Niles Eldredge

American biologist

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[15]
Date of birth: August 25, 1943
Place of birth: New Jersey
Country of citizenship: United States^[6]
Occupation: university teacher, paleontologist, evolutionary biologist
Employer: City University of New York^[9]
Field of work: paleontology, evolutionary biology^[7]^[8]
Educated at: University of British Columbia, Columbia University^[10]^[11]
Award received: Paleontological Society Medal, Charles Schuchert Award^[12]^[13]
Official website: www.nileseldredge.com^[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[19]
Family name: Eldredge^[16]
Given name: Niles^[17]
Influenced by: Marvin Harris^[14]

🏷️ Also known as

en Niles Eldredge ar نيلز ألدريج cs Robert Niles Eldredge es Eldredge fa نیلز الدرج he ניילס אלדריג' ja ナイルズ・エルドリッジ ru Niles Eldredge ru Нильс Элдридж ru Элдридж Нильс ru Элдридж, Нильс zh 尼爾斯·艾崔奇 zh 艾崔奇 zh-hans 尼尔斯·艾崔奇

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CANTIC ID: 981058617969906706
Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf12139396
CiNii Research ID: 1140000791833849216
DDB person (GND) ID: 172061474

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Occupation 3

paleontologist, university teacher, evolutionary biologist

Award received 2

Charles Schuchert Award, Paleontological Society Medal

Educated at 2

Columbia University, University of British Columbia

Field of work 2

paleontology, evolutionary biology

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Employer 1

City University of New York

Influenced by 1

Marvin Harris

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Place of birth 1

New Jersey

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Niles Eldredge was born on August 25, 1943^[1], in New Jersey^[2]. He has worked as a university teacher^[3], paleontologist^[4], and evolutionary biologist^[5].

FAQs

Where was Niles Eldredge born?

Niles Eldredge was born in New Jersey^[2].

What did Niles Eldredge do for work?

Niles Eldredge worked as a university teacher^[3], paleontologist^[4], and evolutionary biologist^[5].

Where did Niles Eldredge go to school?

Niles Eldredge was educated at University of British Columbia^[10] and Columbia University^[11].

What awards did Niles Eldredge receive?

Honors received include Paleontological Society Medal^[12] and Charles Schuchert Award^[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Niles Eldredge — place of birth (P19): New Jersey. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Niles Eldredge — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Niles Eldredge — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Niles Eldredge — educated at (P69): University of British Columbia. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Niles Eldredge — educated at (P69): Columbia University. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Niles Eldredge — field of work (P101): paleontology. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Niles Eldredge — field of work (P101): evolutionary biology. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Niles Eldredge — occupation (P106): university teacher. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Niles Eldredge — occupation (P106): paleontologist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Niles Eldredge — occupation (P106): evolutionary biologist. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-12-15. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Niles Eldredge — employer (P108): City University of New York. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Niles Eldredge — award received (P166): Paleontological Society Medal. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Niles Eldredge — award received (P166): Charles Schuchert Award. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Niles Eldredge — date of birth (P569): August 25, 1943. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Niles Eldredge — family name (P734): Eldredge. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Niles Eldredge — given name (P735): Niles. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Niles Eldredge — influenced by (P737): Marvin Harris. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Niles Eldredge — official website (P856): http://www.nileseldredge.com/. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Niles Eldredge — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. IdRef. Retrieved 2020-05-01. wikidata.org.

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11w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Harper's tag → niles-eldredge

"Created claim: Harper's tag: niles-eldredge, Matched to niles eldredge (#289952713) in Harper's…"
26w ago · LadyData · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗

BHL creator ID → 145603, 184006

"Created claim: BHL creator ID: 184006, Matched to Niles Eldredge (#27115531) in BHL creator #mix'n'"
26w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Official website → http://www.nileseldredge.com/

Place of birth → New Jersey

Employer → City University of New York

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