Tim Flannery

Australian scientist and global warming activist
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Summary

Tim Flannery was born on January 28, 1956[1], in Melbourne[2]. He has worked as a paleontologist[3], zoologist[4], environmentalist[5], explorer[6], and naturalist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (543 views/month, #7,177 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Spouse: Alexandra Szalay[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Australia[10]
  • Occupation: climate activist[11]
  • Employer: Harvard University[12], Macquarie University[13], University of Adelaide[14]
  • Educated at: La Trobe University[15], University of New South Wales[16], Monash University[17], Anaheim High School[18]
  • Award received: Australian of the Year[19], Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[20], Leidy Award[21], Colin Roderick Award[22], Fellow of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales[23], Whitley Award[24], Commander of the Order of Saint-Charles[25], Knight of the Order of Saint-Charles[26]
  • Sex or gender: male[27]
  • Commons category: Tim Flannery[28]
  • Family name: Flannery[29]
  • Given name: Timothy[30], Fridtjof[31]
  • Author citation (zoology): Flannery[32]
  • Official website: http://www.timflannery.com.au[33]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[34], Indonesian[35], Melanesian Pidgin[36]
  • Birth name: Timothy Fridtjof Flannery[37]

Why It Matters

Tim Flannery has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Tim Flannery born?

Tim Flannery's place of birth was Melbourne[2].

Who was Tim Flannery married to?

Tim Flannery's spouses include Alexandra Szalay[9].

What did Tim Flannery do for work?

Tim Flannery worked as a paleontologist[3], zoologist[4], environmentalist[5], explorer[6], and naturalist[7].

Where did Tim Flannery go to school?

Tim Flannery was educated at La Trobe University[15], University of New South Wales[16], Monash University[17], and Anaheim High School[18].

What awards did Tim Flannery receive?

Honors received include Australian of the Year[19], Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[20], Leidy Award[21], and Colin Roderick Award[22].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . science.org.au. Retrieved . science.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . ansp.org. ansp.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . rzsnsw.org.au. rzsnsw.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . rzsnsw.org.au. rzsnsw.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . graduateinstitute.ch. graduateinstitute.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . graduateinstitute.ch. graduateinstitute.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Oronsay · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'gl', '
    Sitelink count → 26
    The conversation author id → 11549
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ The conversation author id: 11549, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/93742575|Tim Flannery (#93742575)]] for {{P|8207}}"
  2. 17w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0246351-Flannery-Tim-F-1956
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0246351-Flannery-Tim-F-1956, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → paleontologist, zoologist, environmentalist +3
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Occupation: biologist, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258356|batch #258356]]"
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