William Zebina Ripley

American academic (1867–1941)
Person human Q15126623
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William Zebina Ripley

Summary

William Zebina Ripley is a human[1]. His place of birth was Medford[2]. He was born on +1867-10-13T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Edgecomb[4]. He died on +1941-08-16T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an economist[6] and anthropologist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Medford[2], William Zebina Ripley…
  • William Zebina Ripley passed away in Edgecomb[4].
  • William Zebina Ripley was born on +1867-10-13T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Zebina Ripley died on +1941-08-16T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Oceanview Cemetery[9].
  • William Zebina Ripley held citizenship in United States[10].
  • William Zebina Ripley worked as an economist[6].
  • William Zebina Ripley worked as an anthropologist[7].
  • William Zebina Ripley was employed by Harvard University[11].
  • William Zebina Ripley was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12].
  • Among William Zebina Ripley's employers was Columbia University[13].
  • William Zebina Ripley's education included a stint at Columbia University[14].
  • William Zebina Ripley was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[15].
  • William Zebina Ripley is recorded as male[16].
  • William Zebina Ripley's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • William Zebina Ripley supervised Douglass V. Brown as a doctoral student[18].
  • William Zebina Ripley's ISNI is recorded as 0000000082241641[19].
  • William Zebina Ripley's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 45143903[20].
  • William Zebina Ripley's GND ID is recorded as 120910659[21].
  • William Zebina Ripley's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50054856[22].
  • William Zebina Ripley's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 105751588[23].
  • William Zebina Ripley's IdRef ID is recorded as 09040954X[24].
  • William Zebina Ripley's SBN author ID is recorded as SBLV196125[25].
  • William Zebina Ripley's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35453676[26].
  • William Zebina Ripley's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 111573052[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Zebina Ripley's place of birth was Medford[2]. He was born on +1867-10-13T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Columbia University[14], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1754[30], headquartered in Manhattan[31] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[15], a university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1861[34], headquartered in Cambridge[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include economist[6] and anthropologist[7]. Employers include Harvard University[11], a private university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1636[38], headquartered in Cambridge[39]; Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12], a university[40], in United States[41], founded in 1861[42], headquartered in Cambridge[43]; and Columbia University[13], a private university[44], in United States[45], founded in 1754[46], headquartered in Manhattan[47]. William Zebina Ripley supervised Douglass V. Brown as a doctoral student[18].

Death and Burial

William Zebina Ripley died on +1941-08-16T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Edgecomb[4]. Burial took place at Oceanview Cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

William Zebina Ripley ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

Where was William Zebina Ripley born?

William Zebina Ripley was born in Medford[2].

Where did William Zebina Ripley die?

William Zebina Ripley died in Edgecomb[4].

What did William Zebina Ripley do for work?

William Zebina Ripley worked as economist[6] and anthropologist[7].

Where did William Zebina Ripley go to school?

William Zebina Ripley was educated at Columbia University[14] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[15].

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  24. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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