Richard Van Gelder

American mammalogist (1928-1994)
Person human Q7329631
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Richard Van Gelder

Summary

Richard Van Gelder is a human[1]. He was born in United States[2]. He was born on +1928-12-17T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in United States[4]. He died on +1994-02-23T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a zoologist[6] and curator[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in United States[2], Richard Van Gelder…
  • Richard Van Gelder passed away in United States[4].
  • Richard Van Gelder was born on +1928-12-17T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Richard Van Gelder died on +1994-02-23T00:00:00Z[5].
  • A child of Richard Van Gelder was Gordon Van Gelder[9].
  • A child of Richard Van Gelder was Leslie Van Gelder[10].
  • Richard Van Gelder held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Richard Van Gelder worked as a zoologist[6].
  • Richard Van Gelder's professions included curator[7].
  • Richard Van Gelder's field of work was mammalogy[12].
  • Richard Van Gelder's field of work was zoology[13].
  • Richard Van Gelder's image is recorded as Richard G. Van Gelder.jpg[14].
  • Richard Van Gelder is recorded as male[15].
  • Richard Van Gelder's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Richard Van Gelder's ISNI is recorded as 0000000114594485[17].
  • Richard Van Gelder's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 1257462[18].
  • Richard Van Gelder's GND ID is recorded as 1042901945[19].
  • Richard Van Gelder's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50044934[20].
  • Richard Van Gelder's IdRef ID is recorded as 143395114[21].
  • Richard Van Gelder's Commons category is recorded as Richard Van Gelder[22].
  • Richard Van Gelder's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02x5m__[23].
  • Richard Van Gelder's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as nlk20020112757[24].
  • Richard Van Gelder's family name is recorded as van Gelder[25].
  • Richard Van Gelder's given name is recorded as Richard[26].
  • Richard Van Gelder's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 119616033[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in United States[2], Richard Van Gelder… he was born on +1928-12-17T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include zoologist[6] and curator[7]. Fields of work include mammalogy[12], a branch of zoology[28] and zoology[13], a branch of biology[29].

Personal Life

Children include Gordon Van Gelder[9], a journalist[30], b. 1966[31], of United States[32], specialised in fantasy literature[33] and Leslie Van Gelder[10], an archaeologist[34], b. 1969[35], of United States[36].

Death and Burial

Richard Van Gelder died on +1994-02-23T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in United States[4].

Why It Matters

Richard Van Gelder ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Richard Van Gelder born?

Richard Van Gelder was born in United States[2].

Where did Richard Van Gelder die?

Richard Van Gelder passed away in United States[4].

What did Richard Van Gelder do for work?

Richard Van Gelder worked as zoologist[6] and curator[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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