Carl Bock

Norwegian government official, author, naturalist and explorer (1849–1932)
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Carl Bock
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Carl Bock

Summary

Carl Bock is a human[1]. He was born in Copenhagen[2]. He was born on +1849-09-17T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Brussels[4]. He died on +1932-08-10T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an explorer[6], civil servant[7], collector[8], naturalist[9], and photographer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Carl Bock was born in Copenhagen[2].
  • Carl Bock passed away in Brussels[4].
  • Carl Bock was born on +1849-09-17T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Carl Bock died on +1932-08-10T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Carl Bock held citizenship in Norway[12].
  • Carl Bock's professions included explorer[6].
  • Carl Bock's professions included civil servant[7].
  • Carl Bock's professions included collector[8].
  • Carl Bock worked as a naturalist[9].
  • Carl Bock's professions included photographer[10].
  • Carl Bock worked as a scientific collector[13].
  • Carl Bock's field of work was zoology[14].
  • Carl Bock's field of work was ethnography[15].
  • Carl Bock's field of work was Mollusca[16].
  • Carl Bock's education included a stint at Kristiansand Cathedral School[17].
  • Carl Bock received the Order of St. Olav[18].
  • Carl Bock's image is recorded as Carl Alfred Bock Portrait 1882 Olsen.png[19].
  • Carl Bock is recorded as male[20].
  • Carl Bock's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Carl Bock's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110531428[22].
  • Carl Bock's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 34610267[23].
  • Carl Bock's GND ID is recorded as 117608785[24].
  • Carl Bock's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n87109935[25].
  • Carl Bock's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13487169v[26].
  • Carl Bock's IdRef ID is recorded as 088809838[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Carl Bock's place of birth was Copenhagen[2]. He was born on +1849-09-17T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Carl Bock's education included a stint at Kristiansand Cathedral School[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include explorer[6], civil servant[7], collector[8], naturalist[9], photographer[10], and scientific collector[13]. Fields of work include zoology[14], a branch of biology[28]; ethnography[15], an academic discipline[29]; and Mollusca[16], a taxon[30].

Recognition

Carl Bock received the Order of St. Olav[18].

Death and Burial

Carl Bock died on +1932-08-10T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Brussels[4].

Why It Matters

Carl Bock ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Carl Bock born?

Carl Bock was born in Copenhagen[2].

Where did Carl Bock die?

Carl Bock passed away in Brussels[4].

What did Carl Bock do for work?

Carl Bock worked as explorer[6], civil servant[7], collector[8], naturalist[9], and photographer[10].

Where did Carl Bock go to school?

Carl Bock was educated at Kristiansand Cathedral School[17].

What awards did Carl Bock receive?

Honors received include Order of St. Olav[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. [20] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [21] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . online image library Nederlands Fotomuseum. Retrieved . collectie.nederlandsfotomuseum.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . Integrated Authority File. 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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