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Henry De la Beche

English geologist, palaeontologist and Slave plantations owner (1796–1855)
Person human Q302176

Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[26]
Date of birth
February 10, 1796
Date of death
April 13, 1855
Place of birth
London
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[12]
Occupation
paleontologist, geologist, plantation owner, writer, illustrator
Employer
British Geological Survey[16]
Field of work
geology, paleontology[13][14]
Position held
President of the Geological Society of London[15]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Knight Bachelor, Wollaston Medal[17][18][19][20]
Child
Elizabeth de la Beche[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[37]
Collection items at
National Museum Cardiff
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Encyclopedia Americana, Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]
Family name
Beche[27]
Given name
Henry[28]
Has works in the collection
National Museum Cardiff
Influenced by
Mary Anning[25]
Member of
Royal Society, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Academy of Sciences of Turin[21][22][23][24]
Name in native language
Henry De la Beche[38]
Owner of
Halse Hall, Hanbury Pen[39][40]
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P14397
1273
Place of burial
Kensal Green Cemetery[10]
Social classification
slave owner
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en De la Bêche en Sir Henry Thomas De la Beche en Henry Thomas De la Beche en Henry De la Beche ar هنري دي لا بيش cs Henry Thomas De La Beche cs Henry T. De La Beche de Henry Thomas de la Bèche es Henry Thomas de la Beche fa هنری د لا بیچ he הנרי דה לה בש ja ヘンリー・デ・ラ・ビーチ ko 헨리 드 라 베셰 pt Henry Thomas de la Beche ru Генри де ла Беш sv Sir Henry Thomas De la Beche zh 亨利·德拉贝切 zh 亨利·德拉·贝切 zh 亨利·德·拉·贝歇 zh-hant 亨利·德拉貝切
🔖 Identifiers · 73
ISNI
0000000109065263
VIAF cluster ID
59827486
Library of Congress authority ID
n86862950
GND ID
116099305
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Henry Thomas de la Beche.jpg ↗
Accademia delle Scienze di Torino ID
henry-thomas-de-la-beche
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
79281
Alvin ID
alvin-person:8267
Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
beche-sir-henry-thomas-de-la-1796-1855-knight-geologist
BBC Things ID
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BHL creator ID
36154
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
DeLaBecheHenryT(HenryThomas)1796-1855
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15141205c
Bionomia ID
Henry De la Beche
Bridgeman artist ID
14182
British Museum person or institution ID
120407, 135923
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01391638
CTHS person ID
124783
CiNii Research ID
1140000791773801088
DDB person (GND) ID
116099305
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116099305
Dictionary of Irish Biography ID
002464
Edition humboldt digital ID
H0012188
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Henry-Thomas-De-La-Beche
FAST ID
186193
FactGrid item ID
Wikidata item
Freebase ID
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Geni.com profile ID
6000000024510897066
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m020r1x
IFPNI author ID
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IdRef ID
103664610
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116099305
LBT person ID
ThBeche1855
Legacies of British Slave-ownership person ID
2146633718
Libraries Australia ID
36031492
Museo Galileo authority ID
41718
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA07867469
NE.se ID
henry-thomas-de-la-beche
NL CR AUT ID
mub2018997011
NLA Trove people ID
1193734
NLP ID
a0000002626705
NUKAT ID
n2003099311
National Library of Greece ID
239437
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007274048105171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810564954305606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1335017
National Library of Wales Authority ID
de-la-beche-henry-t-sir-henry-thomas-1796-1855, de-la-beche-henry-t-henry-thomas-1796-1855
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp00330
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
304647985
Notable Names Database ID
401/000097110
Open Library ID
OL165645A
OpenMLOL author ID
139812
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
1891
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095707927
Parsifal cluster ID
14309
Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID
NA3398
SBN author ID
SBLV201409
SHARE Catalogue author ID
6418
SNAC ARK ID
w65d8z6t
SNARC ID
Capital: A Critique of Political Economy
Science Museum people ID
cp38665
Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators ID
7677
The Peerage person ID
p38796.htm#i387960
Topic's main category
Category:Henry De la Beche
UK National Archives ID
F32767
Unz Review author ID
DeLaBecheHenryT
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10174411
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/16443
WBIS ID
B48919
Wellcome Collection concept ID
jdysh9js
WikiTree person ID
Beche-11
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmhJH4QdJB8mxqjJXmcfq
Yale LUX ID
person/916d4b3f-9551-4847-8b7f-1904f1a2f240

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🔗 Connections
Award received 4
Fellow of the Royal Society, Wollaston Medal, Knight Bachelor, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Described by source 4
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Nordisk familjebok, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Member of 4
Royal Society, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Academy of Sciences of Turin
Field of work 2
geology, paleontology
Occupation 2
geologist, paleontologist
Bionomia ID 1
Henry De la Beche
Collection items at 1
National Museum Cardiff
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Employer 1
British Geological Survey
Founded entities 1
Geological Museum
Given name 1
Henry
Has works in the collection 1
National Museum Cardiff
Influenced by 1
Mary Anning
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
London
Place of burial 1
Kensal Green Cemetery
Place of death 1
London
Position held 1
President of the Geological Society of London
SNARC ID 1
Capital: A Critique of Political Economy
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
← Bionomia ID 1
Henry De la Beche
← Creator 1
Duria Antiquior
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Summary

Henry De la Beche was born on February 10, 1796[1], in London[2]. He died on April 13, 1855[3], in London[4]. He worked as a paleontologist[5], geologist[6], plantation owner[7], writer[8], and illustrator[9].

FAQs

Where was Henry De la Beche born?

Henry De la Beche's place of birth was London[2].

Where did Henry De la Beche die?

Henry De la Beche passed away in London[4].

What did Henry De la Beche do for work?

Henry De la Beche worked as a paleontologist[5], geologist[6], plantation owner[7], writer[8], and illustrator[9].

What awards did Henry De la Beche receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[17], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[18], Knight Bachelor[19], and Wollaston Medal[20].

Related Entities

Capital: A Critique of Political Economy geology London Mary Anning National Museum Cardiff paleontology United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . www.accademiadellescienze.it. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . The Geological Society Past Presidents. geolsoc.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Legacies of British Slave-ownership. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . geolsoc.org.uk. Retrieved . geolsoc.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . www.accademiadellescienze.it. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . Legacies of British Slave-ownership. wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . Legacies of British Slave-ownership. wikidata.org.

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