Alexander Grant Ruthven

American herpetologist and president of the University of Michigan (1882-1971)
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Alexander Grant Ruthven

Summary

Alexander Grant Ruthven is a human[1]. His place of birth was Hull[2]. He was born on +1882-04-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Ann Arbor[4]. He died on +1971-01-19T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a herpetologist[6], zoologist[7], university teacher[8], curator[9], and scientific collector[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Alexander Grant Ruthven was born in Hull[2].
  • Alexander Grant Ruthven passed away in Ann Arbor[4].
  • Alexander Grant Ruthven was born on +1882-04-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Alexander Grant Ruthven was born on +1882-01-01T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Alexander Grant Ruthven died on +1971-01-19T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Alexander Grant Ruthven died on +1971-01-01T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Alexander Grant Ruthven held citizenship in United States[14].
  • Alexander Grant Ruthven worked as a herpetologist[6].
  • Alexander Grant Ruthven's professions included zoologist[7].
  • Alexander Grant Ruthven's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Alexander Grant Ruthven worked as a curator[9].
  • Alexander Grant Ruthven's professions included scientific collector[10].
  • Alexander Grant Ruthven's field of work was zoology[15].
  • Alexander Grant Ruthven's field of work was herpetology[16].
  • Alexander Grant Ruthven held the position of President of the University of Michigan[17].
  • Alexander Grant Ruthven was educated at University of Michigan[18].
  • Alexander Grant Ruthven was educated at Morningside University[19].
  • Alexander Grant Ruthven was a member of American Philosophical Society[20].
  • Alexander Grant Ruthven's image is recorded as President Alexander Grant Ruthven.jpg[21].
  • Alexander Grant Ruthven is recorded as male[22].
  • Alexander Grant Ruthven's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Alexander Grant Ruthven supervised Frank N. Blanchard as a doctoral student[24].
  • Alexander Grant Ruthven's ISNI is recorded as 0000000114364401[25].
  • Alexander Grant Ruthven's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 389488[26].
  • Alexander Grant Ruthven's GND ID is recorded as 1055294465[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Alexander Grant Ruthven was born in Hull[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1882-04-01T00:00:00Z[3] and +1882-01-01T00:00:00Z[12].

Education

Educated at University of Michigan[18], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1817[30], headquartered in Ann Arbor[31] and Morningside University[19], a liberal arts college in the United States[32], in United States[33], founded in 1894[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include herpetologist[6], zoologist[7], university teacher[8], curator[9], and scientific collector[10]. Fields of work include zoology[15], a branch of biology[35] and herpetology[16], a branch of zoology[36]. Alexander Grant Ruthven held the position of President of the University of Michigan[17]. He supervised Frank N. Blanchard as a doctoral student[24].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1971-01-19T00:00:00Z[5] and +1971-01-01T00:00:00Z[13]. Alexander Grant Ruthven died in Ann Arbor[4].

Why It Matters

Alexander Grant Ruthven ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11]

FAQs

Where was Alexander Grant Ruthven born?

Alexander Grant Ruthven was born in Hull[2].

Where did Alexander Grant Ruthven die?

Alexander Grant Ruthven passed away in Ann Arbor[4].

What did Alexander Grant Ruthven do for work?

Alexander Grant Ruthven worked as herpetologist[6], zoologist[7], university teacher[8], curator[9], and scientific collector[10].

Where did Alexander Grant Ruthven go to school?

Alexander Grant Ruthven was educated at University of Michigan[18] and Morningside University[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [21] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  17. [24] . wikidata.org.
  18. [25] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  19. [26] . wikidata.org.
  20. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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