| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:person 
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                                | gptkbp:almaMater | gptkb:University_of_Michigan gptkb:Southern_University
 gptkb:Loma_Linda_University
 
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                                | gptkbp:awardReceived | gptkb:Alva_Myrdal_Prize gptkb:Distinguished_Contribution_to_Research_Award_from_the_American_Sociological_Association
 gptkb:Stephen_Smith_Award_for_Distinguished_Contributions_in_Public_Health
 
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                                | gptkbp:dateOfBirth | 1954 
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                                | gptkbp:employer | gptkb:Harvard_University 
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                                | gptkbp:fieldOfWork | epidemiology public health
 sociology
 
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                                | gptkbp:knownFor | research on social influences on health studies on racism and health disparities
 
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                                | gptkbp:member | gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences gptkb:National_Academy_of_Medicine
 
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                                | gptkbp:nationality | gptkb:American 
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                                | gptkbp:occupation | gptkb:government_position gptkb:sociologist
 gptkb:professor
 
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                                | gptkbp:position | gptkb:Florence_Sprague_Norman_and_Laura_Smart_Norman_Professor_of_Public_Health Professor of African and African American Studies
 
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                                | gptkbp:spouse | gptkb:Norma_Williams 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Sears 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 5 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | David R. Williams 
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