Bashford Dean

American zoologist (1867-1928)
Person human Q2886761
Bashford Dean
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Bashford Dean

Summary

Bashford Dean is a human[1]. His place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on +1867-10-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Michigan[4]. He died on +1928-12-06T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a zoologist[6], paleoichthyologist[7], curator[8], paleontologist[9], and weapon historian[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Bashford Dean's place of birth was New York City[2].
  • Bashford Dean died in Michigan[4].
  • Bashford Dean passed away in Battle Creek[12].
  • Bashford Dean was born on +1867-10-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Bashford Dean died on +1928-12-06T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Bashford Dean held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Bashford Dean's professions included zoologist[6].
  • Bashford Dean's professions included paleoichthyologist[7].
  • Bashford Dean's professions included curator[8].
  • Bashford Dean worked as a paleontologist[9].
  • Bashford Dean's professions included weapon historian[10].
  • Bashford Dean's professions included art historian[14].
  • Bashford Dean's field of work was ichthyology[15].
  • Bashford Dean was educated at Columbia University[16].
  • A notable student of Bashford Dean was Francis Bertody Sumner[17].
  • Bashford Dean received the Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal[18].
  • Bashford Dean's image is recorded as Bashford Dean (1867-1928).jpg[19].
  • Bashford Dean is recorded as male[20].
  • Bashford Dean's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Bashford Dean's ISNI is recorded as 0000000083667839[22].
  • Bashford Dean's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 27217964[23].
  • Bashford Dean's GND ID is recorded as 116042141[24].
  • Bashford Dean's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88632489[25].
  • Bashford Dean's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13483181r[26].
  • Bashford Dean's IdRef ID is recorded as 035498331[27].

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Origins and Family

Bashford Dean was born in New York City[2]. He was born on +1867-10-28T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Bashford Dean's education included a stint at Columbia University[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include zoologist[6], paleoichthyologist[7], curator[8], paleontologist[9], weapon historian[10], and art historian[14]. Bashford Dean's field of work was ichthyology[15]. A notable student of him was Francis Bertody Sumner[17].

Recognition

Bashford Dean received the Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal[18].

Death and Burial

Bashford Dean died on +1928-12-06T00:00:00Z[5]. Recorded place of death include Michigan[4], an U.S. state[28], in United States[29], founded in 1837[30], headquartered in East Lansing[31] and Battle Creek[12], a city in the United States[32], in United States[33], founded in 1831[34].

Why It Matters

Bashford Dean ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

FAQs

Where was Bashford Dean born?

Born in New York City[2], Bashford Dean…

Where did Bashford Dean die?

Bashford Dean passed away in Michigan[4].

What did Bashford Dean do for work?

Bashford Dean worked as zoologist[6], paleoichthyologist[7], curator[8], paleontologist[9], and weapon historian[10].

Where did Bashford Dean go to school?

Bashford Dean was educated at Columbia University[16].

What awards did Bashford Dean receive?

Honors received include Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal[18].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [19] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . Biodiversity Heritage Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Biodiversity Heritage Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Biodiversity Heritage Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . Dictionary of Art Historians. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . nasonline.org. nasonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [17] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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