Daniel Garrison Brinton

American archaeologist and ethnologist (1837-1899)
Person human Q1160821
Daniel Garrison Brinton
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Summary

Daniel Garrison Brinton was born on May 13, 1837[1], in Thornbury Township[2]. He died on July 31, 1899[3], in Philadelphia[4]. He worked as an anthropologist[5], archaeologist[6], linguist[7], physician[8], and writer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (258 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 1, 1837[11]
  • Date of death: January 1, 1899[12]
  • Place of burial: Media Cemetery[13]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[14]
  • Occupation: surgeon[15], ethnologist[16], university teacher[17]
  • Field of work: archaeology[18], ethnology[19], medicine[20]
  • Educated at: Yale University[21]
  • Member of: American Philosophical Society[22]
  • Sex or gender: male[23]
  • Commons category: Daniel Garrison Brinton[24]
  • Family name: Brinton[25]
  • Given name: Daniel[26], Garrison[27]
  • Work location: Philadelphia[28]
  • Partner in business or sport: Albert Anthony[29]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[30], Library of the World's Best Literature[31], Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography[32], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[33], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[34]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[35]
  • Contributed to creative work: Popular Science[36]
  • Writing language: English[37]

Why It Matters

Daniel Garrison Brinton has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Daniel Garrison Brinton born?

Daniel Garrison Brinton was born in Thornbury Township[2].

Where did Daniel Garrison Brinton die?

Daniel Garrison Brinton died in Philadelphia[4].

What did Daniel Garrison Brinton do for work?

Daniel Garrison Brinton worked as an anthropologist[5], archaeologist[6], linguist[7], physician[8], and writer[9].

Where did Daniel Garrison Brinton go to school?

Daniel Garrison Brinton was educated at Yale University[21].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [11] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [12] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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