William Petersen's employers was Ohio State University[10].
  • William Petersen's education included a stint at Columbia University[11].
  • William Petersen received the Guggenheim Fellowship[12].
  • William Petersen is recorded as male[13].
  • William Petersen's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • William Petersen supervised Valerie Kincaid Oppenheimer as a doctoral student[15].
  • William Petersen's ISNI is recorded as 0000000108796806[16].
  • William Petersen's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 24666755[17].
  • William Petersen's GND ID is recorded as 170312801[18].
  • William Petersen's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79018184[19].
  • William Petersen's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 122990046[20].
  • William Petersen's IdRef ID is recorded as 031851878[21].
  • William Petersen's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA0038988X[22].
  • William Petersen's SBN author ID is recorded as RMRV159104[23].
  • William Petersen's Open Library ID is recorded as OL138750A[24].
  • William Petersen's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as vse2012690555[25].
  • William Petersen's family name is recorded as Q27094683[26].
  • William Petersen's given name is recorded as William[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Petersen was born on +1912-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

William Petersen's education included a stint at Columbia University[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sociologist[4], demographer[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include sociology[8], an academic discipline[28] and demography[9], an academic discipline[29]. William Petersen was employed by Ohio State University[10]. He supervised Valerie Kincaid Oppenheimer as a doctoral student[15].

Recognition

William Petersen received the Guggenheim Fellowship[12].

Death and Burial

William Petersen died on +2004-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

William Petersen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

What did William Petersen do for work?

William Petersen worked as sociologist[4], demographer[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did William Petersen go to school?

William Petersen was educated at Columbia University[11].

What awards did William Petersen receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . datos.bne.es. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [2] . VIAF ID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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