William Douglas Francis

Australian botanist (1889-1959)
Person human Q3568565
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William Douglas Francis

Summary

William Douglas Francis is a human[1]. His place of birth was Bega[2]. He was born on +1889-03-06T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Brisbane[4]. He died on +1959-01-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a botanist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William Douglas Francis was born in Bega[2].
  • William Douglas Francis died in Brisbane[4].
  • William Douglas Francis was born on +1889-03-06T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Douglas Francis died on +1959-01-02T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Douglas Francis held citizenship in Australia[8].
  • William Douglas Francis's professions included botanist[6].
  • William Douglas Francis's image is recorded as Queensland State Archives 3797 Portrait of Mr WD Francis Assistant Botanist Department of Agriculture and Stock November 1929.png[9].
  • William Douglas Francis is recorded as male[10].
  • William Douglas Francis's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • William Douglas Francis's ISNI is recorded as 0000000084222575[12].
  • William Douglas Francis's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 6507985[13].
  • William Douglas Francis's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88618176[14].
  • William Douglas Francis's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA07408166[15].
  • William Douglas Francis's Commons category is recorded as William Douglas Francis[16].
  • William Douglas Francis's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35099009[17].
  • William Douglas Francis's botanist author abbreviation is recorded as W.D.Francis[18].
  • William Douglas Francis's residence is recorded as Australia[19].
  • William Douglas Francis's IPNI author ID is recorded as 2871-1[20].
  • William Douglas Francis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027ntc9[21].
  • William Douglas Francis's family name is recorded as Francis[22].
  • William Douglas Francis's given name is recorded as William[23].
  • William Douglas Francis's given name is recorded as Douglas[24].
  • William Douglas Francis's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 343191318[25].
  • William Douglas Francis's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 471506[26].
  • William Douglas Francis's Commons Creator page is recorded as William Douglas Francis[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Douglas Francis was born in Bega[2]. He was born on +1889-03-06T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

William Douglas Francis's professions included botanist[6].

Death and Burial

William Douglas Francis died on +1959-01-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Brisbane[4].

Why It Matters

William Douglas Francis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was William Douglas Francis born?

William Douglas Francis's place of birth was Bega[2].

Where did William Douglas Francis die?

William Douglas Francis passed away in Brisbane[4].

What did William Douglas Francis do for work?

William Douglas Francis worked as botanist[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . International Plant Names Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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