Milford H. Wolpoff

American paleoanthropologist
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Summary

Milford H. Wolpoff was born on January 1, 1942[1], in Chicago[2]. He has worked as an anthropologist[3], prehistorian[4], paleoanthropologist[5], university teacher[6], and paleontologist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (110 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Field of work: anthropology[10], paleoanthropology[11]
  • Employer: University of Michigan[12]
  • Educated at: University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Doctoral student: John Hawks[15], Lee Sang-hee[16]
  • Residence: Chelsea[17]
  • Given name: Milford[18]

Why It Matters

Milford H. Wolpoff has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

He is credited with the discovery of multiregional origin of modern humans[21], a theory[22].

FAQs

Where was Milford H. Wolpoff born?

Milford H. Wolpoff's place of birth was Chicago[2].

What did Milford H. Wolpoff do for work?

Milford H. Wolpoff worked as an anthropologist[3], prehistorian[4], paleoanthropologist[5], university teacher[6], and paleontologist[7].

Where did Milford H. Wolpoff go to school?

Milford H. Wolpoff was educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[13].

What did Milford H. Wolpoff discover?

Milford H. Wolpoff is credited as discoverer of multiregional origin of modern humans[21].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . lsa.umich.edu. lsa.umich.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . sigmaxi.org. sigmaxi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Zestmorse · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'azb', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'vi', 'zh']
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  2. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Doctoral student → John Hawks, Lee Sang-hee
    Instance of → human
    Given name → Milford
    Residence → Chelsea
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