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Richard Lydekker

English naturalist, geologist and writer (1849–1915)
Person human Q444953

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[28]
Date of birth
July 25, 1849
Date of death
April 16, 1915
Place of birth
Bloomsbury
Place of death
Harpenden
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[11]
Ethnic group
English people[12]
Occupation
paleontologist, geologist, naturalist, zoologist, writer
Employer
Trinity College, Geological Survey of India, British Museum[19][20][21]
Field of work
zoology, geology, biogeography, natural science, paleontology, literature[13][14][15][16][17][18]
Educated at
Trinity College[22]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society, Lyell Medal, Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[23][24][25]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[35]
Author citation (zoology)
Lydekker[31]
Contributed to creative work
Dictionary of National Biography[37]
Described by source
Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon, Nordisk familjebok, 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica[32][33][34]
Family name
Lydekker[29]
Given name
Richard[30]
Member of
Royal Society, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[26][27]
Name in native language
Richard Lydekker[36]
P14397
7235
P14536
408608
P14611
159535
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Place of burial
St Nicholas Churchyard[10]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Lydekker en Richard Lydekker ar ريتشارد ليدكر cs R. Lydekker de Lydekker-Linie de Lydekker es Lydekker, R. fa ریچارد لیدکر he ריצ'רד ליידקר hu Lydekker ja リチャード・ライデッカー pt Lydekker pt Linha de Lydekker ru Lydekker ru Richard Lydekker ru Лайдеккер, Ричард ru Лидеккер, Ричард ru Ричард Лидеккер sv Lydekker uk Річард Лідеккер
🔖 Identifiers · 67
ISNI
0000000110607541
VIAF cluster ID
46874978
Library of Congress authority ID
n83825135
GND ID
117667838
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei ID
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Angelicum ID
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Artnet artist ID
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BHL creator ID
2307
BIBSYS ID
2106255
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Bionomia ID
Richard Lydekker
British Museum person or institution ID
183005
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CANTIC ID
981060034326406706
CONOR.SI ID
205387619
Cambridge Alumni Database ID
LDKR867R
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10198290
CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
117667838
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117667838
Entomologists of the World ID
59542
FAST ID
123225
Find a Grave memorial ID
40705427
Freebase ID
/m/03wg0w
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
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Harvard Index of Botanists ID
125606
IFPNI author ID
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IdRef ID
034804900
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117667838
Krugosvet article (archived)
geologiya/laydekker-richard
Libraries Australia ID
35812958
MutualArt artist ID
6B3A05E258B11133
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01045751
NL CR AUT ID
xx0281072
NLA Trove people ID
1099194
NUKAT ID
n2009123720
National Library of Chile ID
000116356
National Library of Greece ID
255310
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000082635
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007264706705171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC202318068
National Library of Latvia ID
000292659
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9814644249705606
National Library of Portugal ID
381779
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1349483
National Library of Wales Authority ID
lydekker-richard-1849-1915
National Marine Biological Library ID
106303
National Virtual Library of India ID
766k (412k–803k, n=10)
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
078310407
Open Library ID
OL18136A
Parsifal cluster ID
278948
Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID
NA1425
Project Gutenberg author ID
45522
RERO ID (legacy)
A003538386
S2A3 Biographical Database ID
1740
SBN author ID
GEAV020672
SHARE Catalogue author ID
325551
SNAC ARK ID
w6bs23bb
SNARC ID
Wikidata item
Treccani ID
richard-lydekker
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
richard-lydekker
University of Barcelona authority ID
981060034326406706
Unz Review author ID
LydekkerRichard
WBPLN author ID
LYDEKKER, RICHARD
Wellcome Collection concept ID
sjp29vf3
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/11c5487e-2ced-4e42-867f-73eda69c4d06
ZooBank author ID
C5A67233-0668-46F6-AA14-28A27BBFA8DA

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Occupation 6
writer, biologist, geologist, naturalist, paleontologist, zoologist
Field of work 5
literature, geology, zoology, paleontology, biogeography
Employer 3
British Museum, Trinity College, Geological Survey of India
Award received 2
Fellow of the Royal Society, Lyell Medal
Described by source 2
Nordisk familjebok, Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon
Member of 2
Royal Society, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
Bionomia ID 1
Richard Lydekker
Contributed to creative work 1
Dictionary of National Biography
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Educated at 1
Trinity College
Given name 1
Richard
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Bloomsbury
Place of death 1
Harpenden
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
← Bionomia ID 1
Richard Lydekker
← Dedicated to 1
Loris lydekkerianus
← Discoverer or inventor 1
Lydekker's line
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Summary

Richard Lydekker was born on July 25, 1849[1], in Bloomsbury[2]. He died on April 16, 1915[3], in Harpenden[4]. He worked as a paleontologist[5], geologist[6], naturalist[7], zoologist[8], and writer[9].

Why It Matters

He is credited with the discovery of Lydekker's line[38], a biogeographic boundary[39], in Indonesia[40].

FAQs

Where was Richard Lydekker born?

Richard Lydekker was born in Bloomsbury[2].

Where did Richard Lydekker die?

Richard Lydekker died in Harpenden[4].

What did Richard Lydekker do for work?

Richard Lydekker worked as a paleontologist[5], geologist[6], naturalist[7], zoologist[8], and writer[9].

Where did Richard Lydekker go to school?

Richard Lydekker was educated at Trinity College[22].

What awards did Richard Lydekker receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[23], Lyell Medal[24], and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[25].

What did Richard Lydekker discover?

Richard Lydekker is credited as discoverer of Lydekker's line[38].

Related Entities

British Museum geology paleontology Trinity College United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland zoology

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Find a Grave. findagrave.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Richard Lydekker. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [22] ↑ . Richard Lydekker, F.R.S.. wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . adelaide.edu.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Richard Lydekker, F.R.S.. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Richard Lydekker, F.R.S.. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Richard Lydekker, F.R.S.. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . royalsociety.org.nz. royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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