Richard Richardson

English physician and botanist (1663-1741)
Person human Q18783919
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Richard Richardson

Summary

Richard Richardson is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1663[2]. He died on January 1, 1741[3]. He worked as a botanist[4] and physician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Richard Richardson was born on January 1, 1663[2].
  • Richard Richardson was born on September 1663[7].
  • Richard Richardson died on January 1, 1741[3].
  • Richard Richardson died on April 21, 1741[8].
  • A child of Richard Richardson was Dorothy Richardson[9].
  • A child of Richard Richardson was Henry Richardson[10].
  • Richard Richardson held citizenship in Kingdom of England[11].
  • Richard Richardson held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[12].
  • Richard Richardson worked as a botanist[4].
  • Richard Richardson's professions included physician[5].
  • Richard Richardson was a member of Royal Society[13].
  • Richard Richardson is recorded as male[14].
  • Richard Richardson's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Richard Richardson's family name is recorded as Richardson[16].
  • Richard Richardson's given name is recorded as Richard[17].
  • Richard Richardson's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[18].

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Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1663[2] and September 1663[7].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include botanist[4] and physician[5].

Personal Life

Children include Dorothy Richardson[9] and Henry Richardson[10], an Anglican priest[19], 1711–1778[20], of Kingdom of Great Britain[21].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include January 1, 1741[3] and April 21, 1741[8].

Why It Matters

Richard Richardson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did Richard Richardson do for work?

Richard Richardson worked as botanist[4] and physician[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . en.wikisource.org. en.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [2] . International Plant Names Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . FINA Wiki. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . International Plant Names Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . FINA Wiki. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Six degrees of francis bacon id 10010278
    Harvard index of botanists id 13150
    Alvin id alvin-person:57702
    Date of birth +1663-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1663-09-00T00:00:00Z
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