Howard Taylor Ricketts

American pathologist (1871–1910)
Person human Q1631928
Howard Taylor Ricketts
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Howard Taylor Ricketts

Summary

Howard Taylor Ricketts is a human[1]. His place of birth was Findlay[2]. He was born on +1871-02-09T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Mexico City[4]. He died on +1910-05-03T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a pathologist[6] and microbiologist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Findlay[2], Howard Taylor Ricketts…
  • Howard Taylor Ricketts died in Mexico City[4].
  • Howard Taylor Ricketts was born on +1871-02-09T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Howard Taylor Ricketts died on +1910-05-03T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Howard Taylor Ricketts is buried at Center Grove Cemetery[9].
  • Howard Taylor Ricketts held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Howard Taylor Ricketts worked as a pathologist[6].
  • Howard Taylor Ricketts worked as a microbiologist[7].
  • Howard Taylor Ricketts's field of work was bacteriology[11].
  • Among Howard Taylor Ricketts's employers was University of Chicago[12].
  • Howard Taylor Ricketts was employed by University of Pennsylvania[13].
  • Howard Taylor Ricketts was educated at Northwestern University[14].
  • Howard Taylor Ricketts was educated at Feinberg School of Medicine[15].
  • Howard Taylor Ricketts's image is recorded as Ricketts Howard Taylor 1871-1910.jpg[16].
  • Howard Taylor Ricketts is recorded as male[17].
  • Howard Taylor Ricketts's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Howard Taylor Ricketts's signature is recorded as Signature of Howard Taylor Ricketts (1871–1910).png[19].
  • Howard Taylor Ricketts's ISNI is recorded as 0000000055641850[20].
  • Howard Taylor Ricketts's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 16836750[21].
  • Howard Taylor Ricketts's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no98020298[22].
  • Howard Taylor Ricketts's Commons category is recorded as Howard Taylor Ricketts[23].
  • Howard Taylor Ricketts's SBN author ID is recorded as MILV371750[24].
  • The cause of death was typhus[25].
  • Howard Taylor Ricketts's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 123061415[26].
  • Howard Taylor Ricketts's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c6z3b[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Findlay[2], Howard Taylor Ricketts… he was born on +1871-02-09T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Northwestern University[14], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1851[30], headquartered in Evanston[31] and Feinberg School of Medicine[15], a medical school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1859[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pathologist[6] and microbiologist[7]. Howard Taylor Ricketts's field of work was bacteriology[11]. Employers include University of Chicago[12], a private university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1890[37], headquartered in Chicago[38] and University of Pennsylvania[13], a private university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1740[41], headquartered in Philadelphia[42].

Death and Burial

Howard Taylor Ricketts died on +1910-05-03T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Mexico City[4]. The cause of death was typhus[25]. Burial took place at Center Grove Cemetery[9].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Howard Taylor Ricketts include Rickettsia[43], a taxon[44]; rickettsiosis[45], an infectious disease[46]; and Neorickettsia[47], a taxon[48].

Why It Matters

Howard Taylor Ricketts ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

Entities named for him include Rickettsia[43], a taxon[44]; rickettsiosis[45], an infectious disease[46]; and Neorickettsia[47], a taxon[48].

FAQs

Where was Howard Taylor Ricketts born?

Howard Taylor Ricketts was born in Findlay[2].

Where did Howard Taylor Ricketts die?

Howard Taylor Ricketts died in Mexico City[4].

What did Howard Taylor Ricketts do for work?

Howard Taylor Ricketts worked as pathologist[6] and microbiologist[7].

Where did Howard Taylor Ricketts go to school?

Howard Taylor Ricketts was educated at Northwestern University[14] and Feinberg School of Medicine[15].

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  25. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

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  1. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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