Jason Hickel

economic anthropologist (born 1982)
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Jason Hickel

Summary

Jason Hickel is a human[1]. Born in Eswatini[2], he… he was born on December 26, 1982[3]. He worked as an anthropologist[4] and ethnographer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (507 views/month, #6,927 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Jason Hickel was born in Eswatini[2].
  • Jason Hickel was born on December 26, 1982[3].
  • Jason Hickel was born on 1982[7].
  • Jason Hickel held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Jason Hickel's professions included anthropologist[4].
  • Jason Hickel worked as an ethnographer[5].
  • Jason Hickel's field of work was imperialism[9].
  • Jason Hickel's field of work was political economics[10].
  • Jason Hickel's field of work was ecological economics[11].
  • Jason Hickel's field of work was degrowth[12].
  • Jason Hickel's field of work was anthropology[13].
  • Jason Hickel's field of work was cultural anthropology[14].
  • Jason Hickel was employed by University of London[15].
  • Among Jason Hickel's employers was Autonomous University of Barcelona[16].
  • Among Jason Hickel's employers was Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies[17].
  • Jason Hickel was educated at University of Virginia[18].
  • Jason Hickel was educated at Wheaton College[19].
  • Jason Hickel is recorded as male[20].
  • Jason Hickel's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Jason Hickel's Commons category is recorded as Jason Hickel[22].
  • Jason Hickel's family name is recorded as Hickel[23].
  • Jason Hickel's given name is recorded as Jason[24].
  • Jason Hickel's given name is recorded as Edward[25].
  • Jason Hickel's official website is recorded as https://www.jasonhickel.org/[26].
  • Jason Hickel's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Eswatini[2], Jason Hickel… Recorded date of birth include December 26, 1982[3] and 1982[7].

Education

Educated at University of Virginia[18], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1819[30], headquartered in Charlottesville[31] and Wheaton College[19], a liberal arts college[32], in United States[33], founded in 1860[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include anthropologist[4] and ethnographer[5]. Fields of work include imperialism[9], a concept[35]; political economics[10], a field of study[36]; ecological economics[11], a school of economic thought[37]; degrowth[12], an economic ideology[38]; anthropology[13], an academic discipline[39]; and cultural anthropology[14], a branch of anthropology[40]. Employers include University of London[15], a university[41], in United Kingdom[42], founded in 1836[43], headquartered in London[44]; Autonomous University of Barcelona[16], a public university[45], in Spain[46], founded in 1968[47], headquartered in Bellaterra Campus[48]; and Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies[17], a foundation[49], in Spain[50], founded in 2000[51].

Why It Matters

Jason Hickel ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (507 views/month, #6,927 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

Works attributed to him include The Climate Book[54], a written work[55], written by Greta Thunberg[56].

FAQs

Where was Jason Hickel born?

Jason Hickel's place of birth was Eswatini[2].

What did Jason Hickel do for work?

Jason Hickel worked as anthropologist[4] and ethnographer[5].

Where did Jason Hickel go to school?

Jason Hickel was educated at University of Virginia[18] and Wheaton College[19].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · M2545 · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Librarything author id → hickeljason
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  2. 8w ago · Bob08 · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → United States
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  3. 16w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has written for → Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik
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  4. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0433282-Hickel-Jason-1982
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  5. 20w ago · Printstream · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Employer → University of London, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies
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    Field of work → imperialism, political economics, ecological economics +7
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