John Thoday

British geneticist
Person human Q6260487
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John Thoday

Summary

John Thoday is a human[1]. He was born on +1916-08-30T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2008-08-25T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a geneticist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • John Thoday was born on +1916-08-30T00:00:00Z[2].
  • John Thoday died on +2008-08-25T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Thoday's father was David Thoday[6].
  • A child of John Thoday was Jon Thoday[7].
  • John Thoday worked as a geneticist[4].
  • John Thoday was employed by University of Cambridge[8].
  • John Thoday's education included a stint at Trinity College[9].
  • John Thoday's education included a stint at Bootham School[10].
  • John Thoday received the Fellow of the Royal Society[11].
  • John Thoday was a member of Royal Society[12].
  • John Thoday is recorded as male[13].
  • John Thoday's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John Thoday's ISNI is recorded as 0000000084175254[15].
  • John Thoday's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 3748396[16].
  • John Thoday's military branch is recorded as Royal Air Force[17].
  • John Thoday's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79043443[18].
  • John Thoday's IdRef ID is recorded as 118273477[19].
  • John Thoday's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA12494531[20].
  • John Thoday's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dj261[21].
  • John Thoday's given name is recorded as John[22].
  • John Thoday's Scopus author ID is recorded as 6603596037[23].
  • John Thoday's NUKAT ID is recorded as n99054973[24].
  • John Thoday's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 99776[25].
  • John Thoday's Academic Tree ID is recorded as 14395[26].
  • John Thoday's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Thoday-41[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Thoday was born on +1916-08-30T00:00:00Z[2]. His father was David Thoday[6].

Education

Educated at Trinity College[9], a college of the University of Cambridge[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1546[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and Bootham School[10], a boarding school[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1823[34].

Career and Affiliations

John Thoday's professions included geneticist[4]. Among his employers was University of Cambridge[8].

Recognition

John Thoday received the Fellow of the Royal Society[11].

Personal Life

A child of John Thoday was Jon Thoday[7].

Death and Burial

John Thoday died on +2008-08-25T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

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

FAQs

Who were John Thoday's parents?

John Thoday's father was David Thoday[6].

What did John Thoday do for work?

John Thoday worked as geneticist[4].

Where did John Thoday go to school?

John Thoday was educated at Trinity College[9] and Bootham School[10].

What awards did John Thoday receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] . wikidata.org.
  17. [2] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . timesonline.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . 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
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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