Samuel Dale

British botanist and pharmacologist (1659-1739)
Person human Q1538175
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Summary

Samuel Dale was born on 1659[1] in Whitechapel[2]. He died on March 18, 1739[3], in Bocking[4]. He worked as a botanist[5], pharmacologist[6], apothecary[7], physician[8], and pharmacist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: June 6, 1739[11]
  • Father: North Dale[12]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of England[13], Kingdom of Great Britain[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Commons category: Samuel Dale (physician)[16]
  • Family name: Dale[17]
  • Given name: Samuel[18]
  • Work location: Braintree[19]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[20], Lives of topographers and antiquaries who have written concerning the antiquities of England[21]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[22]
  • Date of baptism: August 15, 1659[23]
  • Sibling: Francis Dale[24]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Smithsonian Libraries Dibner Library portraits[25]
  • P14608: 101484522X[26]

Why It Matters

Samuel Dale is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Samuel Dale born?

Samuel Dale was born in Whitechapel[2].

Where did Samuel Dale die?

Samuel Dale died in Bocking[4].

Who were Samuel Dale's parents?

Samuel Dale's father was North Dale[12].

What did Samuel Dale do for work?

Samuel Dale worked as a botanist[5], pharmacologist[6], apothecary[7], physician[8], and pharmacist[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . Samuel Dale (1659–1739), Physician and Geologist. wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] ↑ . Dale, Samuel (DNB00). wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Bocking
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'species']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  2. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 101484522X
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  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → botanist, pharmacologist, apothecary +2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31724|batch #31724]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (18)"
  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp02313334
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  5. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Described by source → Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Lives of topographers and antiquaries who have written concerning the antiquities of England
    Sex or gender → male
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30846|batch #30846]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (4)"
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