David Lindsay

Australian explorer and surveyor (1856–1922)
Person human Q24257
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David Lindsay

Summary

David Lindsay is a human[1]. His place of birth was Goolwa[2]. He was born on +1856-06-20T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Darwin[4]. He died on +1922-12-17T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an explorer[6] and surveyor[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • David Lindsay was born in Goolwa[2].
  • David Lindsay passed away in Darwin[4].
  • David Lindsay was born on +1856-06-20T00:00:00Z[3].
  • David Lindsay died on +1922-12-17T00:00:00Z[5].
  • David Lindsay held citizenship in Australia[9].
  • David Lindsay's professions included explorer[6].
  • David Lindsay's professions included surveyor[7].
  • David Lindsay's image is recorded as David Lindsay HOFWA.jpg[10].
  • David Lindsay is recorded as male[11].
  • David Lindsay's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • David Lindsay's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 91803131[13].
  • David Lindsay's Commons category is recorded as David Lindsay (explorer)[14].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[15].
  • David Lindsay's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02q43nf[16].
  • David Lindsay's family name is recorded as Lindsay[17].
  • David Lindsay's given name is recorded as David[18].
  • David Lindsay's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[19].
  • David Lindsay's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 486789[20].
  • David Lindsay's described by source is recorded as Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon[21].
  • David Lindsay's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[22].
  • David Lindsay's participant in is recorded as Elder Scientific Exploring Expedition[23].
  • David Lindsay's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • David Lindsay's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 34538[25].
  • David Lindsay's Australian Dictionary of Biography ID is recorded as lindsay-david-602[26].
  • David Lindsay's SNAC ARK ID is recorded as w6gq6xbb[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Goolwa[2], David Lindsay… he was born on +1856-06-20T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include explorer[6] and surveyor[7].

Death and Burial

David Lindsay died on +1922-12-17T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Darwin[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[15].

Why It Matters

David Lindsay ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was David Lindsay born?

Born in Goolwa[2], David Lindsay…

Where did David Lindsay die?

David Lindsay died in Darwin[4].

What did David Lindsay do for work?

David Lindsay worked as explorer[6] and surveyor[7].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation. wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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