Katherine Bitting

American bacteriologist and food scientist (1869-1937)
Person human Q3194024
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Katherine Bitting

Summary

Katherine Bitting is a human[1]. Born in Stratford[2], she… she was born on April 29, 1869[3]. She died in San Francisco[4]. She died on October 15, 1937[5]. She worked as a botanist[6], bacteriologist[7], food scientist[8], mycologist[9], and chemist[10]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Katherine Bitting was born in Stratford[2].
  • Katherine Bitting died in San Francisco[4].
  • Katherine Bitting was born on April 29, 1869[3].
  • Katherine Bitting died on October 15, 1937[5].
  • Katherine Bitting was married to Arvill Wayne Bitting[12].
  • Katherine Bitting held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Katherine Bitting worked as a botanist[6].
  • Katherine Bitting worked as a bacteriologist[7].
  • Katherine Bitting's professions included food scientist[8].
  • Katherine Bitting worked as a mycologist[9].
  • Katherine Bitting's professions included chemist[10].
  • Among Katherine Bitting's employers was United States Department of Agriculture[14].
  • Among Katherine Bitting's employers was Purdue University[15].
  • Katherine Bitting's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[16].
  • Katherine Bitting was educated at Purdue University[17].
  • Katherine Bitting is recorded as female[18].
  • Katherine Bitting's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Katherine Bitting's Commons category is recorded as Katherine Bitting[20].
  • Katherine Bitting's family name is recorded as Golden[21].
  • Katherine Bitting's family name is recorded as Bitting[22].
  • Katherine Bitting's given name is recorded as Katherine[23].
  • Katherine Bitting's given name is recorded as Eliza[24].
  • Katherine Bitting's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].

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Origins and Family

Katherine Bitting was born in Stratford[2]. She was born on April 29, 1869[3].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[16], a university[26], in United States[27], founded in 1861[28], headquartered in Cambridge[29] and Purdue University[17], a public research university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1869[32].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include botanist[6], bacteriologist[7], food scientist[8], mycologist[9], and chemist[10]. Employers include United States Department of Agriculture[14], a ministry of agriculture[33], in United States[34], founded in 1862[35], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[36] and Purdue University[15], a public research university[37], in United States[38], founded in 1869[39].

Personal Life

Katherine Bitting was married to Arvill Wayne Bitting[12].

Death and Burial

Katherine Bitting died on October 15, 1937[5]. She died in San Francisco[4].

Why It Matters

Katherine Bitting ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] She is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Katherine Bitting born?

Katherine Bitting was born in Stratford[2].

Where did Katherine Bitting die?

Katherine Bitting passed away in San Francisco[4].

Who was Katherine Bitting married to?

Katherine Bitting's spouses include Arvill Wayne Bitting[12].

What did Katherine Bitting do for work?

Katherine Bitting worked as botanist[6], bacteriologist[7], food scientist[8], mycologist[9], and chemist[10].

Where did Katherine Bitting go to school?

Katherine Bitting was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[16] and Purdue University[17].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Women Who Studied Plants in the Pre-Twentieth Century United States and Canada. wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . Women in Nineteenth Century American Botany; A Generally Unrecognized Constituency. wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . Naming names: the first women taxonomists in mycology. wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . Women in Nineteenth Century American Botany; A Generally Unrecognized Constituency. wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . Women in Nineteenth Century American Botany; A Generally Unrecognized Constituency. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Women Who Studied Plants in the Pre-Twentieth Century United States and Canada. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Women Who Studied Plants in the Pre-Twentieth Century United States and Canada. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Women Who Studied Plants in the Pre-Twentieth Century United States and Canada. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Women Who Studied Plants in the Pre-Twentieth Century United States and Canada. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [39] . 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. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Purdue University
    Place of birth Stratford
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
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