Charles Atwood Kofoid

American zoologist
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Summary

Charles Atwood Kofoid was born on October 11, 1865[1], in Granville[2]. He died on May 30, 1947[3], in Berkeley[4]. He worked as a zoologist[5], marine biologist[6], botanist[7], botanical collector[8], and scientific collector[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 1, 1865[11]
  • Date of death: January 1, 1947[12]
  • Place of burial: Sunset View Cemetery[13]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[14]
  • Field of work: zoology[15], botany[16], ecology[17]
  • Educated at: Harvard University[18]
  • Member of: National Academy of Sciences[19], American Philosophical Society[20]
  • Sex or gender: male[21]
  • Doctoral student: Datus Miller Hammond[22]
  • Commons category: Charles Atwood Kofoid[23]
  • Archives at: UC San Diego Library Special Collections & Archives[24]
  • Family name: Kofoid[25]
  • Given name: Charles[26]
  • Author citation (zoology): Kofoid[27]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[28]
  • Commons Creator page: Charles Atwood Kofoid[29]
  • Name in native language: Charles Atwood Kofoid[30]
  • Contributed to creative work: Popular Science[31]
  • Writing language: English[32]
  • Collection items at: William and Lynda Steere Herbarium[33], Herbarium, Missouri Botanical Garden[34], Harvard University Herbaria[35], Natural History Museum[36]

Why It Matters

Charles Atwood Kofoid is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Charles Atwood Kofoid born?

Charles Atwood Kofoid's place of birth was Granville[2].

Where did Charles Atwood Kofoid die?

Charles Atwood Kofoid died in Berkeley[4].

What did Charles Atwood Kofoid do for work?

Charles Atwood Kofoid worked as a zoologist[5], marine biologist[6], botanist[7], botanical collector[8], and scientific collector[9].

Where did Charles Atwood Kofoid go to school?

Charles Atwood Kofoid was educated at Harvard University[18].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  15. [22] ↑ . Datus M. Hammond 1911-1974. In Memoriam. wikidata.org.
  16. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [11] ↑ . International Plant Names Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [12] ↑ . International Plant Names Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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