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John Oxley

Australian politician
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John Oxley
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Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
1785, July 6, 1784[9]
Date of death
May 26, 1828
Place of birth
Kirkham
Place of death
Camden
Country of citizenship
Australia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[12][13]
Occupation
explorer, naturalist, botanist, politician
Position held
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council[15]
Child
John Norton Oxley, Henry Oxley[10][11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[26]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[25]
Family name
Oxley[19]
Given name
John, Joseph, William, Molesworth[20][21][22][23]
Military branch
Royal Navy[17]
Native language
English[14]
Relative
James Norton[24]
Residence
England[18]
Writing language
English[27]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley en John Oxley en J.Oxley ar جون أوكسلي de John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley de J.Oxley es John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley es J.Oxley fa جان اکسلی fr J.Oxley he ג'ון אוקסלי it J.Oxley ja ジョン・オクスリー ja ジョン・オックスリー ja ジョン・オックスレー pt J.oxley ru J.Oxley ru Джон Оксли ru Оксли ru Оксли Д.
🔖 Identifiers · 39
ISNI
0000000063228724
VIAF cluster ID
42765675
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2002031598
GND ID
124229433
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
237045
Australian Dictionary of Biography ID
oxley-john-joseph-2530
Botanist author abbreviation
J.Oxley
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01262959
DDB person (GND) ID
124229433
Design & Art Australia Online ID
john-joseph-william-molesworth-oxley
Encyclopedia of Australian Science ID
P000689b
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/John-Oxley
Show all 39 identifiers +27
FAST ID
478652
Freebase ID
/m/01nfkn
IPNI author ID
39161-1
IdRef ID
06931554X
LBT person ID
JoOxley1828
Libraries Australia ID
36086743
Museo Galileo authority ID
12561
NLA Trove people ID
997926, 613602
NSW Parliament member ID
225
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810579450005606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070656665
Online Books Page author ID
Oxley, John, 1783-1828
Open Library ID
OL2015503A
OpenMLOL author ID
173226
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
21060
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100259228
People Australia ID
2530
Project Gutenberg author ID
1771
SHARE Catalogue author ID
107549
SNAC ARK ID
w6bg2n3q
Te Papa agent ID
52480
Topic's main category
Category:John Oxley
Treccani ID
john-oxley
UK National Archives ID
F59771
WikiTree person ID
Oxley-144
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmtF9vg7xrCFC3bhBk7HC
Yale LUX ID
person/bb82be92-33da-46af-b5f0-5686c67122d5

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
politician, explorer, botanist, naturalist
Given name 3
John, Joseph, William
Country of citizenship 2
Australia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Named after 2
Oxley, Oxley
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Military branch 1
Royal Navy
Native language 1
English
Place of death 1
Camden
Residence 1
England
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

John Oxley was born in 1785[1] in Kirkham[2]. He died on May 26, 1828[3], in Camden[4]. He worked as an explorer[5], naturalist[6], botanist[7], and politician[8].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for John Oxley include Oxley[28], a division of the Australian House of Representatives[29], in Australia[30], founded in 1949[31].

Why It Matters

Entities named for John Oxley include Oxley[28], a division of the Australian House of Representatives[29], in Australia[30], founded in 1949[31].

FAQs

Where was John Oxley born?

John Oxley was born in Kirkham[2].

Where did John Oxley die?

John Oxley passed away in Camden[4].

What did John Oxley do for work?

John Oxley worked as an explorer[5], naturalist[6], botanist[7], and politician[8].

Related Entities

Australia England United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . Former Members – Parliament of NSW. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → John Norton Oxley, Henry Oxley
    Country of citizenship → Australia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Given name → John, Joseph, William +1
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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