Phil Lester

New Zealand university teacher and entomologist (1969 - )
Person human Q57419263
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Summary

Phil Lester was born on January 1, 1969[1]. He has worked as an entomologist[2], professor[3], researcher[4], and university teacher[5]. He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: New Zealand[7]
  • Employer: Victoria University of Wellington[8]
  • Student: Matthew W F Howse[9], Kirsty Smith[10], Q141096161[11]
  • Award received: James Cook Research Fellowship[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Doctoral student: Philip John Sirvid[14], Evan Brenton-Rule[15], Vaughn Antony Bell[16], Jana Dobelmann[17], Antoine Felden[18], Fabian Ludwig Westermann[19], Monica Gruber[20], Enrique A. Mundaca[21], Franz-Rudolf Schnitzler[22], Nik Fadzly[23], Wan Fatma Zuharah[24], Davide Santoro[25], Gaius Wilson[26], Oliver Quinn[27]
  • Family name: Lester[28]
  • Given name: Philip[29], John[30]
  • Nickname: Phil[31]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: NZThesisProject[32]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[33]

FAQs

What did Phil Lester do for work?

Phil Lester worked as an entomologist[2], professor[3], researcher[4], and university teacher[5].

What awards did Phil Lester receive?

Honors received include James Cook Research Fellowship[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . people.wgtn.ac.nz. Retrieved . people.wgtn.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . gemmell-lab.otago.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . royalsociety.org.nz. royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [18] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [23] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [26] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [27] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [9] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [10] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [11] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · DrThneed · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Doctoral student → Philip John Sirvid, Evan Brenton-Rule, Vaughn Antony Bell +15
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/60586|batch #60586]]: matched doctoral"
  2. 4w ago · DrThneed · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Student → Matthew W F Howse, Kirsty Smith, Q141096161
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/54745|batch #54745]]: non-doc advisors"
  3. 13w ago · Oronsay · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    The conversation author id → 387146
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ The conversation author id: 387146, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/93770461|Phil Lester (#93770461)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3571|The Conversatio"
  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orkg id → R147207
    Gnd id → 1161694641
    Isni → 0000000499310614
    Given name → Philip, John
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32118|batch #32118]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (31)"
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