George Alexander Currie

agricultural scientist, university professor and administrator (1896-1984)
Person human Q5536151
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George Alexander Currie

Summary

George Alexander Currie is a human[1]. He was born in Banffshire[2]. He was born on +1896-08-13T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Canberra[4]. He died on +1984-05-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an academic[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • George Alexander Currie was born in Banffshire[2].
  • George Alexander Currie passed away in Canberra[4].
  • George Alexander Currie was born on +1896-08-13T00:00:00Z[3].
  • George Alexander Currie died on +1984-05-04T00:00:00Z[5].
  • A child of George Alexander Currie was Neil Currie[8].
  • George Alexander Currie held citizenship in New Zealand[9].
  • George Alexander Currie held citizenship in Australia[10].
  • George Alexander Currie's professions included academic[6].
  • Among George Alexander Currie's employers was University of Western Australia[11].
  • George Alexander Currie received the Knight Bachelor[12].
  • George Alexander Currie received the honorary doctor of the University of New Zealand[13].
  • George Alexander Currie is recorded as male[14].
  • George Alexander Currie's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • George Alexander Currie's ISNI is recorded as 0000000071058446[16].
  • George Alexander Currie's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 91312188[17].
  • George Alexander Currie's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2006018565[18].
  • George Alexander Currie's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0j27sc8[19].
  • George Alexander Currie's given name is recorded as George[20].
  • George Alexander Currie's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 805362[21].
  • George Alexander Currie's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • George Alexander Currie's Australian Dictionary of Biography ID is recorded as currie-sir-george-alexander-12384[23].
  • George Alexander Currie's Dictionary of New Zealand Biography ID is recorded as 5c49[24].
  • George Alexander Currie's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Currie-2575[25].
  • George Alexander Currie's Encyclopedia of Australian Science ID is recorded as P000340b[26].
  • George Alexander Currie's Entomologists of the World ID is recorded as 128543[27].

Body

Origins and Family

George Alexander Currie's place of birth was Banffshire[2]. He was born on +1896-08-13T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

George Alexander Currie's professions included academic[6]. Among his employers was University of Western Australia[11].

Recognition

Awards received include Knight Bachelor[12], a title of honor[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1300[30] and honorary doctor of the University of New Zealand[13], an award[31], in New Zealand[32].

Personal Life

A child of George Alexander Currie was Neil Currie[8].

Death and Burial

George Alexander Currie died on +1984-05-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Canberra[4].

Why It Matters

George Alexander Currie ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was George Alexander Currie born?

George Alexander Currie was born in Banffshire[2].

Where did George Alexander Currie die?

George Alexander Currie died in Canberra[4].

What did George Alexander Currie do for work?

George Alexander Currie worked as academic[6].

What awards did George Alexander Currie receive?

Honors received include Knight Bachelor[12] and honorary doctor of the University of New Zealand[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . library.vuw.ac.nz. library.vuw.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . 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.

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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