George Washington Tryon

U.S. malacologist and zoologist (1838–1888)
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George Washington Tryon

Summary

George Washington Tryon is a human[1]. His place of birth was Philadelphia[2]. He was born on +1838-05-20T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1888-02-05T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a zoologist[5] and malacologist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Philadelphia[2], George Washington Tryon…
  • George Washington Tryon was born on +1838-05-20T00:00:00Z[3].
  • George Washington Tryon died on +1888-02-05T00:00:00Z[4].
  • George Washington Tryon held citizenship in United States[8].
  • George Washington Tryon worked as a zoologist[5].
  • George Washington Tryon worked as a malacologist[6].
  • George Washington Tryon's field of work was malacology[9].
  • George Washington Tryon was employed by Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University[10].
  • George Washington Tryon's image is recorded as George Washington Tryon 1838-1888.png[11].
  • George Washington Tryon is recorded as male[12].
  • George Washington Tryon's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • George Washington Tryon's ISNI is recorded as 0000000040663790[14].
  • George Washington Tryon's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 29682484[15].
  • George Washington Tryon's GND ID is recorded as 1055365168[16].
  • George Washington Tryon's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no95011778[17].
  • George Washington Tryon's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13479435n[18].
  • George Washington Tryon's IdRef ID is recorded as 143871900[19].
  • George Washington Tryon's Commons category is recorded as Images from Manual of Conchology[20].
  • George Washington Tryon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04q79p5[21].
  • George Washington Tryon's Open Library ID is recorded as OL2534089A[22].
  • George Washington Tryon's family name is recorded as Tryon[23].
  • George Washington Tryon's given name is recorded as George Washington[24].
  • George Washington Tryon's author citation is recorded as Tryon[25].
  • George Washington Tryon's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX4672504[26].
  • George Washington Tryon's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 133310442[27].

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Origins and Family

George Washington Tryon's place of birth was Philadelphia[2]. He was born on +1838-05-20T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include zoologist[5] and malacologist[6]. George Washington Tryon's field of work was malacology[9]. Among his employers was Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University[10].

Death and Burial

George Washington Tryon died on +1888-02-05T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

George Washington Tryon ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was George Washington Tryon born?

George Washington Tryon was born in Philadelphia[2].

What did George Washington Tryon do for work?

George Washington Tryon worked as zoologist[5] and malacologist[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [4] . SNAC. Retrieved . 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] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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