Grant Allen
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Summary
Grant Allen was born on February 24, 1848[1], in Kingston[2]. He died on October 25, 1899[3], in Surrey[4]. He worked as a naturalist[5], writer[6], science fiction writer[7], science writer[8], and novelist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (529 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: January 1, 1848[11]
- Date of death: October 28, 1899[12], January 1, 1899[13]
- Place of burial: Hindhead[14]
- Father: Joseph Antisell Allen[15]
- Mother: Catherine Ann Grant[16]
- Spouse: Q141735128[17]
- Child: Q140337472[18]
- Country of citizenship: United States[19], United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[20], Canada[21]
- Occupation: botanist[22], teacher[23], historian[24], anthropologist[25]
- Educated at: Merton College[26]
- Notable work: The Woman Who Did[27]
- Religion or worldview: agnosticism[28]
- Sex or gender: male[29]
- Commons category: Grant Allen[30]
- Archives at: Eberly Family Special Collections Library[31]
- Cause of death: liver cancer[32]
- Family name: Allen[33]
- Given name: Grant[34], Charles[35], Blairfindie[36]
- Pseudonym: J. Arbuthnot Wilson[37], Martin Leach Warborough[38], Cecil Power[39], Olive Pratt Rayner[40]
- Manner of death: natural causes[41]
- Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, first supplement[42], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[43], Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886[44], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[45], A Biographical Dictionary of Modern Rationalists[46], Library of the World's Best Literature[47], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[48], The New Student's Reference Work[49]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: English[50]
Why It Matters
Grant Allen has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
FAQs
Where was Grant Allen born?
Grant Allen was born in Kingston[2].
Where did Grant Allen die?
Grant Allen died in Surrey[4].
Who were Grant Allen's parents?
Grant Allen's father was Joseph Antisell Allen[15]. Grant Allen's mother was Catherine Ann Grant[16].
Who was Grant Allen married to?
Grant Allen's spouses include Q141735128[17].
What did Grant Allen do for work?
Grant Allen worked as a naturalist[5], writer[6], science fiction writer[7], science writer[8], and novelist[9].
Where did Grant Allen go to school?
Grant Allen was educated at Merton College[26].