James Rennie

British naturalist (1787-1867)
Person human Q3161368
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Summary

James Rennie was born on February 26, 1787[1]. He died on January 1, 1867[2], in Sydney[3]. He worked as a naturalist[4], lepidopterist[5], botanist[6], and zoologist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9], Kingdom of Great Britain[10]
  • Employer: King's College London[11]
  • Educated at: University of Glasgow[12]
  • Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society[13]
  • Member of: Royal Society[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Commons category: James Rennie (naturalist)[16]
  • Family name: Rennie[17]
  • Given name: James[18]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[19], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[21]
  • P14397: 3979[22]

Why It Matters

James Rennie is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where did James Rennie die?

James Rennie died in Sydney[3].

What did James Rennie do for work?

James Rennie worked as a naturalist[4], lepidopterist[5], botanist[6], and zoologist[7].

Where did James Rennie go to school?

James Rennie was educated at University of Glasgow[12].

What awards did James Rennie receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  8. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . medicalpioneers.com. medicalpioneers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20h ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open library id → OL2124865A, OL7116587A
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'en', 'fr', 'mg']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 10w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
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  3. 10w ago · Dirac · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Alphabet of scientific angling for the use of beginners BHL6
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  4. 21w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14397 → 3979
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  5. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → naturalist, lepidopterist, botanist +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32084|batch #32084]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
  6. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → James
    Member of → —
    Citizenship → —
    Aliases → —
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30848|batch #30848]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
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