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Peter Richerson

biologist
Person Human Q1466185

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
October 11, 1943
Place of birth
San Mateo
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
university teacher, botanist
Employer
University of California, Davis, Duke University, University of California, Berkeley[8][9][10]
Position held
professor emeritus[7]
Educated at
University of California, Davis
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[12][13]
Doctoral advisor
Charles Goldman[11]
Family name
Richerson[15]
Given name
Peter[16]
Professorship
distinguished professor[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Peter James Richerson en Peter J. Richerson en Peter Richerson en Richerson cs Pete Richerson de Richerson fa پیتر ریچرسون fi Richerson it Richerson pt Richerson ru Питер Ричерсон ru Ричерсон, Питер zh 彼得·瑞查森
🔖 Identifiers · 34
ISNI
0000000110436690
VIAF cluster ID
21084761
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n84123991
GND ID
171301889
Academic Tree ID
92797
Awards & Winners artist ID
0jwzjh7
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12714565s
Botanist author abbreviation
Richerson
CBDB.cz author ID
27378
CiNii Research ID
1140845216586897664
DDB person (GND) ID
171301889
Databazeknih.cz author ID
45606
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Freebase ID
/m/0jwzjh7
Guggenheim fellows ID
peter-j-richerson
Harvard Index of Botanists ID
66590
IPNI author ID
30149-1
IdRef ID
07377233X
J9U entity ID
987007298095005171
KBR person ID
14813174
Medvik ID
vse2006344607
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01635733
NL CR AUT ID
vse2006344607
NUKAT ID
n2005133660
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200904801
National Library of Latvia ID
000307872
National Virtual Library of India ID
423421
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071321993
Parsifal cluster ID
393733
Prabook ID
67759
SHARE Catalogue author ID
603876
SVKKL authority ID
0309864-Richerson-Peter-J-1943
Wellcome Collection concept ID
gh6nsc9m
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbtm7YGchMWMWT9FmTGpP
Yale LUX ID
person/3a7d0e60-9b09-44b3-884b-02d9816a6ab7

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Employer 3
University of California, Berkeley, Duke University, University of California, Davis
Occupation 3
biologist, botanist, university teacher
Award received 1
Guggenheim Fellowship
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
University of California, Davis
Given name 1
Peter
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
San Mateo
Position held 1
professor emeritus
Professorship 1
distinguished professor
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Peter Richerson was born in San Mateo[1]. He was born on October 11, 1943[2]. He worked as a biologist[3], university teacher[4], and botanist[5].

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Career and Affiliations

Employers include University of California, Davis[8], a university[18], in United States[19], founded in 1905[20]; Duke University[9], a university[21], in United States[22], founded in 1838[23], headquartered in Durham[24]; and University of California, Berkeley[10], a public research university[25], in United States[26], founded in 1868[27], headquartered in Berkeley[28].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[12], a fellowship grant[29], in United States[30], founded in 1925[31] and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[13], a fellowship award[32], in United States[33], founded in 1874[34].

FAQs

Where was Peter Richerson born?

Peter Richerson was born in San Mateo[1].

What did Peter Richerson do for work?

Peter Richerson worked as biologist[3], university teacher[4], and botanist[5].

What awards did Peter Richerson receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[12] and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[13].

Related Entities

Duke University United States University of California, Davis

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . desp.ucdavis.edu. desp.ucdavis.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . desp.ucdavis.edu. desp.ucdavis.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . aaas.org. aaas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] ↑ . des.ucdavis.edu. des.ucdavis.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . desp.ucdavis.edu. desp.ucdavis.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0309864-Richerson-Peter-J-1943
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0309864-Richerson-Peter-J-1943, batch #259493"
  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Occupation → biologist, university teacher, botanist
    Instance of → human
    Family name → Richerson
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Removed claim: Occupation: biologist, batch #258356"
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