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Theodore Nicholas Gill

American biologist (1837–1914)
Person human Q468128

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
March 21, 1837
Date of death
September 25, 1914
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Washington, D.C.
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
librarian, zoologist, academic, ichthyologist, non-fiction writer, writer, malacologist, paleontologist, taxonomist, biologist[11][12][13][14][15]
Employer
George Washington University[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[26]
Author citation (zoology)
Gill[24]
Contributed to creative work
Popular Science, Popular Science[27]
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok[25]
Family name
Gill[21]
Given name
Theodore, Nicholas[22][23]
Member of
National Academy of Sciences, Megatherium Club, Literary Society of Washington[17][18][19]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Smithsonian Names[28]
P14397
1872[29]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 36
ISNI
0000000073684192
VIAF cluster ID
20045197
Library of Congress authority ID
n83825585
GND ID
101401760
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Theodore Nicholas Gill.jpg ↗
American National Biography ID
1300606
BHL creator ID
1981
CANTIC ID
981058520562406706
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10101510
CiNii Research ID
1140845216507691136
DDB person (GND) ID
101401760
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
101401760
Show all 36 identifiers +24
Entomologists of the World ID
46535
FAST ID
123263
Freebase ID
/m/05c23p
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m05c23p
IdRef ID
130676357
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
101401760
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA11633009
National Academy of Sciences member ID
20000599
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001283571
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007376365105171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9814603036105606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX4668866
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
131148338
Open Library ID
OL177874A
OpenMLOL author ID
65082
Prabook ID
1845805
RERO ID (legacy)
A022527720
SBN author ID
TO0V466740
SNAC ARK ID
w6gm8d0c, w6qk7r90
Topic's main category
Category:Theodore Nicholas Gill
U.S. National Archives Identifier
41009045
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058520562406706
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwdhVY6VTFktgkXbq6Myd
Yale LUX ID
person/90b6d897-a6aa-4e22-a02c-2c9a9d467188

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 9
writer, librarian, paleontologist, zoologist, academic, ichthyologist, malacologist, Librarian +1 more
Contributed to creative work 2
Popular Science, Popular Science
Country of citizenship 2
United States, United States
Described by source 1
Nordisk familjebok
Employer 1
George Washington University
Family name 1
Gill
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
National Academy of Sciences
Place of birth 1
New York City
Place of death 1
Washington, D.C.
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Theodore Nicholas Gill was born on March 21, 1837[1], in New York City[2]. He died on September 25, 1914[3], in Washington, D.C.[4]. He worked as a librarian[5], zoologist[6], academic[7], ichthyologist[8], and non-fiction writer[9].

FAQs

Where was Theodore Nicholas Gill born?

Theodore Nicholas Gill's place of birth was New York City[2].

Where did Theodore Nicholas Gill die?

Theodore Nicholas Gill passed away in Washington, D.C.[4].

What did Theodore Nicholas Gill do for work?

Theodore Nicholas Gill worked as a librarian[5], zoologist[6], academic[7], ichthyologist[8], and non-fiction writer[9].

Related Entities

New York City United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . siarchives.si.edu. Retrieved . siarchives.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → librarian, zoologist, academic +7
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  2. 24w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Theodore, Nicholas
    P14397 → 1872
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14397: 1872, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258229|batch #258229]]"
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