[Data-modeling] Chemist & other types that are professions - was Re: State of the commons (C-F)

[Jeff Prucher]

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> professions - was Re: State of the commons (C-F)


> As for the lack of properties I have a few to propose. Every 
> science-oriented profession has specialties: In chemistry we 
> have analytical chemistry, organic chemistry, 
> electrochemistry. In physics we have astropysics, quantum 
> physics, etc.

That's why there's a phylogeny pattern on the Profession type. People can
have "chemist" as a profession, or "organic chemist" or "biochemist", etc.

Jeff