John Stuart Yeates

New Zealand botanist (1900-1986). First PhD graduate in NZ
Person human Q15451896
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John Stuart Yeates

Summary

John Stuart Yeates is a human[1]. He was born on +1900-07-11T00:00:00Z[2]. He passed away in Palmerston North[3]. He died on +1986-08-24T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a botanist[5] and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Stuart Yeates died in Palmerston North[3].
  • John Stuart Yeates was born on +1900-07-11T00:00:00Z[2].
  • John Stuart Yeates died on +1986-08-24T00:00:00Z[4].
  • A child of John Stuart Yeates was Gregor W. Yeates[8].
  • John Stuart Yeates held citizenship in New Zealand[9].
  • John Stuart Yeates worked as a botanist[5].
  • John Stuart Yeates's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Among John Stuart Yeates's employers was Massey University[10].
  • John Stuart Yeates was educated at Victoria University of Wellington[11].
  • John Stuart Yeates was educated at Trinity College[12].
  • John Stuart Yeates received the Member of the Order of the British Empire[13].
  • John Stuart Yeates received the Veitch Memorial Medal[14].
  • John Stuart Yeates's image is recorded as John Stuart Yeates 1929 (cropped).jpg[15].
  • John Stuart Yeates is recorded as male[16].
  • John Stuart Yeates's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • John Stuart Yeates supervised Hugh Trevor Wenham as a doctoral student[18].
  • John Stuart Yeates supervised John Peyton Skipworth as a doctoral student[19].
  • John Stuart Yeates's ISNI is recorded as 0000000047697889[20].
  • John Stuart Yeates's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 78610999[21].
  • John Stuart Yeates's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2008188470[22].
  • John Stuart Yeates's Commons category is recorded as John Stuart Yeates[23].
  • John Stuart Yeates's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05mwnpf[24].
  • John Stuart Yeates's family name is recorded as Yeates[25].
  • John Stuart Yeates's given name is recorded as John[26].
  • John Stuart Yeates's given name is recorded as Stuart[27].

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Origins and Family

John Stuart Yeates was born on +1900-07-11T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Victoria University of Wellington[11], a public university[28], in New Zealand[29], founded in 1897[30], headquartered in Wellington[31] and Trinity College[12], a college of the University of Cambridge[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1546[34], headquartered in Cambridge[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include botanist[5] and university teacher[6]. John Stuart Yeates was employed by Massey University[10]. Doctoral students include Hugh Trevor Wenham[18], a phytopathologist[36], 1923–1982[37] and John Peyton Skipworth[19], a botanist[38], 1934–2000[39], of New Zealand[40].

Recognition

Awards received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[13], an award[41], in United Kingdom[42] and Veitch Memorial Medal[14], a science award[43], in United Kingdom[44], founded in 1870[45].

Personal Life

A child of John Stuart Yeates was Gregor W. Yeates[8].

Death and Burial

John Stuart Yeates died on +1986-08-24T00:00:00Z[4]. He died in Palmerston North[3].

Why It Matters

John Stuart Yeates ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where did John Stuart Yeates die?

John Stuart Yeates passed away in Palmerston North[3].

What did John Stuart Yeates do for work?

John Stuart Yeates worked as botanist[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did John Stuart Yeates go to school?

John Stuart Yeates was educated at Victoria University of Wellington[11] and Trinity College[12].

What awards did John Stuart Yeates receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[13] and Veitch Memorial Medal[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  7. [11] . thesislink.aut.ac.nz. thesislink.aut.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [14] . rnzih.org.nz. rnzih.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [2] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [4] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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