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Charles Hercus

New Zealand doctor and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Otago.
Person human Q5077415

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
June 13, 1888
Date of death
March 26, 1971
Place of birth
Dunedin
Place of death
Dunedin
Country of citizenship
New Zealand[7]
Occupation
physician, academic
Employer
University of Otago[8]
Educated at
University of Otago[9]
Award received
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Knight Bachelor, honorary doctor of the University of Otago[10][11][12]
Doctoral student
T. F. Leota[14]
Family name
Hercus[15]
Given name
Charles, Ernest[16][17]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
NZThesisProject[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Charles Ernest Hercus en Charles Hercus en Sir Charles Ernest Hercus en Sir Charles Hercus
🔖 Identifiers · 15
ISNI
0000000367207500
VIAF cluster ID
231798209
Library of Congress authority ID
no2016140964
GND ID
101963006X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Charles Hercus.jpg ↗
BIU Santé person ID
48924
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
101963006X
Dictionary of New Zealand Biography ID
4h28
FAST ID
1966576
Freebase ID
/m/0j29zps
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
101963006X
Munk's Roll ID
sir-charles-ernest-hercus
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Online Cenotaph ID
C36305
Prabook ID
2496428
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbCMMpc479Q9VfGrdVBfq

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Summary

Charles Hercus was born on June 13, 1888[1], in Dunedin[2]. He died on March 26, 1971[3], in Dunedin[4]. He worked as a physician[5] and academic[6].

FAQs

Where was Charles Hercus born?

Charles Hercus was born in Dunedin[2].

Where did Charles Hercus die?

Charles Hercus died in Dunedin[4].

What did Charles Hercus do for work?

Charles Hercus worked as a physician[5] and academic[6].

Where did Charles Hercus go to school?

Charles Hercus was educated at University of Otago[9].

What awards did Charles Hercus receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[10], Knight Bachelor[11], and honorary doctor of the University of Otago[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . shadowsoftime.co.nz. shadowsoftime.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . otago.ac.nz. otago.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    BIU Santé person ID → 48924
    GND ID → 101963006X
    ISNI → 0000000367207500
    Given name → Charles, Ernest
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