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Jonathan Couch

British naturalist, ichthyologist and scientific illustrator (1789-1870)
Person Human Q6272822
Jonathan Couch
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Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
March 15, 1789
Date of death
April 13, 1870
Place of birth
Polperro
Place of death
Polperro
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[12]
Occupation
naturalist, ichthyologist, scientific illustrator, scientific collector, zoologist
Child
Richard Quiller Couch, Thomas Quiller Couch[10][11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Collection items at
Natural History Museum[21]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[20]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[17]
Family name
Couch[15]
Given name
Jonathan[16]
Has works in the collection
Victoria and Albert Museum[19]
Residence
Polperro[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jonathan Couch
🔖 Identifiers · 40
ISNI
0000000077353630
VIAF cluster ID
50009533
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no94009303
GND ID
117700665
Artnet artist ID
jonathan-couch
BHL creator ID
47k (2.2k–195k, n=3)
BIBSYS ID
1088919
Bionomia ID
Jonathan Couch
British Museum person or institution ID
201866
CANTIC ID
981059745651806706
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00541175
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11288653
Show all 40 identifiers +28
DDB person (GND) ID
117700665
Darwin Correspondence ID
5453
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117700665
Entomologists of the World ID
6300
FAST ID
337390
Freebase ID
/m/03gvb3n
IdRef ID
185215335
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117700665
Libraries Australia ID
44629328
Museo Galileo authority ID
12725
MutualArt artist ID
331E3444474C78E2
NLA Trove people ID
1460628
NUKAT ID
n2017162869
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
135690056
Open Library ID
OL2384776A
Open Plaques subject ID
4227
OpenMLOL author ID
139078
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
6435
RERO ID (legacy)
A003139093
SNAC ARK ID
w6891qrb
Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators ID
5852
UK National Archives ID
F44133
Union List of Artist Names ID
500339909
V&A person ID
A36151
Wellcome Collection concept ID
nvjyduhp
WikiTree person ID
Couch-1094
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmXGdXkQMQTDWBGTCyfMP
Yale LUX ID
person/46ccd75a-2e24-49fb-8bec-55a8fab5ba28

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Summary

Jonathan Couch was born on March 15, 1789[1], in Polperro[2]. He died on April 13, 1870[3], in Polperro[4]. He worked as a naturalist[5], ichthyologist[6], scientific illustrator[7], scientific collector[8], and zoologist[9].

FAQs

Where was Jonathan Couch born?

Jonathan Couch was born in Polperro[2].

Where did Jonathan Couch die?

Jonathan Couch died in Polperro[4].

What did Jonathan Couch do for work?

Jonathan Couch worked as a naturalist[5], ichthyologist[6], scientific illustrator[7], scientific collector[8], and zoologist[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . The Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators 1450–1950. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → naturalist, ichthyologist, scientific illustrator +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32119: import P21 and P106 from GND (32)"
  2. 25w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Darwin Correspondence ID → 5453
    "Created claim: Darwin Correspondence ID: 5453, batch #258229"
  3. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Artnet artist ID → jonathan-couch
    BIBSYS ID → 1088919
    FAST ID → 337390
    NLA Trove people ID → 1460628
    + 56 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: CANTIC ID: 981059745651806706, batch #257571"
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