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Dorothy E. Smith

Canadian anthropologist
Person Human Q545915

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[20]
Date of birth
July 6, 1926
Date of death
June 3, 2022
Place of birth
Northallerton
Place of death
Vancouver
Country of citizenship
Canada[9]
Occupation
anthropologist, sociologist, ethnologist, university teacher
Employer
University of Toronto, University of British Columbia, University of Victoria[10][11][12]
Educated at
London School of Economics and Political Science, University of California, Berkeley[13][14]
Award received
Jessie Bernard Award, John Porter Award, Outstanding Contribution Award, W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship award, Member of the Order of Canada[15][16][17][18][19]
Sibling
Milner Place, Ullin Place[25][26]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[24]
Described by source
Dorothy E. Smith, Groundbreaker in Feminist Sociology, Dies at 95[23]
Family name
Smith[21]
Given name
Dorothy[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Dorothy Edith Smith en Dorothy E. Smith en Dorothy Smith ar دوروثي سميث de Dorothy Edith Smith de Dorothy E. Smith es Dorothy Edith Smith fa دوروتی ای. اسمیت fi Dorothy Smith fr Dorothy E. Smith id Dorothy Edith Smith it Dorothy Smith ja ドロシー・スミス sv Dorothy Edith Smith tr Dorothy Edith Smith
🔖 Identifiers · 35
ISNI
0000000121475513
VIAF cluster ID
110114552
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n77007923
GND ID
120221594
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Dorothysmith.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
90132691
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12200630c
Canadiana Authorities ID (former scheme)
0002D7304
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10130445
CiNii Research ID
1140845216759693568
DDB person (GND) ID
120221594
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
120221594
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Dorothy-Smith
FAST ID
20680
Facebook username
dorothy.e.smith.16
Freebase ID
/m/044gf0
IdRef ID
030628520
J9U entity ID
987007457295805171
KBR person ID
13992863
Lex ID
Dorothy_E._Smith
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02984396
NUKAT ID
n94002102
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201411899
National Library of Latvia ID
000217748
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9813294019005606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1124102
National Virtual Library of India ID
327447
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073791660
Open Library ID
OL294914A
Order of Canada recipient ID
146-100635
RERO ID (legacy)
A003839096
Topic's main category
Category:Dorothy Smith
UOM ID
68878
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvmKycxgbrRxhKW3qXDbd
Yale LUX ID
person/eb0db0f0-6043-4f14-8a9d-0eae8c95724b

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🔗 Connections
Award received 4
Jessie Bernard Award, W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship award, John Porter Award, Outstanding Contribution Award
Employer 3
University of Toronto, University of British Columbia, University of Victoria
Educated at 2
University of California, Berkeley, London School of Economics and Political Science
Occupation 2
anthropologist, sociologist
Country of citizenship 1
Canada
Family name 1
Smith
Given name 1
Dorothy
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Northallerton
Place of death 1
Vancouver
Sex or gender 1
female
Sibling 1
Ullin Place
Siblings 1
Ullin Place
← Developer 1
standpoint feminism
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Summary

Dorothy E. Smith was born on July 6, 1926[1], in Northallerton[2]. She died on June 3, 2022[3], in Vancouver[4]. She worked as an anthropologist[5], sociologist[6], ethnologist[7], and university teacher[8].

FAQs

Where was Dorothy E. Smith born?

Dorothy E. Smith's place of birth was Northallerton[2].

Where did Dorothy E. Smith die?

Dorothy E. Smith passed away in Vancouver[4].

What did Dorothy E. Smith do for work?

Dorothy E. Smith worked as an anthropologist[5], sociologist[6], ethnologist[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Dorothy E. Smith go to school?

Dorothy E. Smith was educated at London School of Economics and Political Science[13] and University of California, Berkeley[14].

What awards did Dorothy E. Smith receive?

Honors received include Jessie Bernard Award[15], John Porter Award[16], Outstanding Contribution Award[17], and W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship award[18].

Related Entities

Canada University of British Columbia

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . asanet.org. Retrieved . asanet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . asanet.org. asanet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . kudoboard.com. kudoboard.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64318: add GND source to female gender"
  2. 6w ago · C960657 · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lex ID → Dorothy_E._Smith
    "Created claim: Lex ID: Dorothy_E._Smith"
  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Dorothy
    Family name → Smith
    Sibling → Milner Place, Ullin Place
    Country of citizenship → Canada
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    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32117: import P21 and P106 from GND (30)"
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