John Robson

British New Zealander mining geologist and map librarian
Person human Q88549489
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John Robson

Summary

John Robson is a human[1]. He was born on +1949-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a map librarian[3] and geologist[4].

Key Facts

  • John Robson was born on +1949-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • John Robson worked as a map librarian[3].
  • John Robson's professions included geologist[4].
  • John Robson's field of work was James Cook[5].
  • John Robson's field of work was map[6].
  • John Robson was employed by University of Waikato[7].
  • John Robson is recorded as male[8].
  • John Robson's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • John Robson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000373855512[10].
  • John Robson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 33136055[11].
  • John Robson's GND ID is recorded as 131605372[12].
  • John Robson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no00091481[13].
  • John Robson's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15373142r[14].
  • John Robson's IdRef ID is recorded as 071009965[15].
  • John Robson's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA15207589[16].
  • John Robson's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jx20070404007[17].
  • John Robson's family name is recorded as Robson[18].
  • John Robson's given name is recorded as John[19].
  • John Robson's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 239514874[20].
  • John Robson's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90155305[21].
  • John Robson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • John Robson's Libris-URI is recorded as nl0389x61wn1srg[23].
  • John Robson's Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID is recorded as 67619[24].
  • John Robson's writing language is recorded as English[25].
  • John Robson's Canadiana Name Authority ID is recorded as ncf10522548[26].

Body

Origins and Family

John Robson was born on +1949-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include map librarian[3] and geologist[4]. Fields of work include James Cook[5], an explorer[27], 1728–1779[28], of Kingdom of Great Britain[29], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[30], specialised in exploration[31] and map[6], a type of map[32]. John Robson was employed by University of Waikato[7].

FAQs

What did John Robson do for work?

John Robson worked as map librarian[3] and geologist[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . pen-and-sword.co.uk. pen-and-sword.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . pen-and-sword.co.uk. pen-and-sword.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . pen-and-sword.co.uk. pen-and-sword.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . penguin.com.au. penguin.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . penguin.com.au. penguin.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [2] ↑ . Catalogue of the Library of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → British New Zealander mining geologist and map librarian
    Viaf cluster id → 33136055
    Family name → Robson
    Employer → University of Waikato
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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