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Joshua Brookes

British scientist
Person human Q1232316

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
November 24, 1761, 1761[6]
Date of death
January 10, 1833, 1833[7]
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[8]
Occupation
anatomist, zoologist
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Linnean Society of London[9][10]
Work location
Greater London, Paris[17][18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[22]
Author citation (zoology)
Brookes[16]
Depicted by
Joshua Brookes[19]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20][21]
Different from
Josh Brookes[23]
Family name
Brooks[14]
Given name
Joshua[15]
Member of
Royal Society, Linnean Society of London[11][12]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Smithsonian Libraries Dibner Library portraits[24]
P14608
142888834[26]
P14977
RETE014635[27]
Writing language
English[25]
🏷️ Also known as
en Brookes en Joshua Brookes en Joshua Brooks es Josué Brookes fa جاشوآ بروکس fr J. Brookes he ג'ושוע ברוקס ja ジョシュア・ブルックス nl Josué Brookes pt Josué Brookes ru Брукс, Джошуа ru Джошуа Брукс sv Josué Brookes zh 喬舒亞·布魯克斯 zh 约书亚·布鲁克斯
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000106766072
VIAF cluster ID
23893137, 30318743
Library of Congress authority ID
n97802523
GND ID
142888834, 117634247
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Joshua Brookes by Thomas Phillips.jpg ↗
Alvin ID
alvin-person:7268
BIU Santé person ID
49453
British Museum person or institution ID
85801
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01277258, cnp01414854
DDB person (GND) ID
142888834
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
142888834, 117634247
FAST ID
396652
Show all 28 identifiers +16
Freebase ID
/m/09zmt7
NL CR AUT ID
nlk20000083394
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp00578
Open Library ID
OL2317210A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
3559
Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID
NA3566
Prabook ID
2282636
SNAC ARK ID
w6gt8t80
Science Museum people ID
cp38643
Topic's main category
Category:Joshua Brookes
UK National Archives ID
F44886
Wellcome Collection concept ID
hsr3t7g6
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjRYJvh6D4BQKYVRgptrq
Yale LUX ID
person/29828d18-e3e5-49b3-b8e7-ffd9b54926d9
ZSL authority ID
brookes-joshua-1761-1833-anatomist
ZooBank author ID
941E2D71-F0F9-420D-B8C6-5D8F3AE35201

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🔗 Connections
Member of 2
Royal Society, Linnean Society of London
Occupation 2
zoologist, anatomist
Work location 2
Paris, Greater London
Award received 1
Fellow of the Royal Society
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Described by source 1
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Different from 1
Josh Brookes
Family name 1
Brooks
Given name 1
Joshua
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of death 1
London
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
← Different from 1
Josh Brookes
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Summary

Joshua Brookes was born on November 24, 1761[1]. He died on January 10, 1833[2], in London[3]. He worked as an anatomist[4] and zoologist[5].

FAQs

Where did Joshua Brookes die?

Joshua Brookes died in London[3].

What did Joshua Brookes do for work?

Joshua Brookes worked as an anatomist[4] and zoologist[5].

What awards did Joshua Brookes receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[9] and Fellow of the Linnean Society of London[10].

Related Entities

London United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . biusante.parisdescartes.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . biusante.parisdescartes.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae. Retrieved . rete.uclouvain.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 18h ago · Bug002 · 2026-11-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14977 → RETE014635
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  3. 24w ago · Kolja21 · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1761-11-24T00:00:00Z, +1761-00-00T00:00:00Z
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  5. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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