Derek Freeman

New Zealand anthropologist (1916-2001)
Person human Q352603
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Derek Freeman

Summary

Derek Freeman is a human[1]. He was born in Wellington[2]. He was born on +1916-08-15T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Canberra[4]. He died on +2001-07-06T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an anthropologist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Derek Freeman's place of birth was Wellington[2].
  • Derek Freeman died in Canberra[4].
  • Derek Freeman was born on +1916-08-15T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Derek Freeman died on +2001-07-06T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Derek Freeman held citizenship in New Zealand[8].
  • Derek Freeman worked as an anthropologist[6].
  • Derek Freeman's field of work was cultural anthropology[9].
  • Derek Freeman's field of work was ethnology[10].
  • Derek Freeman was employed by University of Otago[11].
  • Derek Freeman was educated at Victoria University of Wellington[12].
  • Derek Freeman was educated at King's College[13].
  • Derek Freeman's image is recorded as Derek Freeman.jpg[14].
  • Derek Freeman is recorded as male[15].
  • Derek Freeman's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Derek Freeman's ISNI is recorded as 0000000083889052[17].
  • Derek Freeman's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 64168226[18].
  • Derek Freeman's GND ID is recorded as 118955594[19].
  • Derek Freeman's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82116952[20].
  • Derek Freeman's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13540224t[21].
  • Derek Freeman's IdRef ID is recorded as 050710621[22].
  • Derek Freeman's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA01759984[23].
  • Derek Freeman's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00513311[24].
  • Derek Freeman's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35676048[25].
  • Derek Freeman's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026fdqc[26].
  • Derek Freeman's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jo2016928394[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Derek Freeman was born in Wellington[2]. He was born on +1916-08-15T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Victoria University of Wellington[12], a public university[28], in New Zealand[29], founded in 1897[30], headquartered in Wellington[31] and King's College[13], a college of the University of Cambridge[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1441[34], headquartered in Cambridge[35].

Career and Affiliations

Derek Freeman's professions included anthropologist[6]. Fields of work include cultural anthropology[9], a branch of anthropology[36] and ethnology[10], a branch of anthropology[37]. Among his employers was University of Otago[11].

Death and Burial

Derek Freeman died on +2001-07-06T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Canberra[4].

Why It Matters

Derek Freeman ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Derek Freeman born?

Derek Freeman was born in Wellington[2].

Where did Derek Freeman die?

Derek Freeman passed away in Canberra[4].

What did Derek Freeman do for work?

Derek Freeman worked as anthropologist[6].

Where did Derek Freeman go to school?

Derek Freeman was educated at Victoria University of Wellington[12] and King's College[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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