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James R. Ballantyne

British orientalist (1813-1864)
Person human Q325902

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
December 13, 1813
Date of death
February 16, 1864
Place of birth
Kelso
Place of death
England
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10]
Occupation
philologist, orientalist
Field of work
oriental studies[11]
Father
Alexander Ballentyne[7]
Spouse
Annabella Georgina Monck-Mason[8]
Child
George M. M. Ballentyne[9]
Sibling
Robert Michael Ballantyne[26]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Sanskrit, Hindi, Hindustani, Marathi, English[21][22][23][24][25]
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, New Encyclopedic Dictionary, Dictionary of Indian Biography[14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Given name
James[13]
Writing language
English[27]
🏷️ Also known as
en James R. Ballantyne en James Robert Ballantyne en James Robert Ballentyne ru Баллантайн, Джеймс ru Джеймс Баллантайн sv Ballantyne, James Robert sv James R Ballantyne sv James Robert Ballantyne
🔖 Identifiers · 36
ISNI
0000000108908927
VIAF cluster ID
41830306
Library of Congress authority ID
n86806490
GND ID
11756172X
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
10598654d
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01309592
DDB person (GND) ID
11756172X
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
11756172X
Freebase ID
/m/02r3jqr
Geni.com profile ID
6000000040704169714
George Eastman Museum people ID
145737
IdRef ID
079383971
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IxTheo authority ID
135642957
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
11756172X
Libraries Australia ID
35012822
NLA Trove people ID
789654
NUKAT ID
n2006087967
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007272273105171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9811528262905606
National Virtual Library of India ID
435718
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073890065
Online Books Page author ID
Ballantyne, James Robert, 1813-1864
Open Library ID
OL937907A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
1229
Parsifal cluster ID
770061
Persons of Indian Studies ID
497
Prabook ID
2191276
SBN author ID
TO0V396907
SHARE Catalogue author ID
637400
SNAC ARK ID
w6290kpj
The Peerage person ID
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UK National Archives ID
F37815
Wellcome Collection concept ID
mrvtdms6
WikiTree person ID
Ballantyne-978
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxcYcJxwg8C6Q3pym8XBP
Yale LUX ID
person/3e3ede26-150f-4234-80eb-cfb2f24f2aa0

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🔗 Connections
Languages spoken, written or signed 5
English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindustani
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Nordisk familjebok
Occupation 2
philologist, orientalist
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Field of work 1
oriental studies
Given name 1
James
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Kelso
Place of death 1
England
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

James R. Ballantyne was born on December 13, 1813[1], in Kelso[2]. He died on February 16, 1864[3], in England[4]. He worked as a philologist[5] and orientalist[6].

FAQs

Where was James R. Ballantyne born?

James R. Ballantyne's place of birth was Kelso[2].

Where did James R. Ballantyne die?

James R. Ballantyne died in England[4].

Who were James R. Ballantyne's parents?

James R. Ballantyne's father was Alexander Ballentyne[7].

Who was James R. Ballantyne married to?

James R. Ballantyne's spouses include Annabella Georgina Monck-Mason[8].

What did James R. Ballantyne do for work?

James R. Ballantyne worked as a philologist[5] and orientalist[6].

Related Entities

England oriental studies United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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  3. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . E-Theses Online Service. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
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  25. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . doi.org. Retrieved . doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Gamaliel · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sibling → Robert Michael Ballantyne
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Sibling: Robert Michael Ballantyne, Adding statement(s) using [[:toollabs:wikidata-todo/relator2|Relator2]] #Relator2"
  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Kelso
    Child → George M. M. Ballentyne
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Sanskrit, Hindi, Hindustani +2
    Occupation → —
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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