Josef Augusta

Czech paleontologist, writer and science writer (1903-1968)
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Josef Augusta

Summary

Josef Augusta is a human[1]. He was born in Boskovice[2]. He was born on +1903-03-17T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Prague[4]. He died on +1968-02-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a writer[6], paleontologist[7], university teacher[8], non-fiction writer[9], and prose writer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Josef Augusta's place of birth was Boskovice[2].
  • Josef Augusta died in Prague[4].
  • Josef Augusta was born on +1903-03-17T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Josef Augusta died on +1968-02-04T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Josef Augusta held citizenship in Czechoslovakia[12].
  • Josef Augusta's professions included writer[6].
  • Josef Augusta worked as a paleontologist[7].
  • Josef Augusta's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Josef Augusta's professions included non-fiction writer[9].
  • Josef Augusta's professions included prose writer[10].
  • Josef Augusta's field of work was paleontology[13].
  • Josef Augusta's field of work was geology[14].
  • Josef Augusta's field of work was popular science[15].
  • Josef Augusta was employed by Charles University[16].
  • Josef Augusta's education included a stint at Masaryk University[17].
  • Josef Augusta's image is recorded as Zdenek Burian and Josef Augusta.jpg[18].
  • Josef Augusta is recorded as male[19].
  • Josef Augusta's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Josef Augusta's ISNI is recorded as 0000000063062402[21].
  • Josef Augusta's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 125283[22].
  • Josef Augusta's GND ID is recorded as 102031614[23].
  • Josef Augusta's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no93021299[24].
  • Josef Augusta's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12553930g[25].
  • Josef Augusta's IdRef ID is recorded as 145837467[26].
  • Josef Augusta's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06fzv5[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Boskovice[2], Josef Augusta… he was born on +1903-03-17T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Josef Augusta's education included a stint at Masaryk University[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], paleontologist[7], university teacher[8], non-fiction writer[9], and prose writer[10]. Fields of work include paleontology[13], an academic discipline[28]; geology[14], a branch of science[29]; and popular science[15], a genre[30]. Among Josef Augusta's employers was Charles University[16].

Death and Burial

Josef Augusta died on +1968-02-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Prague[4].

Why It Matters

Josef Augusta ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31]

FAQs

Where was Josef Augusta born?

Josef Augusta's place of birth was Boskovice[2].

Where did Josef Augusta die?

Josef Augusta passed away in Prague[4].

What did Josef Augusta do for work?

Josef Augusta worked as writer[6], paleontologist[7], university teacher[8], non-fiction writer[9], and prose writer[10].

Where did Josef Augusta go to school?

Josef Augusta was educated at Masaryk University[17].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . aleph.vkol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . aleph.vkol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . REGO. Retrieved . aleph.vkol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . Olomouc City Library regional database. Retrieved . tritius.kmol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . Olomouc City Library regional database. Retrieved . tritius.kmol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . Olomouc City Library regional database. Retrieved . tritius.kmol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . REGO. Retrieved . aleph.vkol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . aleph.vkol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . aleph.vkol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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