Robert Barclay

Scottish statistician, noted as a scholar of Orkney
Person human Q7341859
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Robert Barclay

Summary

Robert Barclay is a human[1]. He was born on +1901-09-13T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1973-03-20T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a historian[4], statistician[5], demographer[6], and archivist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Robert Barclay was born on +1901-09-13T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Robert Barclay died on +1973-03-20T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Robert Barclay held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Robert Barclay held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10].
  • Robert Barclay worked as a historian[4].
  • Robert Barclay worked as a statistician[5].
  • Robert Barclay's professions included demographer[6].
  • Robert Barclay worked as an archivist[7].
  • Robert Barclay was educated at University of Edinburgh[11].
  • Robert Barclay was educated at George Heriot's School[12].
  • Robert Barclay received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[13].
  • Robert Barclay was a member of Royal Society of Edinburgh[14].
  • Robert Barclay is recorded as male[15].
  • Robert Barclay's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Robert Barclay's military branch is recorded as Royal Navy[17].
  • Robert Barclay's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II[18].
  • Robert Barclay's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0pcw38k[19].
  • Robert Barclay's family name is recorded as Barclay[20].
  • Robert Barclay's given name is recorded as Robert[21].
  • Robert Barclay's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].

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Origins and Family

Robert Barclay was born on +1901-09-13T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at University of Edinburgh[11], a public university[23], in United Kingdom[24], founded in 1583[25], headquartered in Edinburgh[26] and George Heriot's School[12], an independent school[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1628[29].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[4], statistician[5], demographer[6], and archivist[7].

Recognition

Robert Barclay received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[13].

Death and Burial

Robert Barclay died on +1973-03-20T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Robert Barclay ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

What did Robert Barclay do for work?

Robert Barclay worked as historian[4], statistician[5], demographer[6], and archivist[7].

Where did Robert Barclay go to school?

Robert Barclay was educated at University of Edinburgh[11] and George Heriot's School[12].

What awards did Robert Barclay receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [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.

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