Colin L. McLay

New Zealand carcinologist (1942-2022)
Person human Q15428902
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Colin L. McLay

Summary

Colin L. McLay is a human[1]. He was born on +1942-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2022-12-03T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a zoologist[4] and carcinologist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Colin L. McLay was born on +1942-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Colin L. McLay died on +2022-12-03T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Colin L. McLay held citizenship in New Zealand[7].
  • Colin L. McLay's professions included zoologist[4].
  • Colin L. McLay's professions included carcinologist[5].
  • Colin L. McLay was employed by University of Canterbury[8].
  • Colin L. McLay was educated at University of Otago[9].
  • Colin L. McLay was educated at University of British Columbia[10].
  • Colin L. McLay was a member of New Zealand Marine Sciences Society[11].
  • Colin L. McLay is recorded as male[12].
  • Colin L. McLay's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Colin L. McLay supervised K. J. Sainsbury as a doctoral student[14].
  • Colin L. McLay supervised Graham Fenwick as a doctoral student[15].
  • Colin L. McLay's ISNI is recorded as 0000000067866926[16].
  • Colin L. McLay's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 94852595[17].
  • Colin L. McLay's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2004114052[18].
  • Colin L. McLay's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36551066[19].
  • Colin L. McLay's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0zmxjt0[20].
  • Colin L. McLay's family name is recorded as McLay[21].
  • Colin L. McLay's given name is recorded as Colin[22].
  • Colin L. McLay's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 320413896[23].
  • Colin L. McLay's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90346717[24].
  • Colin L. McLay's Google Scholar author ID is recorded as NHxKG8oAAAAJ[25].
  • Colin L. McLay's ZooBank author ID is recorded as A8C796F1-3F0D-4056-B559-F8684140E20B[26].
  • Colin L. McLay's ResearchGate profile ID is recorded as Colin_Mclay[27].

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Origins and Family

Colin L. McLay was born on +1942-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at University of Otago[9], a public university[28], in New Zealand[29], founded in 1869[30], headquartered in Dunedin[31] and University of British Columbia[10], a public research university[32], in Canada[33], founded in 1908[34], headquartered in Vancouver[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include zoologist[4] and carcinologist[5]. Among Colin L. McLay's employers was University of Canterbury[8]. Doctoral students include K. J. Sainsbury[14] and Graham Fenwick[15], a researcher[36].

Death and Burial

Colin L. McLay died on +2022-12-03T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Colin L. McLay ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did Colin L. McLay do for work?

Colin L. McLay worked as zoologist[4] and carcinologist[5].

Where did Colin L. McLay go to school?

Colin L. McLay was educated at University of Otago[9] and University of British Columbia[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . deaths.press.co.nz. Retrieved . deaths.press.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] . nzmss.org. Retrieved . nzmss.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [2] . species.wikimedia.org. Retrieved . species.wikimedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . deaths.press.co.nz. Retrieved . deaths.press.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . deaths.press.co.nz. Retrieved . deaths.press.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . deaths.press.co.nz. Retrieved . deaths.press.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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