Richard Chorley

Summary

Richard Chorley is a human^[1]. He was born in Minehead^[2]. He was born on +1927-09-04T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Cambridge^[4]. He died on +2002-05-12T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a geographer^[6] and university teacher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Richard Chorley was born in Minehead^[2].
• Richard Chorley passed away in Cambridge^[4].
• Richard Chorley was born on +1927-09-04T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Richard Chorley died on +2002-05-12T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Burial took place at Ascension Parish Burial Ground^[9].
• Richard Chorley held citizenship in United Kingdom^[10].
• Richard Chorley worked as a geographer^[6].
• Richard Chorley's professions included university teacher^[7].
• Richard Chorley's field of work was geography^[11].
• Richard Chorley's field of work was quantitative research^[12].
• Among Richard Chorley's employers was Brown University^[13].
• Richard Chorley was employed by Columbia University^[14].
• Richard Chorley was educated at Columbia University^[15].
• Richard Chorley received the Patron’s Medal^[16].
• Richard Chorley received the Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society^[17].
• Richard Chorley received the David Linton Award^[18].
• Richard Chorley was a member of Royal Geographical Society^[19].
• Richard Chorley's image is recorded as Richard Chorley.jpg^[20].
• Richard Chorley is recorded as male^[21].
• Richard Chorley's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• Richard Chorley supervised Mike Kirkby as a doctoral student^[23].
• Richard Chorley's ISNI is recorded as 0000000122778313^[24].
• Richard Chorley's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 29531851^[25].
• Richard Chorley's GND ID is recorded as 129930458^[26].
• Richard Chorley's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79042050^[27].

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Origins and Family

Richard Chorley was born in Minehead^[2]. He was born on +1927-09-04T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Richard Chorley was educated at Columbia University^[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include geographer^[6] and university teacher^[7]. Fields of work include geography^[11], an academic discipline^[28] and quantitative research^[12], a field of study^[29]. Employers include Brown University^[13], a private university^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1765^[32], headquartered in Providence^[33] and Columbia University^[14], a private university^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1754^[36], headquartered in Manhattan^[37]. Richard Chorley supervised Mike Kirkby as a doctoral student^[23].

Recognition

Awards received include Patron’s Medal^[16], a science award^[38], in United Kingdom^[39], founded in 1839^[40]; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society^[17], a fellowship award^[41], in United Kingdom^[42]; and David Linton Award^[18], a science award^[43], in United Kingdom^[44], founded in 1981^[45].

Death and Burial

Richard Chorley died on +2002-05-12T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Cambridge^[4]. Burial took place at Ascension Parish Burial Ground^[9].

Why It Matters

Richard Chorley ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

FAQs

Where was Richard Chorley born?

Richard Chorley's place of birth was Minehead^[2].

Where did Richard Chorley die?

Richard Chorley passed away in Cambridge^[4].

What did Richard Chorley do for work?

Richard Chorley worked as geographer^[6] and university teacher^[7].

Where did Richard Chorley go to school?

Richard Chorley was educated at Columbia University^[15].

What awards did Richard Chorley receive?

Honors received include Patron’s Medal^[16], Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society^[17], and David Linton Award^[18].