Melissa Leach

British geographer and social anthropologist
Person human Q28963251
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Melissa Leach

Summary

Melissa Leach is a human[1]. She was born on +1965-01-05T00:00:00Z[2]. She worked as a geographer[3] and anthropologist[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Melissa Leach was born on +1965-01-05T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Melissa Leach was born on +1965-01-00T00:00:00Z[6].
  • Melissa Leach held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Melissa Leach's professions included geographer[3].
  • Melissa Leach worked as an anthropologist[4].
  • Melissa Leach was educated at SOAS, University of London[8].
  • Melissa Leach's education included a stint at Newnham College[9].
  • Melissa Leach received the Fellow of the British Academy[10].
  • Melissa Leach received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[11].
  • Melissa Leach received the Lucy Mair Medal[12].
  • Melissa Leach received the honorary doctor of the University of Antwerp[13].
  • Melissa Leach's image is recorded as Melissa Leach2014.jpg[14].
  • Melissa Leach is recorded as female[15].
  • Melissa Leach's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Melissa Leach's ISNI is recorded as 0000000114603302[17].
  • Melissa Leach's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 24758339[18].
  • Melissa Leach's GND ID is recorded as 138967040[19].
  • Melissa Leach's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n91079691[20].
  • Melissa Leach's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13517989d[21].
  • Melissa Leach's IdRef ID is recorded as 09128922X[22].
  • Melissa Leach's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA0774447X[23].
  • Melissa Leach's Commons category is recorded as Melissa Leach[24].
  • Melissa Leach's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-1293-6848[25].
  • Melissa Leach's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05v_9ly[26].
  • Melissa Leach's family name is recorded as Leach[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include +1965-01-05T00:00:00Z[2] and +1965-01-00T00:00:00Z[6].

Education

Educated at SOAS, University of London[8], a public research university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1916[30], headquartered in London[31] and Newnham College[9], a college of the University of Cambridge[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1871[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include geographer[3] and anthropologist[4].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the British Academy[10], a fellowship award[35], in United Kingdom[36]; Commander of the Order of the British Empire[11], a grade of an order[37], in United Kingdom[38]; Lucy Mair Medal[12], an award[39], in United Kingdom[40]; and honorary doctor of the University of Antwerp[13], an award[41], in Belgium[42].

Why It Matters

Melissa Leach ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did Melissa Leach do for work?

Melissa Leach worked as geographer[3] and anthropologist[4].

Where did Melissa Leach go to school?

Melissa Leach was educated at SOAS, University of London[8] and Newnham College[9].

What awards did Melissa Leach receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the British Academy[10], Commander of the Order of the British Empire[11], Lucy Mair Medal[12], and honorary doctor of the University of Antwerp[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . Companies House. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . marshcharitabletrust.org. marshcharitabletrust.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . uantwerpen.be. uantwerpen.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [2] . curriculum vitae. Retrieved . slideshare.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [6] . Companies House. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Companies House. 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
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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