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John C. DeFries

American behavior geneticist
Person Human Q6224371

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
1934, November 26, 1934[8]
Place of birth
Illinois, Iroquois County[7]
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
geneticist, behavior geneticist, biologist, university teacher
Employer
University of Colorado Boulder[17]
Field of work
psychology, evolutionary psychology, evolutionary biology, human genetics, behavioural genetics, human behavior, dyslexia[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Educated at
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign[18]
Work location
Boulder[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[23]
Family name
Defries, DeFries[20]
Given name
John[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en John C. DeFries cs John Clarence DeFries de John Clarence DeFries pl John DeFries
🔖 Identifiers · 19
ISNI
0000000080914515
VIAF cluster ID
305621472
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79126267
GND ID
172042372
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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Academic Tree ID
26688
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12278363w
CONOR.SI ID
238638691
Freebase ID
/m/09glt_s
Google Scholar author ID
p5CkmJ8AAAAJ
IdRef ID
05870731X
J9U entity ID
987007276185505171
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KBR person ID
14534686
NL CR AUT ID
mub20261286403
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1152717
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068408870
SBN author ID
MILV139368
SNAC ARK ID
w6dm147x
Yale LUX ID
person/0d12a23c-8623-404f-a506-a72b0619d363

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🔗 Connections
Field of work 7
psychology, dyslexia, evolutionary biology, evolutionary psychology, human behavior, human genetics, behavioural genetics
Occupation 3
biologist, geneticist, university teacher
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Employer 1
University of Colorado Boulder
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Illinois
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Boulder
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Summary

John C. DeFries was born on January 1, 1934[1], in Illinois[2]. He has worked as a geneticist[3], behavior geneticist[4], biologist[5], and university teacher[6].

FAQs

Where was John C. DeFries born?

John C. DeFries's place of birth was Illinois[2].

What did John C. DeFries do for work?

John C. DeFries worked as a geneticist[3], behavior geneticist[4], biologist[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did John C. DeFries go to school?

John C. DeFries was educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[18].

Related Entities

behavioural genetics evolutionary biology evolutionary psychology Illinois psychology United States University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Illinois, Iroquois County
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57880: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  2. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Field of work → psychology, evolutionary psychology, evolutionary biology +1
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Work location → Boulder
    Sex or gender → male
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57227: Import and prefer more precise dates from dewiki"
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