George Cansdale

British zoologist
Person human Q3101459
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George Cansdale

Summary

George Cansdale is a human[1]. He was born in Brentwood[2]. He was born on +1909-11-29T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Great Chesterford[4]. He died on +1993-08-24T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a zoologist[6], television presenter[7], writer[8], and scientific collector[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Brentwood[2], George Cansdale…
  • George Cansdale died in Great Chesterford[4].
  • George Cansdale was born on +1909-11-29T00:00:00Z[3].
  • George Cansdale died on +1993-08-24T00:00:00Z[5].
  • George Cansdale held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • George Cansdale held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[12].
  • George Cansdale worked as a zoologist[6].
  • George Cansdale's professions included television presenter[7].
  • George Cansdale's professions included writer[8].
  • George Cansdale worked as a scientific collector[9].
  • George Cansdale was educated at St Edmund Hall[13].
  • George Cansdale's education included a stint at Brentwood School[14].
  • George Cansdale is recorded as male[15].
  • George Cansdale's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • George Cansdale's ISNI is recorded as 0000000059307841[17].
  • George Cansdale's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 43083275[18].
  • George Cansdale's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50051960[19].
  • George Cansdale's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0134427[20].
  • George Cansdale's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0nb8q6f[21].
  • George Cansdale's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0175039[22].
  • George Cansdale's family name is recorded as Cansdale[23].
  • George Cansdale's given name is recorded as George[24].
  • George Cansdale's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX1228398[25].
  • George Cansdale's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 272743550[26].
  • George Cansdale's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2016174301[27].

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Origins and Family

George Cansdale's place of birth was Brentwood[2]. He was born on +1909-11-29T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at St Edmund Hall[13], a college of the University of Oxford[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1278[30], headquartered in Oxford[31] and Brentwood School[14], an independent school[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1558[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include zoologist[6], television presenter[7], writer[8], and scientific collector[9].

Death and Burial

George Cansdale died on +1993-08-24T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Great Chesterford[4].

Why It Matters

George Cansdale ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[10] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was George Cansdale born?

George Cansdale was born in Brentwood[2].

Where did George Cansdale die?

George Cansdale died in Great Chesterford[4].

What did George Cansdale do for work?

George Cansdale worked as zoologist[6], television presenter[7], writer[8], and scientific collector[9].

Where did George Cansdale go to school?

George Cansdale was educated at St Edmund Hall[13] and Brentwood School[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . BFI Film & TV Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . The Independent. independent.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . The Independent. independent.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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