Reginald Claude Sprigg

Summary

Reginald Claude Sprigg is a human^[1]. He was born in Yorke Peninsula^[2]. He was born on +1919-03-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Glasgow^[4]. He died on +1994-12-02T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a paleontologist^[6] and geologist^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Reginald Claude Sprigg's place of birth was Yorke Peninsula^[2].
• Reginald Claude Sprigg passed away in Glasgow^[4].
• Reginald Claude Sprigg was born on +1919-03-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Reginald Claude Sprigg died on +1994-12-02T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Reginald Claude Sprigg is buried at Arkaroola^[9].
• Reginald Claude Sprigg held citizenship in Australia^[10].
• Reginald Claude Sprigg worked as a paleontologist^[6].
• Reginald Claude Sprigg worked as a geologist^[7].
• Reginald Claude Sprigg was educated at Flinders University^[11].
• Reginald Claude Sprigg received the Officer of the Order of Australia^[12].
• Reginald Claude Sprigg received the Sir Joseph Verco Medal^[13].
• Reginald Claude Sprigg is recorded as male^[14].
• Reginald Claude Sprigg's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Reginald Claude Sprigg's ISNI is recorded as 0000000063570394^[16].
• Reginald Claude Sprigg's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 3901872^[17].
• Reginald Claude Sprigg's GND ID is recorded as 119465450^[18].
• Reginald Claude Sprigg's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85095148^[19].
• Reginald Claude Sprigg's IdRef ID is recorded as 219492573^[20].
• Reginald Claude Sprigg's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dhf4n^[21].
• Reginald Claude Sprigg's family name is recorded as Q37103876^[22].
• Reginald Claude Sprigg's given name is recorded as Reginald^[23].
• Reginald Claude Sprigg's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 464544^[24].
• Reginald Claude Sprigg's Australian Dictionary of Biography ID is recorded as sprigg-reginald-claude-reg-19112^[25].
• Reginald Claude Sprigg's start of work period is recorded as +1942-00-00T00:00:00Z^[26].
• Reginald Claude Sprigg's FAST ID is recorded as 149721^[27].

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Origins and Family

Reginald Claude Sprigg's place of birth was Yorke Peninsula^[2]. He was born on +1919-03-01T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Reginald Claude Sprigg's education included a stint at Flinders University^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include paleontologist^[6] and geologist^[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer of the Order of Australia^[12], a grade of an order^[28], in Australia^[29] and Sir Joseph Verco Medal^[13], a science award^[30], in Australia^[31], founded in 1928^[32].

Death and Burial

Reginald Claude Sprigg died on +1994-12-02T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Glasgow^[4]. He is buried at Arkaroola^[9].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Reginald Claude Sprigg include Spriggina^[33], a fossil taxon^[34]; 5380 Sprigg^[35], an asteroid^[36]; and spriggite^[37], a mineral species^[38].

Why It Matters

Reginald Claude Sprigg ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for him include Spriggina^[33], a fossil taxon^[34]; 5380 Sprigg^[35], an asteroid^[36]; and spriggite^[37], a mineral species^[38].

FAQs

Where was Reginald Claude Sprigg born?

Reginald Claude Sprigg was born in Yorke Peninsula^[2].

Where did Reginald Claude Sprigg die?

Reginald Claude Sprigg passed away in Glasgow^[4].

What did Reginald Claude Sprigg do for work?

Reginald Claude Sprigg worked as paleontologist^[6] and geologist^[7].

Where did Reginald Claude Sprigg go to school?

Reginald Claude Sprigg was educated at Flinders University^[11].

What awards did Reginald Claude Sprigg receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of Australia^[12] and Sir Joseph Verco Medal^[13].