Sidney Fay Blake

American botanist (1892-1959)
Person human Q2332170
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Sidney Fay Blake

Summary

Sidney Fay Blake is a human[1]. His place of birth was Norfolk County[2]. He was born on August 31, 1892[3]. He passed away in Prince George's County[4]. He died on December 31, 1959[5]. He worked as a botanist[6], botanical collector[7], and scientific collector[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Norfolk County[2], Sidney Fay Blake…
  • Sidney Fay Blake passed away in Prince George's County[4].
  • Sidney Fay Blake passed away in Beltsville[10].
  • Sidney Fay Blake was born on August 31, 1892[3].
  • Sidney Fay Blake died on December 31, 1959[5].
  • Sidney Fay Blake was married to Doris Holmes Blake[11].
  • Sidney Fay Blake held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Sidney Fay Blake's professions included botanist[6].
  • Sidney Fay Blake's professions included botanical collector[7].
  • Sidney Fay Blake's professions included scientific collector[8].
  • Sidney Fay Blake's field of work was botany[13].
  • Sidney Fay Blake was employed by United States Department of Agriculture[14].
  • Sidney Fay Blake's education included a stint at Harvard University[15].
  • Sidney Fay Blake is recorded as male[16].
  • Sidney Fay Blake's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Sidney Fay Blake's family name is recorded as Blake[18].
  • Sidney Fay Blake's given name is recorded as Sidney[19].
  • Sidney Fay Blake's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Sidney Fay Blake's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Smithsonian Names[21].
  • Sidney Fay Blake's collection items at is recorded as Auckland War Memorial Museum Herbarium[22].
  • Sidney Fay Blake's collection items at is recorded as Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin[23].
  • Sidney Fay Blake's collection items at is recorded as Natural History Museum, Vienna[24].
  • Sidney Fay Blake's collection items at is recorded as Masaryk University[25].
  • Sidney Fay Blake's collection items at is recorded as Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research[26].
  • Sidney Fay Blake's collection items at is recorded as Herbarium Dresdense[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Sidney Fay Blake was born in Norfolk County[2]. He was born on August 31, 1892[3].

Education

Sidney Fay Blake was educated at Harvard University[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include botanist[6], botanical collector[7], and scientific collector[8]. Sidney Fay Blake's field of work was botany[13]. Among his employers was United States Department of Agriculture[14].

Personal Life

Sidney Fay Blake was married to Doris Holmes Blake[11].

Death and Burial

Sidney Fay Blake died on December 31, 1959[5]. Recorded place of death include Prince George's County[4], a county of Maryland[28], in United States[29], founded in 1695[30] and Beltsville[10], a census-designated place in the United States[31], in United States[32].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Sidney Fay Blake include Pereskiopsis blakeana[33], a taxon[34].

Why It Matters

Sidney Fay Blake ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for him include Pereskiopsis blakeana[33], a taxon[34].

FAQs

Where was Sidney Fay Blake born?

Born in Norfolk County[2], Sidney Fay Blake…

Where did Sidney Fay Blake die?

Sidney Fay Blake died in Prince George's County[4].

Who was Sidney Fay Blake married to?

Sidney Fay Blake's spouses include Doris Holmes Blake[11].

What did Sidney Fay Blake do for work?

Sidney Fay Blake worked as botanist[6], botanical collector[7], and scientific collector[8].

Where did Sidney Fay Blake go to school?

Sidney Fay Blake was educated at Harvard University[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Bionomia. Retrieved . herbarium.bgbm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . w.jacq.org. w.jacq.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . brnu.jacq.org. brnu.jacq.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . gat.jacq.org. gat.jacq.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . dr.jacq.org. dr.jacq.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Place of birth Norfolk County
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    Educated at Harvard University
    Field of work botany
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