William Allan

American physician and geneticist (1881–1943)
Person human Q8004328
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William Allan

Summary

William Allan is a human[1]. He was born on +1881-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1943-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a geneticist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • William Allan was born on +1881-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • William Allan died on +1943-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Allan held citizenship in United States[6].
  • William Allan's professions included geneticist[4].
  • William Allan's field of work was genetics[7].
  • A notable work attributed to William Allan is Some examples of the inheritance of mental deficiency: Apparent sex-linked idiocy and microcephaly[8].
  • William Allan is recorded as male[9].
  • William Allan's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • William Allan's ISNI is recorded as 0000000031425598[11].
  • William Allan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 50906376[12].
  • William Allan's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n93111789[13].
  • William Allan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/064p9hb[14].
  • William Allan's family name is recorded as Allan[15].
  • William Allan's given name is recorded as William[16].
  • William Allan's Prabook ID is recorded as 1746840[17].
  • William Allan's SNAC ARK ID is recorded as w6rr20qd[18].

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Origins and Family

William Allan was born on +1881-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

William Allan's professions included geneticist[4]. His field of work was genetics[7].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to William Allan is Some examples of the inheritance of mental deficiency: Apparent sex-linked idiocy and microcephaly[8]. Things named for him include ASHG Lifetime Achievement Award[19], a science award[20], in United States[21], founded in 1961[22].

Death and Burial

William Allan died on +1943-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

William Allan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

Entities named for him include ASHG Lifetime Achievement Award[19], a science award[20], in United States[21], founded in 1961[22].

FAQs

What did William Allan do for work?

William Allan worked as geneticist[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [13] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [19] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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