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John Sims

English physician and botanist (1749–1831)
Person human Q2430593

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
October 13, 1749
Date of death
February 26, 1831
Place of birth
Canterbury
Place of death
Dorking
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain[8][9]
Occupation
botanist, physician, taxonomist
Educated at
University of Edinburgh[11]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[20]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[19]
Family name
Sims[17]
Given name
John[18]
Member of
Royal Society, Linnean Society of London[13][14]
Name in native language
John Sims[21]
Native language
French[10]
P14397
4368[22]
Residence
England[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en J. Sims en John Sims en Sims ar جون سيمس de Sims es Sims he ג'ון סימס ru Sims ru Джон Симс ru Симс, Джон sv John Sims sv John Sims‏‎ uk Sims uk Джон Сімс
🔖 Identifiers · 33
ISNI
0000000053939119
VIAF cluster ID
63883081
Library of Congress authority ID
nr93036024
GND ID
1053524161
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
John Sims (taxonomist).jpg ↗
Alvin ID
alvin-person:1706
Botanist author abbreviation
Sims
British Museum person or institution ID
162468
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00041090
DDB person (GND) ID
1053524161
FAST ID
328385
Freebase ID
/m/079y9p
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Harvard Index of Botanists ID
31731
IPNI author ID
9686-1
IdRef ID
129340804
Libris-URI
64jmqkcq56ltdx4
Munk's Roll ID
john-sims
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001396680
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp127558
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
121609650
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
25599
Prabook ID
2236743
Project Gutenberg author ID
42441
RERO ID (legacy)
A018670281
SBN author ID
LIGV010166
SELIBR ID
293092
SNAC ARK ID
w6zk7d00
SNARC ID
Adolf Kaschny
Te Papa agent ID
50827
UK National Archives ID
F54406
Wellcome Collection concept ID
rk7ym4ak
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgcXFFyMXJ8j7Rtw8wXBP
Yale LUX ID
person/122b4e05-233e-4b14-9a8b-b5122fb42c7a

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 2
Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Member of 2
Royal Society, Linnean Society of London
Occupation 2
physician, botanist
Award received 1
Fellow of the Royal Society
Educated at 1
University of Edinburgh
Family name 1
Sims
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Native language 1
French
Place of birth 1
Canterbury
Place of death 1
Dorking
Residence 1
England
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

John Sims was born on October 13, 1749[1], in Canterbury[2]. He died on February 26, 1831[3], in Dorking[4]. He worked as a botanist[5], physician[6], and taxonomist[7].

FAQs

Where was John Sims born?

John Sims was born in Canterbury[2].

Where did John Sims die?

John Sims passed away in Dorking[4].

What did John Sims do for work?

John Sims worked as a botanist[5], physician[6], and taxonomist[7].

Where did John Sims go to school?

John Sims was educated at University of Edinburgh[11].

What awards did John Sims receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[12].

Related Entities

England Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Munk's Roll. wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Seandalt · 2026-10-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Project Gutenberg author ID → 42441
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/61854|batch #61854]]: adding Project Gutenberg author IDs matched via Wikipedia links"
  2. 24w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → John
    Family name → Sims
    P14397 → 4368
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14397: 4368, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258229|batch #258229]]"
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