Richard Ellis

American marine biologist and illustrator (1938–2024)
Person human Q716624
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Richard Ellis

Summary

Richard Ellis is a human[1]. He was born in Queens[2]. He was born on April 2, 1938[3]. He died in Norwood[4]. He died on May 21, 2024[5]. He worked as a cetologist[6], painter[7], academic[8], writer[9], and marine biologist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Richard Ellis's place of birth was Queens[2].
  • Richard Ellis passed away in Norwood[4].
  • Richard Ellis was born on April 2, 1938[3].
  • Richard Ellis died on May 21, 2024[5].
  • Richard Ellis held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Richard Ellis worked as a cetologist[6].
  • Richard Ellis worked as a painter[7].
  • Richard Ellis worked as an academic[8].
  • Richard Ellis's professions included writer[9].
  • Richard Ellis worked as a marine biologist[10].
  • Richard Ellis worked as a biologist[13].
  • Richard Ellis's field of work was biology[14].
  • Richard Ellis's field of work was marine biology[15].
  • Richard Ellis's field of work was paleontology[16].
  • Richard Ellis's field of work was illustration[17].
  • Richard Ellis's education included a stint at University of Pennsylvania[18].
  • Richard Ellis is recorded as male[19].
  • Richard Ellis's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Richard Ellis's family name is recorded as Ellis[21].
  • Richard Ellis's given name is recorded as Richard[22].
  • Richard Ellis's work location is recorded as New York City[23].
  • Richard Ellis's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[24].
  • Richard Ellis's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Richard Ellis's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Richard Ellis'}[26].
  • Richard Ellis's different from is recorded as Richard Ellis[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Queens[2], Richard Ellis… he was born on April 2, 1938[3].

Education

Richard Ellis was educated at University of Pennsylvania[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include cetologist[6], painter[7], academic[8], writer[9], marine biologist[10], and biologist[13]. Fields of work include biology[14], a branch of science[28]; marine biology[15], a branch of biology[29]; paleontology[16], an academic discipline[30]; and illustration[17], an activity[31].

Death and Burial

Richard Ellis died on May 21, 2024[5]. He passed away in Norwood[4].

Why It Matters

Richard Ellis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

FAQs

Where was Richard Ellis born?

Born in Queens[2], Richard Ellis…

Where did Richard Ellis die?

Richard Ellis passed away in Norwood[4].

What did Richard Ellis do for work?

Richard Ellis worked as cetologist[6], painter[7], academic[8], writer[9], and marine biologist[10].

Where did Richard Ellis go to school?

Richard Ellis was educated at University of Pennsylvania[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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
  4. [31] . 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. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation cetologist, painter, academic +5
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32149|batch #32149]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (33)"
  2. 24d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Richard
    Work location New York City
    Different from Richard Ellis, Richard H. Ellis
    Manner of death natural causes
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1871]]: cnp01274858, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257929|batch #257929]]"
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