John Craig

Scottish physician
Person human Q6227473
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John Craig

Summary

John Craig is a human[1]. His place of birth was Edinburgh[2]. He died on January 1, 1620[3]. He worked as an astronomer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Edinburgh[2], John Craig…
  • John Craig died on January 1, 1620[3].
  • John Craig held citizenship in Kingdom of Scotland[6].
  • John Craig worked as an astronomer[4].
  • John Craig's education included a stint at University of Basel[7].
  • John Craig is recorded as male[8].
  • John Craig's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • John Craig supervised Duncan Liddel as a doctoral student[10].
  • John Craig's family name is recorded as Craig[11].
  • John Craig's given name is recorded as John[12].
  • John Craig studied under Theodor Zwinger[13].
  • John Craig's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[14].

Body

Origins and Family

John Craig's place of birth was Edinburgh[2].

Education

John Craig's education included a stint at University of Basel[7]. He studied under Theodor Zwinger[13].

Career and Affiliations

John Craig worked as an astronomer[4]. He supervised Duncan Liddel as a doctoral student[10].

Death and Burial

John Craig died on January 1, 1620[3].

Why It Matters

John Craig ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Where was John Craig born?

John Craig was born in Edinburgh[2].

What did John Craig do for work?

John Craig worked as astronomer[4].

Where did John Craig go to school?

John Craig was educated at University of Basel[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . Early Modern Letters Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation astronomer
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32119|batch #32119]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (32)"
  2. 24d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender male
    Viaf cluster id 88290276
    Family name Craig
    Six degrees of francis bacon id 10002957
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30851|batch #30851]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (7)"
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