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James Gates Percival

American geologist, poet, and surgeon (1795-1856)
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James Gates Percival

Summary

James Gates Percival is a human[1]. Born in Berlin[2], he… he was born on September 15, 1795[3]. He passed away in Hazel Green[4]. He died on May 2, 1856[5]. He worked as a poet[6], university teacher[7], writer[8], geologist[9], and surgeon[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • James Gates Percival was born in Berlin[2].
  • James Gates Percival died in Hazel Green[4].
  • James Gates Percival was born on September 15, 1795[3].
  • James Gates Percival died on May 2, 1856[5].
  • James Gates Percival held citizenship in United States[12].
  • James Gates Percival's professions included poet[6].
  • James Gates Percival worked as a university teacher[7].
  • James Gates Percival's professions included writer[8].
  • James Gates Percival's professions included geologist[9].
  • James Gates Percival's professions included surgeon[10].
  • James Gates Percival's field of work was poetry[13].
  • James Gates Percival's field of work was geology[14].
  • James Gates Percival was employed by United States Military Academy[15].
  • James Gates Percival's education included a stint at Yale School of Medicine[16].
  • James Gates Percival is recorded as male[17].
  • James Gates Percival's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • James Gates Percival's Commons category is recorded as James Gates Percival[19].
  • James Gates Percival's archives at is recorded as Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library[20].
  • James Gates Percival's given name is recorded as James[21].
  • James Gates Percival's described by source is recorded as American Medical Biographies[22].
  • James Gates Percival's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • James Gates Percival's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[24].
  • James Gates Percival's described by source is recorded as Library of the World's Best Literature[25].
  • James Gates Percival's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26].
  • James Gates Percival's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1795-09-15[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1856-05-02[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: eedecc7c-7516-416a-81c3-459dc5f89bb2[32]

Body

Origins and Family

James Gates Percival was born in Berlin[2]. He was born on September 15, 1795[3].

Education

James Gates Percival was educated at Yale School of Medicine[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], university teacher[7], writer[8], geologist[9], and surgeon[10]. Fields of work include poetry[13], a literary form[33] and geology[14], a branch of science[34]. Among James Gates Percival's employers was United States Military Academy[15].

Death and Burial

James Gates Percival died on May 2, 1856[5]. He died in Hazel Green[4].

Why It Matters

James Gates Percival ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was James Gates Percival born?

Born in Berlin[2], James Gates Percival…

Where did James Gates Percival die?

James Gates Percival passed away in Hazel Green[4].

What did James Gates Percival do for work?

James Gates Percival worked as poet[6], university teacher[7], writer[8], geologist[9], and surgeon[10].

Where did James Gates Percival go to school?

James Gates Percival was educated at Yale School of Medicine[16].

Related Entities

geology poetry United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . James Gates Percival. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . James Gates Percival. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . James Gates Percival. wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . James Gates Percival. wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . James Gates Percival. wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . James Gates Percival. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Prabook id → ['3758456', '3726817']
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  2. 4w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Yale School of Medicine
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