George Latimer Bates

American naturalist (1863-1940)
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George Latimer Bates
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George Latimer Bates

Summary

George Latimer Bates is a human[1]. His place of birth was Abingdon[2]. He was born on March 21, 1863[3]. He died in Chelmsford[4]. He died on January 31, 1940[5]. He worked as an ornithologist[6], zoologist[7], botanist[8], explorer[9], and naturalist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Abingdon[2], George Latimer Bates…
  • George Latimer Bates died in Chelmsford[4].
  • George Latimer Bates was born on March 21, 1863[3].
  • George Latimer Bates died on January 31, 1940[5].
  • George Latimer Bates held citizenship in United States[12].
  • George Latimer Bates's professions included ornithologist[6].
  • George Latimer Bates's professions included zoologist[7].
  • George Latimer Bates's professions included botanist[8].
  • George Latimer Bates worked as an explorer[9].
  • George Latimer Bates's professions included naturalist[10].
  • George Latimer Bates worked as a zoological collector[13].
  • George Latimer Bates was educated at Knox College[14].
  • George Latimer Bates was educated at Chicago Theological Seminary[15].
  • George Latimer Bates is recorded as male[16].
  • George Latimer Bates's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • George Latimer Bates's archives at is recorded as Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Archive[18].
  • George Latimer Bates's family name is recorded as Bates[19].
  • George Latimer Bates's given name is recorded as George[20].
  • George Latimer Bates's given name is recorded as Latimer[21].
  • George Latimer Bates's author citation is recorded as Bates[22].
  • George Latimer Bates's work location is recorded as Kamerun[23].
  • George Latimer Bates's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject MfN Berlin Names[24].
  • George Latimer Bates's collection items at is recorded as Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin[25].
  • George Latimer Bates's collection items at is recorded as Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh[26].
  • George Latimer Bates's collection items at is recorded as Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew[27].

Body

Origins and Family

George Latimer Bates's place of birth was Abingdon[2]. He was born on March 21, 1863[3].

Education

Educated at Knox College[14], a liberal arts college[28], in United States[29], founded in 1837[30], headquartered in Galesburg[31] and Chicago Theological Seminary[15], a seminary[32], in United States[33], founded in 1855[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include ornithologist[6], zoologist[7], botanist[8], explorer[9], naturalist[10], and zoological collector[13].

Death and Burial

George Latimer Bates died on January 31, 1940[5]. He passed away in Chelmsford[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for George Latimer Bates include Bates's Paradise Flycatcher[35], a taxon[36].

Why It Matters

George Latimer Bates ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for him include Bates's Paradise Flycatcher[35], a taxon[36].

FAQs

Where was George Latimer Bates born?

George Latimer Bates was born in Abingdon[2].

Where did George Latimer Bates die?

George Latimer Bates died in Chelmsford[4].

What did George Latimer Bates do for work?

George Latimer Bates worked as ornithologist[6], zoologist[7], botanist[8], explorer[9], and naturalist[10].

Where did George Latimer Bates go to school?

George Latimer Bates was educated at Knox College[14] and Chicago Theological Seminary[15].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Bionomia. Retrieved . herbarium.bgbm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . data.rbge.org.uk. data.rbge.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name George, Latimer
    Family name Bates
    On focus list of wikimedia project WikiProject MfN Berlin Names
    Country of citizenship United States
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