James Battye

librarian and historian of Western Australia (1871–1954)
Person human Q6129482
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James Battye

Summary

James Battye is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1871[2]. He died on January 1, 1954[3]. He worked as a librarian[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • James Battye was born on January 1, 1871[2].
  • James Battye died on January 1, 1954[3].
  • James Battye is buried at Karrakatta Cemetery[6].
  • James Battye worked as a librarian[4].
  • James Battye is recorded as male[7].
  • James Battye's instance of is recorded as human[8].
  • James Battye supervised Steve Stewart-Williams as a doctoral student[9].
  • James Battye's family name is recorded as Battye[10].
  • James Battye's given name is recorded as James[11].
  • James Battye's given name is recorded as Sykes[12].
  • James Battye's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NZThesisProject[13].
  • James Battye's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Library and Information Science[14].

Body

Origins and Family

James Battye was born on January 1, 1871[2].

Career and Affiliations

James Battye worked as a librarian[4]. He supervised Steve Stewart-Williams as a doctoral student[9].

Death and Burial

James Battye died on January 1, 1954[3]. He is buried at Karrakatta Cemetery[6].

Why It Matters

James Battye ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did James Battye do for work?

James Battye worked as librarian[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . massey.ac.nz. massey.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [2] . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . massey.ac.nz. massey.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Kerrieburn · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Doctoral student Steve Stewart-Williams
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