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James Townsend Mackay

botanist (1775-1862)
Person human Q6144382

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[6]
Date of birth
1775
Date of death
1862
Country of citizenship
Scotland[4]
Occupation
botanist
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[12]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[11]
Family name
Mackay[8]
Given name
James, Townsend[9][10]
Native language
French[5]
Residence
Ireland[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en James Townsend Mackay en J.Mackay es J Mackay ja ジェームズ・タウンゼント・マッケイ
🔖 Identifiers · 16
ISNI
0000000394866480
VIAF cluster ID
289465294
BHL creator ID
5812
Botanist author abbreviation
J.Mackay
Dictionary of Irish Biography ID
005224
Freebase ID
/m/0hncv_t
Harvard Index of Botanists ID
1880
IPNI author ID
22690-1
IdRef ID
169763951
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
321619110
Open Library ID
OL2601190A, OL4275890A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
17558
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Prabook ID
2192332
SBN author ID
SBTV003258
UK National Archives ID
F42879
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJv8GTmXgVCXVWqgF6Vt8C

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Summary

James Townsend Mackay was born on 1775[1]. He died on 1862[2]. He worked as a botanist[3].

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What did James Townsend Mackay do for work?

James Townsend Mackay worked as a botanist[3].

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  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [1] ↑ . International Plant Names Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] ↑ . International Plant Names Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    GND ID → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'es', 'ja', 'species']
    Open Library ID → OL2601190A, OL4275890A
    Sitelink count → 4
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  2. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from → —
    Prabook ID → 2192332
    BHL creator ID → 5812
    Instance of → human
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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