Benjamin Ward Richardson

British physician and medical historian (1828–1896)

Person Human Q2896276

Facts

19 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[17]
Date of birth: October 31, 1828
Date of death: November 21, 1896
Place of birth: Somerby
Place of death: London
Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[7]
Occupation: physician, physiologist
Educated at: University of St Andrews^[8]
Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society, Croonian Medal and Lecture, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London, Knight Bachelor^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]
Notable work: The Physiological Position of Alcohol^[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[26]
Academic degree: Doctor of Sciences in Medicine^[18]
Contributed to creative work: Popular Science^[27]
Described by source: Nordisk familjebok, Dictionary of National Biography, first supplement, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]
Family name: Richardson^[19]
Given name: Benjamin^[20]
Member of: Royal Society of London, Royal College of Physicians, London, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina^[14]^[15]^[16]
Writing language: English^[28]

🏷️ Also known as

en Benjamin Ward Richardson en Benjamin Richardson en Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson ar بنجامين ريتشاردسون de Benjamin Richardson es Benjamin Richardson fr Benjamin Richardson it Benjamin Richardson nl Benjamin Richardson pt Benjamin Richardson pt Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson ru Бенджамин Уорд Ричардсон ru Ричардсон, Бенджамин Уорд uk Бенджамін Ворд Річардсон

🔖 Identifiers · 55

ISNI: 0000000081330693
VIAF cluster ID: 54277110, 96093144
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n84804879
GND ID: 117531677
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Picture of Benjamin Ward Richardson.jpg ↗
Alvin ID: alvin-person:10688
At the Circulating Library ID: 647
BHL creator ID: 182611
BIU Santé person ID: 3849
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 12911138d
CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp01356328
CiNii Research ID: 1140282266658296192

Show all 55 identifiers +43

DDB person (GND) ID: 117531677
Darwin Correspondence ID: 3996
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID: richardson_benjamin_ward
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Benjamin-Richardson
FAST ID: 1799611
FactGrid item ID: Liubotyn
Freebase ID: /m/07d_24
Goodreads author ID: 281417
ISFDB author ID: 197976
IdRef ID: 067028616
J9U entity ID: 987007272027105171
Jewish Encyclopedia ID: 12741
KANTO ID: 000095706
Leopoldina member ID (new): sir-benjamin-ward-richardson
Libraries Australia ID: 36192850
LibriVox author ID: 14030
Medvik ID: nlk20000091325
Munk's Roll ID: sir-benjamin-ward-richardson
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA00828028
NL CR AUT ID: nlk20000091325
NLA Trove people ID: 1226883
NUKAT ID: n2014132299
National Library of Greece ID: 215251
National Library of Israel ID (old): 000466423
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID: XX6047692
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID: mp83096
National Virtual Library of India ID: 626571
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 074147994
Obálky knih ID: nlk20000091325
Open Library ID: OL7232412A, OL2434075A, OL5409760A
OpenMLOL author ID: 152416
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID: 23544
Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID: NA4530
Project Gutenberg author ID: 4190
Royal Academy ID: benjamin-ward-richardson
SNAC ARK ID: w6nc75dm
Science Museum people ID: cp96599
Scopus author ID: 24740029600
UK National Archives ID: F59393
Unz Review author ID: RichardsonBenjaminWard
Vatican Library VcBA ID: 495/248238
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJxrXBdH48cDV4Khx3tFrq
Yale LUX ID: person/f6d1db2c-3ac7-4bc3-8427-417bcfc4f80a

Report an error or request removal Lineage (PROV-JSON)

🔗 Connections

Described by source 4

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Nordisk familjebok, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron

Award received 3

Fellow of the Royal Society, Knight Bachelor, Croonian Medal and Lecture

Member of 3

Royal Society of London, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Royal College of Physicians, London

Occupation 2

physician, physiologist

Contributed to creative work 1

Popular Science

Country of citizenship 1

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Educated at 1

University of St Andrews

FactGrid item ID 1

Liubotyn

Family name 1

Richardson

Given name 1

Benjamin

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Place of birth 1

Somerby

Place of death 1

London

Sex or gender 1

male

Writing language 1

English

Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Benjamin Ward Richardson was born on October 31, 1828^[1], in Somerby^[2]. He died on November 21, 1896^[3], in London^[4]. He worked as a physician^[5] and physiologist^[6].

FAQs

Where was Benjamin Ward Richardson born?

Benjamin Ward Richardson's place of birth was Somerby^[2].

Where did Benjamin Ward Richardson die?

Benjamin Ward Richardson died in London^[4].

What did Benjamin Ward Richardson do for work?

Benjamin Ward Richardson worked as a physician^[5] and physiologist^[6].

Where did Benjamin Ward Richardson go to school?

Benjamin Ward Richardson was educated at University of St Andrews^[8].

What awards did Benjamin Ward Richardson receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[10], Croonian Medal and Lecture^[11], Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London^[12], and Knight Bachelor^[13].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Benjamin Ward Richardson — place of birth (P19): Somerby. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Benjamin Ward Richardson — place of death (P20): London. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-02-23. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Benjamin Ward Richardson — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Benjamin Ward Richardson — country of citizenship (P27): United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Benjamin Ward Richardson — educated at (P69): University of St Andrews. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Benjamin Ward Richardson — occupation (P106): physician. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-03-08. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Benjamin Ward Richardson — occupation (P106): physiologist. Retrieved 2019-06-20. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Benjamin Ward Richardson — award received (P166): Fellow of the Royal Society. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Benjamin Ward Richardson — award received (P166): Croonian Medal and Lecture. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Benjamin Ward Richardson — award received (P166): Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Benjamin Ward Richardson — award received (P166): Knight Bachelor. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Benjamin Ward Richardson — member of (P463): Royal Society of London. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Benjamin Ward Richardson — member of (P463): Royal College of Physicians, London. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Benjamin Ward Richardson — member of (P463): German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Benjamin Ward Richardson — academic degree (P512): Doctor of Sciences in Medicine. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Benjamin Ward Richardson — date of birth (P569): October 31, 1828. Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Benjamin Ward Richardson — date of death (P570): November 21, 1896. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Benjamin Ward Richardson — family name (P734): Richardson. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Benjamin Ward Richardson — given name (P735): Benjamin. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-13. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Benjamin Ward Richardson — notable work (P800): The Physiological Position of Alcohol. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Benjamin Ward Richardson — described by source (P1343): Nordisk familjebok. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Benjamin Ward Richardson — described by source (P1343): Dictionary of National Biography, first supplement. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Benjamin Ward Richardson — described by source (P1343): Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Benjamin Ward Richardson — described by source (P1343): Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Benjamin Ward Richardson — described by source (P1343): The Nuttall Encyclopædia. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Benjamin Ward Richardson — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Benjamin Ward Richardson — contributed to creative work (P3919): Popular Science. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Benjamin Ward Richardson — writing language (P6886): English. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA

4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Benjamin Ward Richardson. Retrieved November 9, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/benjamin-ward-richardson

MLA

“Benjamin Ward Richardson.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 9 Nov. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/benjamin-ward-richardson.

BibTeX

@misc{4ortxyz_benjamin-ward-richardson_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Benjamin Ward Richardson}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/benjamin-ward-richardson}, note = {Accessed: 2026-11-09}}

LLM prompt

According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Benjamin Ward Richardson — https://4ort.xyz/entity/benjamin-ward-richardson (retrieved 2026-11-09)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/benjamin-ward-richardson · Last refreshed: November 9, 2026

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

22d ago · DifoolBot bot · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗

"Changed claim: Open Library ID: OL5409760A, deprecate Open Library ID redirect(s) OL5409760A → OL2434075A (target already on item; added by blocked sock AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction, Q"
27d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Open Library ID → OL7232412A, OL2434075A, OL5409760A

"Created claim: Open Library ID: OL5409760A, batch #290734"
27d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Open Library ID → OL7232412A, OL2434075A, OL5409760A

"Created claim: Open Library ID: OL2434075A, batch #290734"
15w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Jewish Encyclopedia ID → 12741

"Created claim: Jewish Encyclopedia ID: 12741, Matched to SIR BENJAMIN WARD RICHARDSON (#167483770) in Jewis…"
21w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗

National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID → XX6047692

"Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #36246"
21w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗

National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID → XX6047692

"Created claim: National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID: 147467456, batch #259615"
25w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Darwin Correspondence ID → 3996

"Created claim: Darwin Correspondence ID: 3996, batch #258229"

Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.