Ian Potter

Australian businessman
Person Human Q5982614

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
August 25, 1902
Date of death
October 22, 1994
Place of birth
Rockdale
Place of death
Melbourne
Country of citizenship
Australia[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Family name
Potter[16]
Given name
Ian[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ian Potter en Sir Ian Potter en Sir William Ian Potter en William Ian Potter ar يان بوتير zh 伊恩波特基金會
🔖 Identifiers · 8
VIAF cluster ID
2060155648121618330003
Australian Dictionary of Biography ID
potter-sir-william-ian-19778
Encyclopedia of Australian Science ID
P003054b
Freebase ID
/m/0ff91g
Libraries Australia ID
65025065
NLA Trove people ID
1476044, 1795687
People Australia ID
19778
Prabook ID
1858792

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Summary

Ian Potter's place of birth was Rockdale[1]. He was born on August 25, 1902[2]. He died in Melbourne[3]. He died on October 22, 1994[4]. He worked as a businessperson[5], stockbroker[6], and financier[7].

Body

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[11], a fellowship award[19], in Australia[20]; Knight Bachelor[12], a title of honor[21], in United Kingdom[22], founded in 1300[23]; and Royal Order of the Polar Star[13], an order of chivalry[24], in Sweden[25], founded in 1748[26].

FAQs

Where was Ian Potter born?

Born in Rockdale[1].

Where did Ian Potter die?

Ian Potter died in Melbourne[3].

Who was Ian Potter married to?

Ian Potter's spouses include Primrose Potter[8].

What did Ian Potter do for work?

Ian Potter worked as businessperson[5], stockbroker[6], and financier[7].

Where did Ian Potter go to school?

Ian Potter was educated at Queen's College[10].

What awards did Ian Potter receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[11], Knight Bachelor[12], and Royal Order of the Polar Star[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . science.org.au. science.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Australian Honours Search Facility. honours.pmc.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] ↑ . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] ↑ . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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