Charles Alston

Summary

Charles Alston is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Hamilton^[2]. He was born on +1685-10-24T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Edinburgh^[4]. He died on +1760-11-22T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a physician^[6], botanist^[7], and university teacher^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Hamilton^[2], Charles Alston…
• Charles Alston passed away in Edinburgh^[4].
• Charles Alston was born on +1685-10-24T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Charles Alston was born on +1683-00-00T00:00:00Z^[10].
• Charles Alston was born on +1685-00-00T00:00:00Z^[11].
• Charles Alston died on +1760-11-22T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Charles Alston died on +1760-00-00T00:00:00Z^[12].
• Burial took place at Canongate Kirkyard^[13].
• Charles Alston held citizenship in Scotland^[14].
• Charles Alston held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain^[15].
• English was Charles Alston's native language^[16].
• Charles Alston worked as a physician^[6].
• Charles Alston's professions included botanist^[7].
• Charles Alston worked as a university teacher^[8].
• Charles Alston's field of work was botany^[17].
• Charles Alston's field of work was medicine^[18].
• Charles Alston held the position of Regius Professor of Plant Science^[19].
• Among Charles Alston's employers was University of Edinburgh^[20].
• Among Charles Alston's employers was Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton^[21].
• Charles Alston was educated at Leiden University^[22].
• Charles Alston was educated at University of Glasgow^[23].
• Charles Alston received the Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London^[24].
• Charles Alston is recorded as male^[25].
• Charles Alston's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Charles Alston's ISNI is recorded as 0000000011194251^[27].

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Origins and Family

Charles Alston's place of birth was Hamilton^[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1685-10-24T00:00:00Z^[3], +1683-00-00T00:00:00Z^[10], and +1685-00-00T00:00:00Z^[11]. English was his native language^[16].

Education

Educated at Leiden University^[22], a university^[28], in Netherlands^[29], founded in 1575^[30], headquartered in Leiden^[31] and University of Glasgow^[23], a public research university^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1451^[34], headquartered in Glasgow^[35]. Charles Alston earned the academic degree of Doctor of Medicine^[36]. He studied under Herman Boerhaave^[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physician^[6], botanist^[7], and university teacher^[8]. Fields of work include botany^[17], an academic discipline^[38] and medicine^[18], a field of study^[39]. Employers include University of Edinburgh^[20], a public university^[40], in United Kingdom^[41], founded in 1583^[42], headquartered in Edinburgh^[43] and Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton^[21], a politician^[44], 1631–1716^[45], of Kingdom of Scotland^[46]. Charles Alston held the position of Regius Professor of Plant Science^[19].

Recognition

Charles Alston received the Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London^[24].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1760-11-22T00:00:00Z^[5] and +1760-00-00T00:00:00Z^[12]. Charles Alston passed away in Edinburgh^[4]. He is buried at Canongate Kirkyard^[13].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Charles Alston include Alstonia^[47], a taxon^[48].

Why It Matters

Charles Alston ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

Entities named for him include Alstonia^[47], a taxon^[48].

FAQs

Where was Charles Alston born?

Charles Alston was born in Hamilton^[2].

Where did Charles Alston die?

Charles Alston died in Edinburgh^[4].

What did Charles Alston do for work?

Charles Alston worked as physician^[6], botanist^[7], and university teacher^[8].

Where did Charles Alston go to school?

Charles Alston was educated at Leiden University^[22] and University of Glasgow^[23].

What awards did Charles Alston receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London^[24].