Nicholas Agar

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Nicholas Agar

Summary

Nicholas Agar is a human[1]. He was born on February 2, 1965[2]. He worked as a philosopher[3], researcher[4], ethicist[5], and university teacher[6].

Key Facts

  • Nicholas Agar was born on February 2, 1965[2].
  • Nicholas Agar held citizenship in Australia[7].
  • Nicholas Agar worked as a philosopher[3].
  • Nicholas Agar's professions included researcher[4].
  • Nicholas Agar worked as an ethicist[5].
  • Nicholas Agar worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Nicholas Agar's field of work was bioethics[8].
  • Nicholas Agar's field of work was ethics[9].
  • Nicholas Agar's field of work was philosophy[10].
  • Nicholas Agar's field of work was eugenics[11].
  • Nicholas Agar held the position of full professor[12].
  • Among Nicholas Agar's employers was Victoria University of Wellington[13].
  • Nicholas Agar was employed by Australian National University[14].
  • Among Nicholas Agar's employers was University of Waikato[15].
  • Nicholas Agar was educated at Victoria University of Wellington[16].
  • Nicholas Agar was educated at Australian National University[17].
  • A notable student of Nicholas Agar was Lucinda Campbell[18].
  • Nicholas Agar is recorded as male[19].
  • Nicholas Agar's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Nicholas Agar supervised Snita Ahir-Knight as a doctoral student[21].
  • Nicholas Agar supervised Daniel Michael Weijers as a doctoral student[22].
  • Nicholas Agar's family name is recorded as Agar[23].
  • Nicholas Agar's given name is recorded as Nicholas[24].
  • Nicholas Agar's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Nicholas Agar's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NZThesisProject[26].

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Origins and Family

Nicholas Agar was born on February 2, 1965[2].

Education

Educated at Victoria University of Wellington[16], a public university[27], in New Zealand[28], founded in 1897[29], headquartered in Wellington[30] and Australian National University[17], a public university[31], in Australia[32], founded in 1946[33], headquartered in Canberra[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher[3], researcher[4], ethicist[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include bioethics[8], an academic discipline[35]; ethics[9], a branch of philosophy[36]; philosophy[10], an academic discipline[37]; and eugenics[11], a social theory[38]. Employers include Victoria University of Wellington[13], a public university[39], in New Zealand[40], founded in 1897[41], headquartered in Wellington[42]; Australian National University[14], a public university[43], in Australia[44], founded in 1946[45], headquartered in Canberra[46]; and University of Waikato[15], a public university[47], in New Zealand[48], founded in 1964[49]. Nicholas Agar held the position of full professor[12]. A notable student of him was Lucinda Campbell[18]. Doctoral students include Snita Ahir-Knight[21], a researcher[50] and Daniel Michael Weijers[22], a researcher[51].

FAQs

What did Nicholas Agar do for work?

Nicholas Agar worked as philosopher[3], researcher[4], ethicist[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Nicholas Agar go to school?

Nicholas Agar was educated at Victoria University of Wellington[16] and Australian National University[17].

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  1. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . profiles.waikato.ac.nz. profiles.waikato.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [2] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [18] . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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  1. 3d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 9w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Doctoral student Snita Ahir-Knight, Daniel Michael Weijers
    Instance of human
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    Given name Nicholas
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