John Bird

Summary

John Bird is a human^[1]. He was born in County Durham^[2]. He was born on +1709-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Greater London^[4]. He died on +1776-03-31T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as an astronomer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in County Durham^[2], John Bird…
• John Bird passed away in Greater London^[4].
• John Bird was born on +1709-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• John Bird died on +1776-03-31T00:00:00Z^[5].
• John Bird held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain^[8].
• John Bird's professions included astronomer^[6].
• John Bird's image is recorded as John Bird. Mezzotint by Valentine Green, 1776. Cropped.jpg^[9].
• John Bird is recorded as male^[10].
• John Bird's instance of is recorded as human^[11].
• John Bird's ISNI is recorded as 0000000083818465^[12].
• John Bird's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 51540720^[13].
• John Bird's GND ID is recorded as 1019732032^[14].
• John Bird's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr90023764^[15].
• John Bird's IdRef ID is recorded as 196576385^[16].
• John Bird's Commons category is recorded as John Bird (astronomer)^[17].
• John Bird's SBN author ID is recorded as LO1V415309^[18].
• John Bird's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02czbl^[19].
• John Bird's Open Library ID is recorded as OL4270349A^[20].
• John Bird's family name is recorded as Bird^[21].
• John Bird's given name is recorded as John^[22].
• John Bird's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 126248850^[23].
• John Bird's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900^[24].
• John Bird's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 2448^[25].
• John Bird's zbMATH author ID is recorded as bird.john^[26].
• John Bird's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 84937^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in County Durham^[2], John Bird… he was born on +1709-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

John Bird's professions included astronomer^[6].

Death and Burial

John Bird died on +1776-03-31T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Greater London^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for John Bird include 15461 Johnbird^[28], an asteroid^[29].

Why It Matters

John Bird ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).^[7]

He is credited with the discovery of sextant^[30]. Entities named for him include 15461 Johnbird^[28], an asteroid^[29].

FAQs

Where was John Bird born?

Born in County Durham^[2], John Bird…

Where did John Bird die?

John Bird died in Greater London^[4].

What did John Bird do for work?

John Bird worked as astronomer^[6].

What did John Bird discover?

John Bird is credited as discoverer of sextant^[30].