William Augustus Hinton

American bacteriologist (1883–1959)
Person human Q8004692
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William Augustus Hinton

Summary

William Augustus Hinton is a human[1]. His place of birth was Chicago[2]. He was born on +1883-12-15T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Canton[4]. He died on +1959-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a bacteriologist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William Augustus Hinton's place of birth was Chicago[2].
  • William Augustus Hinton died in Canton[4].
  • William Augustus Hinton was born on +1883-12-15T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Augustus Hinton died on +1959-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • A child of William Augustus Hinton was Jane Hinton[8].
  • William Augustus Hinton held citizenship in United States[9].
  • William Augustus Hinton is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[10].
  • William Augustus Hinton worked as a bacteriologist[6].
  • William Augustus Hinton was employed by Harvard University[11].
  • William Augustus Hinton was educated at Harvard University[12].
  • William Augustus Hinton's education included a stint at Harvard Medical School[13].
  • William Augustus Hinton's education included a stint at University of Chicago[14].
  • William Augustus Hinton is recorded as male[15].
  • William Augustus Hinton's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • William Augustus Hinton's ISNI is recorded as 0000000048973208[17].
  • William Augustus Hinton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 39086029[18].
  • William Augustus Hinton's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2004046695[19].
  • William Augustus Hinton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0284gxw[20].
  • William Augustus Hinton's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jn20001227031[21].
  • William Augustus Hinton's given name is recorded as William[22].
  • William Augustus Hinton's described by source is recorded as African Americans in Science[23].
  • William Augustus Hinton's FAST ID is recorded as 508639[24].
  • William Augustus Hinton's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Hinton-2519[25].
  • William Augustus Hinton's Prabook ID is recorded as 1747307[26].
  • William Augustus Hinton's SNAC ARK ID is recorded as w6fb8jcw[27].

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Origins and Family

William Augustus Hinton was born in Chicago[2]. He was born on +1883-12-15T00:00:00Z[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[10].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[12], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31]; Harvard Medical School[13], a medical school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1782[34]; and University of Chicago[14], a private university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1890[37], headquartered in Chicago[38].

Career and Affiliations

William Augustus Hinton worked as a bacteriologist[6]. Among his employers was Harvard University[11].

Personal Life

A child of William Augustus Hinton was Jane Hinton[8].

Death and Burial

William Augustus Hinton died on +1959-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Canton[4].

Why It Matters

William Augustus Hinton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was William Augustus Hinton born?

William Augustus Hinton's place of birth was Chicago[2].

Where did William Augustus Hinton die?

William Augustus Hinton passed away in Canton[4].

What did William Augustus Hinton do for work?

William Augustus Hinton worked as bacteriologist[6].

Where did William Augustus Hinton go to school?

William Augustus Hinton was educated at Harvard University[12], Harvard Medical School[13], and University of Chicago[14].

References

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . BlackPast.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . African Americans in Science. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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