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Gilbert Percy Whitley

Australian ichthyologist and entomologist (1903-1975)
Person Human Q1524045

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
June 9, 1903
Date of death
July 18, 1975
Place of birth
Swaythling
Place of death
Sydney
Country of citizenship
Australia[10]
Occupation
ichthyologist, entomologist, scientific illustrator, poet, zoologist
Employer
Australian Museum[11]
Educated at
King Edward VI School[12]
Award received
Clarke Medal, Australian Natural History Medallion[13][14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Author citation (zoology)
Whitley[19]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[22]
Family name
Whitley[16]
Given name
Gilbert, Percy[17][18]
Name in native language
Gilbert Percy Whitley[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Gilbert Percy Whitley en Gilbert P Whitley en G P Whitley en G. Whitley en Whitley fr Gilbert P. Whitley fr G. P. Whitley he גילברט פרסי וייטלי ru Гилберт Перси Уитли ru Уитли, Гилберт Перси zh 吉尔伯特·珀西·惠特里 zh 吉爾伯特·珀西·惠特利 zh 吉爾伯·珀西·惠特利
🔖 Identifiers · 33
ISNI
0000000116231258
VIAF cluster ID
38159532
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50019869
GND ID
1146048432
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
91273
Australian Dictionary of Biography ID
whitley-gilbert-percy-12022
BHL creator ID
66k (66k–189k, n=3)
Bionomia ID
Gilbert Percy Whitley
CiNii Research ID
1140000791614586112
Described at URL
australian.museum
Encyclopedia of Australian Science ID
P000895b
Entomologists of the World ID
117523
Show all 33 identifiers +21
FAST ID
1721629
Freebase ID
/m/02rblzg
IdRef ID
151201129
J9U entity ID
987007462739105171
Libris-URI
xv8ch7tg3bxsx77
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2607737994
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA18285330
NLA Trove people ID
618687
NUKAT ID
n2005072287
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1195843
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068391110
People Australia ID
12022
Prabook ID
2312278
SELIBR ID
318044
SHARE Catalogue author ID
86934
SNAC ARK ID
w60p19v1
Semantic Scholar author ID
88530647
Te Papa agent ID
36438
Wellcome Collection concept ID
phhukycd
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbtkQDjdV8qhrkh7Vrpfq
Yale LUX ID
person/94faf047-0188-4b12-8396-241765fed17a

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
poet, zoologist, entomologist, ichthyologist
Award received 2
Clarke Medal, Australian Natural History Medallion
Given name 2
Gilbert, Percy
Named after 2
Diaphus whitleyi, Whitley Award
Bionomia ID 1
Gilbert Percy Whitley
Country of citizenship 1
Australia
Employer 1
Australian Museum
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Swaythling
Place of death 1
Sydney
Sex or gender 1
male
← Bionomia ID 1
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Summary

Gilbert Percy Whitley was born on June 9, 1903[1], in Swaythling[2]. He died on July 18, 1975[3], in Sydney[4]. He worked as an ichthyologist[5], entomologist[6], scientific illustrator[7], poet[8], and zoologist[9].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Gilbert Percy Whitley include Whitley Award[23], a science award[24], in Australia[25], founded in 1979[26] and Diaphus whitleyi[27], a taxon[28].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Gilbert Percy Whitley include Whitley Award[23], a science award[24], in Australia[25], founded in 1979[26] and Diaphus whitleyi[27], a taxon[28].

FAQs

Where was Gilbert Percy Whitley born?

Gilbert Percy Whitley was born in Swaythling[2].

Where did Gilbert Percy Whitley die?

Gilbert Percy Whitley died in Sydney[4].

What did Gilbert Percy Whitley do for work?

Gilbert Percy Whitley worked as an ichthyologist[5], entomologist[6], scientific illustrator[7], poet[8], and zoologist[9].

Where did Gilbert Percy Whitley go to school?

Gilbert Percy Whitley was educated at King Edward VI School[12].

What awards did Gilbert Percy Whitley receive?

Honors received include Clarke Medal[13] and Australian Natural History Medallion[14].

Related Entities

Australia Sydney

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . australian.museum. Retrieved . australian.museum. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . australian.museum. Retrieved . australian.museum. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . volunteer.ala.org.au. Retrieved . volunteer.ala.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . volunteer.ala.org.au. Retrieved . volunteer.ala.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . australian.museum. Retrieved . australian.museum. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . australian.museum. Retrieved . australian.museum. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . australian.museum. Retrieved . australian.museum. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . australian.museum. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . australian.museum. Retrieved . australian.museum. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . volunteer.ala.org.au. Retrieved . volunteer.ala.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . australian.museum. Retrieved . australian.museum. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . volunteer.ala.org.au. Retrieved . volunteer.ala.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . australian.museum. Retrieved . australian.museum. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . australian.museum. Retrieved . australian.museum. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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    Place of birth → Swaythling
    Place of death → Sydney
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