Robin Hanson

Summary

Robin Hanson is a human^[1]. He was born on +1959-08-28T00:00:00Z^[2]. He worked as an economist^[3], university teacher^[4], and social scientist^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (205 views/month, #7,096 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Robin Hanson was born on +1959-08-28T00:00:00Z^[2].
• Robin Hanson held citizenship in United States^[7].
• English was Robin Hanson's native language^[8].
• Robin Hanson worked as an economist^[3].
• Robin Hanson worked as a university teacher^[4].
• Robin Hanson's professions included social scientist^[5].
• Robin Hanson's field of work was prediction market^[9].
• Robin Hanson's field of work was economics^[10].
• Robin Hanson's field of work was technology and society^[11].
• Robin Hanson was employed by George Mason University^[12].
• Robin Hanson was employed by Future of Humanity Institute^[13].
• Robin Hanson's doctoral advisor was John Ledyard^[14].
• A notable work attributed to Robin Hanson is The Age of Em^[15].
• A notable work attributed to Robin Hanson is Great Filter^[16].
• Robin Hanson's image is recorded as Robin Hanson in a field 2.jpg^[17].
• Robin Hanson is recorded as male^[18].
• Robin Hanson's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Robin Hanson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000459639933^[20].
• Robin Hanson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 306334014^[21].
• Robin Hanson's GND ID is recorded as 171433254^[22].
• Robin Hanson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2016013630^[23].
• Robin Hanson's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 17052803w^[24].
• Robin Hanson's IdRef ID is recorded as 226108155^[25].
• Robin Hanson's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA19019343^[26].
• Robin Hanson's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 001286651^[27].

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Origins and Family

Robin Hanson was born on +1959-08-28T00:00:00Z^[2]. English was his native language^[8].

Education

Robin Hanson's doctoral advisor was John Ledyard^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include economist^[3], university teacher^[4], and social scientist^[5]. Fields of work include prediction market^[9]; economics^[10], an academic discipline^[28]; and technology and society^[11], a research topic^[29]. Employers include George Mason University^[12], a university^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1957^[32], headquartered in Fairfax County^[33] and Future of Humanity Institute^[13], an organization^[34], in United Kingdom^[35], founded in 2005^[36], headquartered in Oxford^[37].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Age of Em^[15], a written work^[38], founded in 2016^[39], written by Robin Hanson^[40] and Great Filter^[16], a theory^[41].

Why It Matters

Robin Hanson ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (205 views/month, #7,096 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

He is credited with the discovery of Great Filter^[44], a theory^[45].

FAQs

What did Robin Hanson do for work?

Robin Hanson worked as economist^[3], university teacher^[4], and social scientist^[5].

What did Robin Hanson discover?

Robin Hanson is credited as discoverer of Great Filter^[44].