Edmund Selous

British ornithologist and writer
Person human Q3048134
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Edmund Selous

Summary

Edmund Selous is a human[1]. His place of birth was Regent's Park[2]. He was born on +1857-08-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Dorset[4]. He died on +1934-03-25T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a writer[6], ornithologist[7], ethologist[8], and zoologist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Regent's Park[2], Edmund Selous…
  • Edmund Selous passed away in Dorset[4].
  • Edmund Selous was born on +1857-08-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Edmund Selous died on +1934-03-25T00:00:00Z[5].
  • A child of Edmund Selous was Gerald Holgate Selous[11].
  • Edmund Selous held citizenship in United Kingdom[12].
  • Edmund Selous held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[13].
  • Edmund Selous's professions included writer[6].
  • Edmund Selous's professions included ornithologist[7].
  • Edmund Selous worked as an ethologist[8].
  • Edmund Selous worked as a zoologist[9].
  • Edmund Selous's education included a stint at Pembroke College[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Edmund Selous is Bird Watching[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Edmund Selous is The Bird Watcher in the Shetlands. With Some Notes on Seals - and Digressions.[16].
  • A notable work attributed to Edmund Selous is An Observational Diary of the Habits of Nightjars[17].
  • Edmund Selous is recorded as male[18].
  • Edmund Selous's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Edmund Selous's ISNI is recorded as 0000000067873720[20].
  • Edmund Selous's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 301844122[21].
  • Edmund Selous's GND ID is recorded as 126813566[22].
  • Edmund Selous's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr96034601[23].
  • Edmund Selous's Commons category is recorded as Edmund Selous[24].
  • Edmund Selous's residence is recorded as Wyke Castle[25].
  • Edmund Selous's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02z0vg3[26].
  • Edmund Selous's family name is recorded as Selous[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Edmund Selous was born in Regent's Park[2]. He was born on +1857-08-14T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Edmund Selous was educated at Pembroke College[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], ornithologist[7], ethologist[8], and zoologist[9].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Bird Watching[15], a version, edition or translation[28], written by Edmund Selous[29]; The Bird Watcher in the Shetlands. With Some Notes on Seals - and Digressions.[16], a version, edition or translation[30], written by him[31]; and An Observational Diary of the Habits of Nightjars[17], an academic journal article[32], written by him[33].

Personal Life

A child of Edmund Selous was Gerald Holgate Selous[11].

Death and Burial

Edmund Selous died on +1934-03-25T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Dorset[4].

Why It Matters

Edmund Selous ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

FAQs

Where was Edmund Selous born?

Edmund Selous's place of birth was Regent's Park[2].

Where did Edmund Selous die?

Edmund Selous passed away in Dorset[4].

What did Edmund Selous do for work?

Edmund Selous worked as writer[6], ornithologist[7], ethologist[8], and zoologist[9].

Where did Edmund Selous go to school?

Edmund Selous was educated at Pembroke College[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  14. [21] . wikidata.org.
  15. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [23] . wikidata.org.
  17. [24] . wikidata.org.
  18. [25] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . LibriVox. wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [15] . wikidata.org.
  24. [16] . wikidata.org.
  25. [17] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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