Daniel Everett

American linguist (born 1951)
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Daniel Everett

Summary

Daniel Everett is a human[1]. His place of birth was Holtville[2]. He was born on July 26, 1951[3]. He worked as a linguist[4], university teacher[5], writer[6], and missionary[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,505 views/month, #7,101 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Daniel Everett's place of birth was Holtville[2].
  • Daniel Everett was born on July 26, 1951[3].
  • Daniel Everett held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Daniel Everett worked as a linguist[4].
  • Daniel Everett worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Daniel Everett worked as a writer[6].
  • Daniel Everett's professions included missionary[7].
  • Daniel Everett's field of work was Pirahã[10].
  • Daniel Everett's field of work was generative grammar[11].
  • Daniel Everett's field of work was recursion[12].
  • Daniel Everett was employed by University of Manchester[13].
  • Among Daniel Everett's employers was Bentley University[14].
  • Daniel Everett was employed by Illinois State University[15].
  • Among Daniel Everett's employers was University of Pittsburgh[16].
  • Daniel Everett was educated at Moody Bible Institute[17].
  • Daniel Everett was educated at University of Campinas[18].
  • Daniel Everett's doctoral advisor was Charlotte Galves[19].
  • Daniel Everett's religion is recorded as atheism[20].
  • Daniel Everett is recorded as male[21].
  • Daniel Everett's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Daniel Everett supervised Edward Albert Fletcher Gibson as a doctoral student[23].
  • Daniel Everett's Commons category is recorded as Daniel Everett[24].
  • Daniel Everett earned the academic degree of doctorate[25].
  • Daniel Everett's family name is recorded as Everett[26].
  • Daniel Everett's given name is recorded as Daniel[27].

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Origins and Family

Daniel Everett's place of birth was Holtville[2]. He was born on July 26, 1951[3].

Education

Educated at Moody Bible Institute[17], a higher education institution[28], in United States[29], founded in 1886[30], headquartered in Chicago[31] and University of Campinas[18], a public university[32], in Brazil[33], founded in 1966[34]. Daniel Everett's doctoral advisor was Charlotte Galves[19]. He earned the academic degree of doctorate[25].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[4], university teacher[5], writer[6], and missionary[7]. Fields of work include Pirahã[10], a language[35], in Brazil[36]; generative grammar[11]; and recursion[12]. Employers include University of Manchester[13], a university[37], in United Kingdom[38], founded in 1824[39], headquartered in Manchester[40]; Bentley University[14], a university[41], in United States[42], founded in 1917[43], headquartered in Waltham[44]; Illinois State University[15], a university[45], in United States[46], founded in 1857[47]; and University of Pittsburgh[16], a public–private partnership[48], in United States[49], founded in 1787[50], headquartered in Pittsburgh[51]. Daniel Everett supervised Edward Albert Fletcher Gibson as a doctoral student[23].

Personal Life

Daniel Everett's religion is recorded as atheism[20].

Why It Matters

Daniel Everett ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,505 views/month, #7,101 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52]

FAQs

Where was Daniel Everett born?

Born in Holtville[2], Daniel Everett…

What did Daniel Everett do for work?

Daniel Everett worked as linguist[4], university teacher[5], writer[6], and missionary[7].

Where did Daniel Everett go to school?

Daniel Everett was educated at Moody Bible Institute[17] and University of Campinas[18].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  22. [25] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  23. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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