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Charles Waterton

English naturalist and explorer (1782-1865)
Person Human Q1038846

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
June 3, 1782
Date of death
May 27, 1865
Place of birth
Walton Hall
Place of death
Wakefield
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[14]
Occupation
explorer, naturalist, slave driver, scientific collector
Educated at
Stonyhurst College[15]
Religion or worldview
Catholicism[16]
Father
Thomas Waterton[10]
Mother
Anne Bedingfield[11]
Spouse
Anne Mary Edmonstone[12]
Child
Edmund Waterton[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[25]
Archives at
University of Leeds Libraries[18]
Collection items at
Natural History Museum
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Catholic Encyclopedia[22][23][24]
Family name
Waterton[19]
Given name
Charles[20]
Maintained by WikiProject
Other letters from Guido Gezelle[26]
Place of burial
Grave of Charles Waterton[9]
Relative
Matilda Waterton[21]
Writing language
English[27]
🏷️ Also known as
en C. Waterton en Waterton en Charles Waterton ar تشارلز واترتون el Τσαρλς Γουότερτον fa چارلز واترتن he צ'ארלס ווטרטון ko 찰스 워터턴
🔖 Identifiers · 59
ISNI
000000008375174X
VIAF cluster ID
40159241
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50020845
GND ID
117566284
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Charles Waterton by Charles Willson Peale, 1824, National Gallery, London.jpg ↗
Alvin ID
alvin-person:17861
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/95831
BHL creator ID
14417
BLPL author ID
18315
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
WatertonCharles1782-1865
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13493980t
Bionomia ID
Charles Waterton
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British Museum person or institution ID
204593
CANTIC ID
981060026745906706
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01367081
Catholic Encyclopedia ID
15567a
DDB person (GND) ID
117566284
Darwin Correspondence ID
4973
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117566284
Edition humboldt digital ID
H0006258
Entomologists of the World ID
18906
FAST ID
6793
FES digital collections entity ID
409695
Freebase ID
/m/013ql5
Geni profile ID
6000000016951029851
Grace's Guide ID
Charles_Waterton
IdRef ID
05032912X
J9U entity ID
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KBR person ID
14169943
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117566284
Kindred Britain ID
I26888
LBT person ID
ChWater1865
Legacies of British Slave-ownership person ID
2146630589
Libraries Australia ID
35593598
Museo Galileo authority ID
55484
NLA Trove people ID
1007820
NUKAT ID
n2012103824
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000404779
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810687300705606
National Library of Portugal ID
893922
National Library of Wales Authority ID
waterton-charles-1782-1865
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp04720
National Virtual Library of India ID
281520
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074138170
Online Books Page author ID
Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865
Open Library ID
OL1438534A
Open Plaques subject ID
2678
OpenMLOL author ID
157034
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
28817
Project Gutenberg author ID
2673
SBN author ID
TO0V649419
SNAC ARK ID
w6nv9mkt
SNARC ID
Club Atlético Belgrano
Symogih.org ID
Actr54745
UK National Archives ID
F56604
Wellcome Collection concept ID
xjvvngs6
WikiTree person ID
Waterton-104
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/1670ac03-a175-42dc-ad4c-f8df138949c6

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 2
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Occupation 2
explorer, naturalist
Bionomia ID 1
Charles Waterton
Collection items at 1
Natural History Museum
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Educated at 1
Stonyhurst College
Given name 1
Charles
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of death 1
Wakefield
Religion or worldview 1
Catholicism
SNARC ID 1
Club Atlético Belgrano
Sex or gender 1
male
Students 1
John Edmonstone
Writing language 1
English
← Bionomia ID 1
Charles Waterton
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Summary

Charles Waterton was born on June 3, 1782[1], in Walton Hall[2]. He died on May 27, 1865[3], in Wakefield[4]. He worked as an explorer[5], naturalist[6], slave driver[7], and scientific collector[8].

FAQs

Where was Charles Waterton born?

Charles Waterton's place of birth was Walton Hall[2].

Where did Charles Waterton die?

Charles Waterton died in Wakefield[4].

Who were Charles Waterton's parents?

Charles Waterton's father was Thomas Waterton[10]. Charles Waterton's mother was Anne Bedingfield[11].

Who was Charles Waterton married to?

Charles Waterton's spouses include Anne Mary Edmonstone[12].

What did Charles Waterton do for work?

Charles Waterton worked as an explorer[5], naturalist[6], slave driver[7], and scientific collector[8].

Where did Charles Waterton go to school?

Charles Waterton was educated at Stonyhurst College[15].

Related Entities

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Wakefield

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Guido Gezelle Archief van de Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge. wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · Xocolatl · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Charles Waterton by Charles Willson Peale, 1824, National Ga
    FES digital collections entity ID → 409695
    "Changed claim: Image: Charles Waterton by Charles Willson Peale, 1824, National Gallery, London.jpg, (GR) File renamed:…"
  2. 25w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Darwin Correspondence ID → 4973
    "Created claim: Darwin Correspondence ID: 4973, batch #258229"
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