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William R. Dickinson

earth scientist, geologist, cartographer
Person human Q2580293

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
October 26, 1931
Date of death
July 21, 2015
Place of birth
Tennessee
Place of death
Nukuʻalofa
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
geologist, archaeologist, earth scientist, cartographer
Employer
University of Arizona, Stanford University[13][14]
Field of work
Earth science[11]
Position held
President of the Geological Society of America[12]
Educated at
Stanford University, Stanford University, Stanford University[15]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship, Penrose Medal, William H. Twenhofel Medal, Laurence L. Sloss Award, Rip Rapp Archaeological Geology Award[16][17][18][19][20]
Father
Jacob Dickinson, Jr.[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[26]
Family name
Dickinson[23]
Given name
William, Richard[24][25]
Member of
National Academy of Sciences[21]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC EMCO Wikidata CoP[27]
🏷️ Also known as
en William Dickinson en William R. Dickinson en William Richard Dickinson ar ويليام ر. ديكنسون de William Richard Dickinson fa ویلیام آر. دیکینسن fi William Dickinson ko 윌리엄 리처드 디킨슨 ko 윌리엄 R. 디킨슨 pt William Dickinson ru Дикинсон, Уильям ru Уильям Дикинсон
🔖 Identifiers · 21
ISNI
0000000063051906
VIAF cluster ID
61541036
Library of Congress authority ID
n50027325, n2007033131
GND ID
1055762701
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
BillDickinson.jpg ↗
Awards & Winners artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
90123704
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
123327736
FAST ID
9050
Freebase ID
/m/0b0qbg
Geni.com profile ID
6000000151340331841
Guggenheim fellows ID
william-r-dickinson
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IdRef ID
084182393
NUKAT ID
n2002026981
National Academy of Sciences member ID
56311
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007353152305171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
230015794
Persée author ID
156175
Prabook ID
1757488
ResearchGate contributions ID
72413760
Yale LUX ID
person/44029f76-41f2-48ff-94db-a55dcfda29c7

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🔗 Connections
Award received 4
Guggenheim Fellowship, Penrose Medal, Laurence L. Sloss Award, Rip Rapp Archaeological Geology Award
Employer 2
Stanford University, University of Arizona
Given name 2
Richard, William
Occupation 2
geologist, archaeologist
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Stanford University
Family name 1
Dickinson
Instance of 1
human
Member of 1
National Academy of Sciences
Named after 1
William R. Dickinson Award
Place of birth 1
Tennessee
Place of death 1
Nukuʻalofa
Sex or gender 1
male
← Winner 1
Laurence L. Sloss Award
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Summary

William R. Dickinson was born on October 26, 1931[1], in Tennessee[2]. He died on July 21, 2015[3], in Nukuʻalofa[4]. He worked as a geologist[5], archaeologist[6], earth scientist[7], and cartographer[8].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for William R. Dickinson include William R. Dickinson Award[28], a science award[29], founded in 2018[30].

Why It Matters

Entities named for William R. Dickinson include William R. Dickinson Award[28], a science award[29], founded in 2018[30].

FAQs

Where was William R. Dickinson born?

William R. Dickinson was born in Tennessee[2].

Where did William R. Dickinson die?

William R. Dickinson passed away in Nukuʻalofa[4].

Who were William R. Dickinson's parents?

William R. Dickinson's father was Jacob Dickinson, Jr.[9].

What did William R. Dickinson do for work?

William R. Dickinson worked as a geologist[5], archaeologist[6], earth scientist[7], and cartographer[8].

Where did William R. Dickinson go to school?

William R. Dickinson was educated at Stanford University[15].

What awards did William R. Dickinson receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[16], Penrose Medal[17], William H. Twenhofel Medal[18], and Laurence L. Sloss Award[19].

Related Entities

Nukuʻalofa Tennessee United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . books.google.ca. books.google.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . uanews.arizona.edu. uanews.arizona.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . geoinfo.nmt.edu. geoinfo.nmt.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . geoinfo.nmt.edu. geoinfo.nmt.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . uanews.arizona.edu. uanews.arizona.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . geoinfo.nmt.edu. geoinfo.nmt.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . geoinfo.nmt.edu. geoinfo.nmt.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . geoinfo.nmt.edu. geoinfo.nmt.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . uanews.arizona.edu. uanews.arizona.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . sepm.org. sepm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . community.geosociety.org. community.geosociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . community.geosociety.org. community.geosociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Retrieved . uanews.arizona.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 10w ago · Wiki6518 · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Member of → National Academy of Sciences
    Occupation → geologist, archaeologist, earth scientist +1
    Given name → William, Richard
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