Thomas Allan

Summary

Thomas Allan is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Edinburgh^[2]. He was born on July 17, 1777^[3]. He died in Northumberland^[4]. He died on September 12, 1833^[5]. He worked as a mineralogist^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Thomas Allan was born in Edinburgh^[2].
• Thomas Allan died in Northumberland^[4].
• Thomas Allan was born on July 17, 1777^[3].
• Thomas Allan died on September 12, 1833^[5].
• A child of Thomas Allan was Robert Allan^[8].
• Thomas Allan held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[9].
• Thomas Allan worked as a mineralogist^[6].
• Thomas Allan received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[10].
• Thomas Allan received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh^[11].
• Thomas Allan received the Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries^[12].
• Thomas Allan received the Fellow of the Linnean Society of London^[13].
• Thomas Allan was a member of Royal Society^[14].
• Thomas Allan was a member of Royal Society of Edinburgh^[15].
• Thomas Allan was a member of Academy of Sciences of Turin^[16].
• Thomas Allan is recorded as male^[17].
• Thomas Allan's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Thomas Allan's Commons category is recorded as Thomas Allan (mineralogist)^[19].
• Thomas Allan's family name is recorded as Allan^[20].
• Thomas Allan's given name is recorded as Thomas^[21].
• Thomas Allan's depicted by is recorded as Thomas Allan (1777–1833)^[22].
• Thomas Allan's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900^[23].
• Thomas Allan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[24].
• Thomas Allan's contributed to creative work is recorded as Edinburgh Encyclopædia^[25].
• Thomas Allan's contributed to creative work is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Fifth Edition^[26].
• Thomas Allan's writing language is recorded as English^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Edinburgh^[2], Thomas Allan… he was born on July 17, 1777^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Thomas Allan's professions included mineralogist^[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[10], a fellowship award^[28], in United Kingdom^[29]; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh^[11], a fellowship award^[30], in United Kingdom^[31]; Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries^[12]; and Fellow of the Linnean Society of London^[13], a fellowship award^[32], in United Kingdom^[33].

Personal Life

A child of Thomas Allan was Robert Allan^[8].

Death and Burial

Thomas Allan died on September 12, 1833^[5]. He died in Northumberland^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Thomas Allan include allanite group^[34], a mineral group^[35] and allanite-(Ce)^[36], a mineral species^[37].

Why It Matters

Thomas Allan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Entities named for him include allanite group^[34], a mineral group^[35] and allanite-(Ce)^[36], a mineral species^[37].

FAQs

Where was Thomas Allan born?

Thomas Allan's place of birth was Edinburgh^[2].

Where did Thomas Allan die?

Thomas Allan died in Northumberland^[4].

What did Thomas Allan do for work?

Thomas Allan worked as mineralogist^[6].

What awards did Thomas Allan receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[10], Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh^[11], Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries^[12], and Fellow of the Linnean Society of London^[13].