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David Bellamy

English professor, botanist, author, broadcaster and environmental campaigner (1933-2019)
Person Human Q3017494

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19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
January 18, 1933
Date of death
December 11, 2019
Place of birth
London
Place of death
Barnard Castle
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[10]
Occupation
writer, botanist, television presenter, environmentalist, scientific collector, presenter, journalist, docent[5][6][7][8][9][11]
Employer
Durham University[12]
Educated at
King's College London, Sutton Grammar School, Bedford College, North East Surrey College of Technology[13][14][15][16]
Member of political party
Referendum Party[20]
Award received
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, honorary doctorate (1984)[17][18]
Cause of death
vascular dementia[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Collection items at
Natural History Museum
Family name
Bellamy[22]
Given name
David[23]
Name in native language
David Bellamy
Number of children
5
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 46
ISNI
0000000107777494
VIAF cluster ID
15305835
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50006804
GND ID
128438940
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
David Bellamy 4 Allan Warren.jpg ↗
ArchINFORM person/group ID
40943
Awards & Winners artist ID
02wfx_
BBC Things ID
42e2486a-a8b4-44df-aea1-2faf934988e2
BIBSYS ID
4103094
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
118910285
Bionomia ID
David Bellamy
CANTIC ID
981058527479106706
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CONOR.SI ID
37816419
Cyprus University of Technology ID
106127
DDB person (GND) ID
128438940
FAST ID
1816
Freebase ID
/m/02wfx_
GTAA ID
81034
Goodreads author ID
7811734
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
david-bellamy
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0522260
HAND ID
DCF5-18C9-F7E1-C17B-D9A1
IMDb ID
nm0068689
IdRef ID
026715627
J9U entity ID
987007435024605171
Kinobox person ID
1196333
NL CR AUT ID
pna2007418530
NUKAT ID
n2004092387
National Library of Greece ID
281258
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201759626
National Library of Latvia ID
000013919
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp68261
National Virtual Library of India ID
144873
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070964165
Offizielle Deutsche Charts person ID
585
OpenMLOL author ID
180782
Our Campaigns candidate ID
386264
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
90000380834
SHARE Catalogue author ID
248306
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058527479106706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1230157
Wellcome Collection concept ID
ykg8z7md
WikiTree person ID
Bellamy-1889
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhdchBDxpKXdR7dtWdCwC
YouTube video ID
2xZaa_br7HE (2026)
ZSL authority ID
bellamy-dr-david-james

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Occupation 4
writer, television presenter, environmentalist, botanist
Award received 2
honorary doctorate, Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Educated at 2
King's College London, Bedford College
Bionomia ID 1
David Bellamy
Collection items at 1
Natural History Museum
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Employer 1
Durham University
Given name 1
David
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Referendum Party
Place of birth 1
London
Place of death 1
County Durham
Sex or gender 1
male
← Bionomia ID 1
David Bellamy
← Significant person 1
Plantlife
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Summary

David Bellamy's place of birth was London[1]. He was born on January 18, 1933[2]. He died in Barnard Castle[3]. He died on December 11, 2019[4]. He worked as a writer[5], botanist[6], television presenter[7], environmentalist[8], and scientific collector[9].

Body

Education

Educated at King's College London[13], a public research university[24], in United Kingdom[25], founded in 1829[26], headquartered in London[27]; Sutton Grammar School[14], a grammar school[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1899[30]; Bedford College[15], a college[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1849[33], headquartered in Bedford[34]; and North East Surrey College of Technology[16], a college[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 1953[37].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[17], a grade of an order[38], in United Kingdom[39] and honorary doctorate[18], a title of honor[40].

FAQs

Where was David Bellamy born?

David Bellamy was born in London[1].

Where did David Bellamy die?

David Bellamy died in Barnard Castle[3].

What did David Bellamy do for work?

David Bellamy worked as writer[5], botanist[6], television presenter[7], environmentalist[8], and scientific collector[9].

Where did David Bellamy go to school?

David Bellamy was educated at King's College London[13], Sutton Grammar School[14], Bedford College[15], and North East Surrey College of Technology[16].

What awards did David Bellamy receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[17] and honorary doctorate[18].

Related Entities

London United Kingdom

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  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [5] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [18] ↑ . www5.open.ac.uk. www5.open.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  21. [4] ↑ . bbc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 5w ago · ~2026-29585-83 · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Barnard Castle
    Cause of death → vascular dementia
    "Changed claim: Place of death: Barnard Castle"
  2. 10w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ArchINFORM person/group ID → 40943
    "Created claim: ArchINFORM person/group ID: 40943, batch #270104"
  3. 12w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → DCF5-18C9-F7E1-C17B-D9A1
    "Created claim: HAND ID: DCF5-18C9-F7E1-C17B-D9A1, batch #269215"
  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → writer, botanist, television presenter +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32083: import P21 and P106 from GND (25)"
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