William Derek Clayton

English botanist (1926–2023)
Person human Q6167600
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William Derek Clayton

Summary

William Derek Clayton is a human[1]. Born in Croydon[2], he… he was born on +1926-07-24T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2023-09-08T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a botanist[5]. He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Croydon[2], William Derek Clayton…
  • William Derek Clayton was born on +1926-07-24T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Derek Clayton died on +2023-09-08T00:00:00Z[4].
  • William Derek Clayton held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • William Derek Clayton's professions included botanist[5].
  • William Derek Clayton's field of work was botany[8].
  • William Derek Clayton's field of work was Monocots[9].
  • William Derek Clayton is recorded as male[10].
  • William Derek Clayton's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • William Derek Clayton's ISNI is recorded as 0000000042220395[12].
  • William Derek Clayton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 73934789[13].
  • William Derek Clayton's GND ID is recorded as 1198436069[14].
  • William Derek Clayton's IdRef ID is recorded as 076130673[15].
  • William Derek Clayton's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA02945124[16].
  • William Derek Clayton's botanist author abbreviation is recorded as Clayton[17].
  • William Derek Clayton's residence is recorded as England[18].
  • William Derek Clayton's IPNI author ID is recorded as 1685-1[19].
  • William Derek Clayton's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as mub2016914092[20].
  • William Derek Clayton's family name is recorded as Clayton[21].
  • William Derek Clayton's given name is recorded as William[22].
  • William Derek Clayton's given name is recorded as Derek[23].
  • William Derek Clayton's NUKAT ID is recorded as n97004985[24].
  • William Derek Clayton's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • William Derek Clayton's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121zpfwy[26].
  • William Derek Clayton's Harvard Index of Botanists ID is recorded as 71125[27].

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Origins and Family

William Derek Clayton was born in Croydon[2]. He was born on +1926-07-24T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

William Derek Clayton's professions included botanist[5]. Fields of work include botany[8], an academic discipline[28] and Monocots[9], a clade[29].

Death and Burial

William Derek Clayton died on +2023-09-08T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

William Derek Clayton is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

FAQs

Where was William Derek Clayton born?

William Derek Clayton's place of birth was Croydon[2].

What did William Derek Clayton do for work?

William Derek Clayton worked as botanist[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . telegraph.co.uk. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . International Plant Names Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . International Plant Names Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [4] . International Plant Names Index. Retrieved . telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . International Plant Names Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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