Academic Ancestry

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Ian Ferguson

New Zealand scientist, was CEO of Plant & Food Research

Wikidata names John Brown and Ted Bollard as doctoral advisors and lists 2 doctoral students. Linked to Wikidata, VIAF, and ISNI.

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Ian Ferguson, pictured

Two steps up and one down. Solid lines from Wikidata. The full sheet opens at four up and two down.

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Theses

Advisors on Wikidata2

From Wikidata, shown separately from the thesis records.

Students on Wikidata2

From Wikidata, shown separately from the thesis records.

The line above and below2 steps

The advisors of their advisors, four steps up at most, in the thesis records and on Wikidata, each kind marked; a person in both is listed once.

Below them, within 3 steps, the record reaches 3 people: 3 stated by Wikidata.

Education and career3

From Wikidata, shown separately from the thesis records. Each place opens its Wikidata item.