William Alexander Forbes

Summary

William Alexander Forbes is a human^[1]. He was born in Cheltenham^[2]. He was born on +1855-06-25T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died on +1883-01-14T00:00:00Z^[4]. He worked as an ornithologist^[5] and zoologist^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• William Alexander Forbes was born in Cheltenham^[2].
• William Alexander Forbes was born on +1855-06-25T00:00:00Z^[3].
• William Alexander Forbes died on +1883-01-14T00:00:00Z^[4].
• William Alexander Forbes's father was James Staats Forbes^[8].
• William Alexander Forbes held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[9].
• William Alexander Forbes's professions included ornithologist^[5].
• William Alexander Forbes's professions included zoologist^[6].
• William Alexander Forbes's field of work was zoology^[10].
• William Alexander Forbes was employed by Zoological Society of London^[11].
• William Alexander Forbes was educated at St John's College^[12].
• William Alexander Forbes's education included a stint at Kensington School^[13].
• William Alexander Forbes's image is recorded as WA Forbes.jpg^[14].
• William Alexander Forbes is recorded as male^[15].
• William Alexander Forbes's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• William Alexander Forbes's ISNI is recorded as 0000000119608671^[17].
• William Alexander Forbes's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 58920741^[18].
• William Alexander Forbes's GND ID is recorded as 117519979^[19].
• William Alexander Forbes's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr00029410^[20].
• William Alexander Forbes's IdRef ID is recorded as 185583873^[21].
• William Alexander Forbes's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03hpdb0^[22].
• William Alexander Forbes's Open Library ID is recorded as OL4819848A^[23].
• William Alexander Forbes's given name is recorded as William^[24].
• William Alexander Forbes's author citation is recorded as Forbes^[25].
• William Alexander Forbes's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 154176338^[26].
• William Alexander Forbes's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900^[27].

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Origins and Family

William Alexander Forbes's place of birth was Cheltenham^[2]. He was born on +1855-06-25T00:00:00Z^[3]. His father was James Staats Forbes^[8].

Education

Educated at St John's College^[12], a college of the University of Cambridge^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1511^[30] and Kensington School^[13], a school^[31], in United Kingdom^[32], founded in 1830^[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include ornithologist^[5] and zoologist^[6]. William Alexander Forbes's field of work was zoology^[10]. He was employed by Zoological Society of London^[11].

Death and Burial

William Alexander Forbes died on +1883-01-14T00:00:00Z^[4].

Why It Matters

William Alexander Forbes ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

FAQs

Where was William Alexander Forbes born?

William Alexander Forbes's place of birth was Cheltenham^[2].

Who were William Alexander Forbes's parents?

William Alexander Forbes's father was James Staats Forbes^[8].

What did William Alexander Forbes do for work?

William Alexander Forbes worked as ornithologist^[5] and zoologist^[6].

Where did William Alexander Forbes go to school?

William Alexander Forbes was educated at St John's College^[12] and Kensington School^[13].