Edwin Ashby

Australian property developer, malacologist and ornithologist (1861-1941)
Person human Q2191217
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Edwin Ashby

Summary

Edwin Ashby is a human[1]. He was born on +1861-11-02T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1941-01-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a botanist[4], ornithologist[5], malacologist[6], scientific collector[7], and botanical collector[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Edwin Ashby was born on +1861-11-02T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Edwin Ashby died on +1941-01-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • A child of Edwin Ashby was Arthur Keith Ashby[10].
  • A child of Edwin Ashby was Alison Marjorie Ashby[11].
  • Edwin Ashby held citizenship in Australia[12].
  • Edwin Ashby's professions included botanist[4].
  • Edwin Ashby's professions included ornithologist[5].
  • Edwin Ashby worked as a malacologist[6].
  • Edwin Ashby's professions included scientific collector[7].
  • Edwin Ashby's professions included botanical collector[8].
  • Edwin Ashby is recorded as male[13].
  • Edwin Ashby's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Edwin Ashby's botanist author abbreviation is recorded as Ashby[15].
  • Edwin Ashby's IPNI author ID is recorded as 308-1[16].
  • Edwin Ashby's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0kscg_[17].
  • Edwin Ashby's family name is recorded as Ashby[18].
  • Edwin Ashby's given name is recorded as Edwin[19].
  • Edwin Ashby's Australian Dictionary of Biography ID is recorded as ashby-edwin-5066[20].
  • Edwin Ashby's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000053211812993[21].
  • Edwin Ashby's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Ashby-1926[22].
  • Edwin Ashby's Prabook ID is recorded as 2408737[23].
  • Edwin Ashby's Te Papa agent ID is recorded as 9712[24].
  • Edwin Ashby's BHL creator ID is recorded as 65867[25].
  • Edwin Ashby's Encyclopedia of Australian Science ID is recorded as P000986b[26].
  • Edwin Ashby's Entomologists of the World ID is recorded as 852[27].

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Origins and Family

Edwin Ashby was born on +1861-11-02T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include botanist[4], ornithologist[5], malacologist[6], scientific collector[7], and botanical collector[8].

Personal Life

Children include Arthur Keith Ashby[10], a fruit grower[28], 1896–1971[29], of Australia[30] and Alison Marjorie Ashby[11], a painter[31], 1901–1987[32], of Australia[33], awarded the Australian Natural History Medallion[34].

Death and Burial

Edwin Ashby died on +1941-01-08T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Edwin Ashby ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What did Edwin Ashby do for work?

Edwin Ashby worked as botanist[4], ornithologist[5], malacologist[6], scientific collector[7], and botanical collector[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  12. [2] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . International Plant Names Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . International Plant Names Index. 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] . Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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