David Gaimster

British museum director and archaeologist
Person human Q56492008
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David Gaimster

Summary

David Gaimster is a human[1]. He worked as an archaeologist[2] and museologist[3].

Key Facts

  • David Gaimster held citizenship in United Kingdom[4].
  • David Gaimster worked as an archaeologist[2].
  • David Gaimster worked as a museologist[3].
  • David Gaimster's field of work was medieval archaeology[5].
  • David Gaimster's field of work was museology[6].
  • David Gaimster's field of work was archaeology[7].
  • David Gaimster's field of work was museum management[8].
  • David Gaimster held the position of museum director[9].
  • David Gaimster was employed by South Australian Museum[10].
  • David Gaimster was a member of Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology[11].
  • David Gaimster is recorded as male[12].
  • David Gaimster's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • David Gaimster's Commons category is recorded as David R. M. Gaimster[14].
  • David Gaimster earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[15].
  • David Gaimster's family name is recorded as Gaimster[16].
  • David Gaimster's given name is recorded as David[17].
  • David Gaimster's given name is recorded as Richard[18].
  • David Gaimster's given name is recorded as Michael[19].
  • David Gaimster's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].

Body

Education

David Gaimster earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include archaeologist[2] and museologist[3]. Fields of work include medieval archaeology[5], an archaeological sub-discipline[21]; museology[6], an academic discipline[22]; archaeology[7], an academic discipline[23]; and museum management[8]. Among David Gaimster's employers was South Australian Museum[10]. He held the position of museum director[9].

FAQs

What did David Gaimster do for work?

David Gaimster worked as archaeologist[2] and museologist[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . noted.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . gla.ac.uk. gla.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . gla.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [2] . gla.ac.uk. gla.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . glamadelaide.com.au. glamadelaide.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . spma.org.uk. spma.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . gla.ac.uk. gla.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . discovery.ucl.ac.uk. discovery.ucl.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . discovery.ucl.ac.uk. discovery.ucl.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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  1. 9w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Academic degree Doctor of Philosophy
    Yale lux id person/b9a8a6cc-6a2f-4fb4-80d1-2278f2796892
    Country of citizenship United Kingdom
    Bibsys id 90637896
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