Charles McCann

Indian born New Zealand botanist, biologist and naturalist (1899-1980)
Person human Q5080778
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Summary

Charles McCann was born on December 4, 1899[1], in Castle Rock[2]. He died on November 29, 1980[3], in Wellington[4]. He worked as a botanist[5], naturalist[6], herpetologist[7], biologist[8], and zoologist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: India[11], British Raj[12], New Zealand[13], Dominion of India[14]
  • Occupation: scientific collector[15]
  • Employer: Bombay Natural History Society[16], Dominion Museum[17], New Zealand Oceanographic Institute[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Commons category: Charles McCann[20]
  • Residence: India[21]
  • Family name: McCann[22]
  • Given name: Yule[23], Mervyn[24], Charles[25]
  • Collection items at: New Zealand Arthropod Collection[26], New Zealand Fungarium[27], Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Herbarium[28], Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew[29], Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira[30], Natural History Museum[31], National Museum of Natural History[32]

Why It Matters

Charles McCann is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Charles McCann born?

Charles McCann's place of birth was Castle Rock[2].

Where did Charles McCann die?

Charles McCann died in Wellington[4].

What did Charles McCann do for work?

Charles McCann worked as a botanist[5], naturalist[6], herpetologist[7], biologist[8], and zoologist[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . archive.org. Retrieved . archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . archive.org. Retrieved . archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved . collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved . collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Place of birth → Castle Rock
    Employer → Bombay Natural History Society, Dominion Museum, New Zealand Oceanographic Institute
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    Place of death → Wellington
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