Abraham Pineo Gesner

Canadian physician and geologist (1797–1864)
Person Human Q330006
Abraham Pineo Gesner
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Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
May 2, 1797
Date of death
April 29, 1864
Place of birth
Cornwallis Park
Place of death
Halifax
Country of citizenship
Canada[10]
Occupation
geologist, physician
Field of work
physician[11]
Father
Henry Hendrick Gesner[8]
Mother
Sarah Gesner[9]
Described by source
American Biographical Archive, Canadian Biographical Archive, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20][21][22]
Family name
Gesner[18]
Given name
Abraham[19]
Place of burial
Camp Hill Cemetery[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Abraham Pineo Gesner en Abraham Gesner ar أبراهام غيسنر de Abraham Pineo Gesner es Abraham Pineo Gesner fa آبراهام پینئو گسنر fr Abraham Pineo Gesner ja エイブラハム・ゲスナー pl Abraham Pineo Gesner ro Abraham gesner ru Авраам Геснер ru Авраам Пинео Геснер ru Геснер, Абрахам uk Абрахам Пінео Геснер zh 亞伯拉罕·皮諾·格斯納
🔖 Identifiers · 27
VIAF cluster ID
71825151
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n83149549
GND ID
119459957
British Museum person or institution ID
183050
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00556302
Canadian Encyclopedia article ID
abraham-gesner
Dictionary of Canadian Biography ID
gesner_abraham_9
FAST ID
116166
Find a Grave memorial ID
8895690
Freebase ID
/m/01m12z
Geni profile ID
6000000002491586388
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Grace's Guide ID
Abraham_Gesner
IdRef ID
231854382
J9U entity ID
987007388810805171
NLA Trove people ID
832462
National Historic People ID
1082
Open Library ID
OL165728A
OpenMLOL author ID
142455
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095850130
SBN author ID
TO0V405577
SNAC ARK ID
w6vh5v2w
WBIS ID
A163172, W31945
Wellcome Collection concept ID
xyzfubjv
WikiTree person ID
Gesner-29
WorldCat Entities ID
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Summary

Abraham Pineo Gesner was born on May 2, 1797[1], in Cornwallis Park[2]. He died on April 29, 1864[3], in Halifax[4]. He worked as a geologist[5] and physician[6].

FAQs

Where was Abraham Pineo Gesner born?

Abraham Pineo Gesner's place of birth was Cornwallis Park[2].

Where did Abraham Pineo Gesner die?

Abraham Pineo Gesner passed away in Halifax[4].

Who were Abraham Pineo Gesner's parents?

Abraham Pineo Gesner's father was Henry Hendrick Gesner[8]. Abraham Pineo Gesner's mother was Sarah Gesner[9].

What did Abraham Pineo Gesner do for work?

Abraham Pineo Gesner worked as a geologist[5] and physician[6].

Where did Abraham Pineo Gesner go to school?

Abraham Pineo Gesner was educated at King's College London[13].

What awards did Abraham Pineo Gesner receive?

Honors received include Order of New Brunswick[14] and Person of National Historic Significance[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #60914: add P1810 to P396"
  2. 5w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SBN author ID → TO0V405577
    "Created claim: SBN author ID: TO0V405577, batch #289737"
  3. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Country of citizenship → Canada
    Given name → Abraham
    Place of death → Halifax
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30848: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
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