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Paul Farmer

American anthropologist, 1959-2022
Person human Q2263705

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[36]
Date of birth
October 26, 1959
Date of death
February 21, 2022
Place of birth
North Adams
Place of death
Butaro
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
anthropologist, human rights defender, physician, writer
Employer
Harvard Medical School[14]
Field of work
internal medicine, infectious diseases, medical anthropology[11][12][13]
Educated at
Harvard Medical School, Duke University, Hernando High School, Harvard University[15][16][17][18]
Award received
Washburn Award, MacArthur Fellows Program, Bronislaw Malinowski Award, NAS Public Welfare Medal, Mendel Medal, honorary doctor of the University of Miami, honorary doctorate from Princeton University, honorary doctorate from Columbia University, honorary doctor of the University of Pennsylvania, honorary doctor of the Northwestern University, honorary doctorate from the McGill University, Berggruen Prize, honorary doctorate from Emory University, Heinz Award[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]
Spouse
Wingdie Didi Bertrand Farmer[9]
Official website
www.pih.org[41]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[42]
Academic degree
Doctor of Philosophy[37]
Different from
Paul K. Farmer[44]
Family name
Farmer[38]
Given name
Paul, Edward[39][40]
Member of
American Philosophical Society, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Medicine[33][34][35]
Name in native language
Paul Farmer[43]
Number of children
+3[45]
P14750
7906-A1BD-F4F8-511A-16B7
🏷️ Also known as
en Paul Edward Farmer en Paul Farmer en Paul Farmer M.D. ar بول فارمر ar بول إدوارد فارمر cs Paul Edward Farmer fa پل فارمر fi Paul Edward Farmer he פול פארמר it Paul Edward Farmer it Farmer ja ポール・ファーマー ru Пол Фармер ru Фармер, Пол th พอล ฟาร์เมอร์ zh 保罗·方马尔 zh 保罗·法莫尔 zh 保罗·法默 zh 保羅·法莫爾 zh-hans 保罗·法莫尔
🔖 Identifiers · 67
ISNI
0000000109263972
VIAF cluster ID
94091571
Library of Congress authority ID
n92000717
GND ID
128845112
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Paul Farmer giving MacLean Prize Lecture in 2017 (cropped).jpg ↗
Academia.edu profile URL
independent.academia.edu
Academic Tree ID
175078
Angelicum ID
191142
BAnQ authority ID
0000992915
BIBSYS ID
90653709
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
124977567
C-SPAN person numeric ID
1007910
Show all 67 identifiers +55
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
1007910
CONOR.BG ID
26760037
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12074237
CiNii Research ID
1140000791596933120
Dimensions author ID
014210107632.20
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Paul-Farmer
FAST ID
297140
Film.ru person ID
paul-farmer
Find a Grave memorial ID
236943358
Freebase ID
/m/06czp7
Goodreads author ID
6684
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
farmer-pol-d36585
IMDb ID
nm2141707
IdRef ID
034194363
JRC Names ID
94471
KBR person ID
14111908
Kinobox person ID
209044
LRB contributor ID
paul-farmer
Libraries Australia ID
36009476
LibraryThing author ID
farmerpaul-1
Libris-URI
qn2462x81rt2rfc
Los Angeles Review of Books author ID
paul-farmer
MacArthur Fellows Program ID
157, class-of-1993/paul-e-farmer
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA12686849, DA09147766
NDL Authority ID
00978310
NL CR AUT ID
jcu2013744394
NLA Trove people ID
1183495
NSK (VIAF) ID
000554263
NSK ID
981005724870609366
NUKAT ID
n2004095953
National Library of Brazil ID
000490632
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007261042105171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200903724
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:DX02;=w3
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810688026505606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
101944772
Notable Names Database ID
822/000092546
Obálky knih ID
jcu2013744394
Open Library ID
OL8236779A, OL8008281A, OL586573A
Parsifal cluster ID
80724
Persée author ID
2313
Prabook ID
1698848
Quora topic ID
Paul-Farmer-1
RERO ID (legacy)
A012342657
SBN author ID
NAPV171847
SELIBR ID
238208
SHARE Catalogue author ID
532107
Sancho el Sabio Foundation ID
96202
Scopus author ID
7101715964
TMDB person ID
1803783
UOM ID
50553
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1098726
Wellcome Collection concept ID
mdx8yjnz
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqQvv4J6WMPCkXYdqfXh3
Yale LUX ID
person/b53f3f48-88a3-4a8e-b64d-a847123e01fd

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🔗 Connections
Award received 12
MacArthur Fellows Program, NAS Public Welfare Medal, Heinz Award, Mendel Medal, Bronislaw Malinowski Award, honorary doctorate from the McGill University, honorary doctor of the University of Miami, honorary doctor of the University of Pennsylvania +4 more
Occupation 4
physician, writer, human rights defender, anthropologist
Educated at 3
Harvard University, Duke University, Harvard Medical School
Field of work 3
internal medicine, infectious diseases, medical anthropology
Member of 3
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society, National Academy of Medicine
Given name 2
Edward, Paul
Academic degree 1
Doctor of Philosophy
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Employer 1
Harvard Medical School
Family name 1
Farmer
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
North Adams
Sex or gender 1
male
← Cast member 1
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Summary

Paul Farmer was born on October 26, 1959[1], in North Adams[2]. He died on February 21, 2022[3], in Butaro[4]. He worked as an anthropologist[5], human rights defender[6], physician[7], and writer[8].

FAQs

Where was Paul Farmer born?

Paul Farmer was born in North Adams[2].

Where did Paul Farmer die?

Paul Farmer passed away in Butaro[4].

Who was Paul Farmer married to?

Paul Farmer's spouses include Wingdie Didi Bertrand Farmer[9].

What did Paul Farmer do for work?

Paul Farmer worked as an anthropologist[5], human rights defender[6], physician[7], and writer[8].

Where did Paul Farmer go to school?

Paul Farmer was educated at Harvard Medical School[15], Duke University[16], Hernando High School[17], and Harvard University[18].

What awards did Paul Farmer receive?

Honors received include Washburn Award[19], MacArthur Fellows Program[20], Bronislaw Malinowski Award[21], and NAS Public Welfare Medal[22].

Related Entities

Duke University infectious diseases internal medicine United States

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  3. [36] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [23] ↑ . www1.villanova.edu. www1.villanova.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  33. [34] ↑ . amacad.org. amacad.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . nam.edu. nam.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [3] ↑ . PBS News Hour. Retrieved . miamiherald.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  42. [42] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. 10w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → North Adams
    Educated at → Harvard Medical School, Duke University, Hernando High School +1
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