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William Fordyce

British doctor
Person Human Q3568615

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
1724
Date of death
1792
Place of birth
Aberdeen
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[7]
Occupation
physician
Position held
Rector of Marischal College, Aberdeen[8]
Educated at
University of Aberdeen[9]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society[10]
Father
George Fordyce[5]
Mother
Elizabeth Brown[6]
Sibling
David Fordyce, Alexander Fordyce, John Fordyce, James Fordyce, George Fordyce, Robert Fordyce, Alexander Fordyce[18][19][20][21][22][23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[17]
Depicted by
Sir William Fordyce (1724–1792)[15]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[16]
Family name
Fordyce[13]
Given name
William[14]
Member of
Royal Society of London[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sir William Fordyce en William Fordyce ja ウィリアム・フォーダイス
🔖 Identifiers · 25
ISNI
0000000118214566
VIAF cluster ID
22510525
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85024807
GND ID
117520292
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Nathaniel Dance-Holland (1735-1811) - Sir William Fordyce (1724–1792) - FA2008.194 - Red House Museum and Gardens, Christchurch.jpg ↗
Alvin ID
alvin-person:16196
BIU Santé person ID
50548
Electronic Enlightenment ID
fordywilli024375
Freebase ID
/m/0gvqzjg
Geni profile ID
6000000029048218924
IdRef ID
132989123
Kindred Britain ID
I28114
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Munk's Roll ID
sir-william-fordyce
National Library of Portugal ID
1402958
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
128552360
Open Library ID
OL2325343A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
9880
Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae ID
RETE033100
SBN author ID
PUVV213671
SNAC ARK ID
w61c41cs
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/166520
WeRelate person ID
William_Fordyce_(2)
Wellcome Collection concept ID
z9rec2k8
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkp349438DMQdbKKqbTpP
Yale LUX ID
person/dc6e71a8-73df-4ac1-9543-0bd8cc469810

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Summary

William Fordyce was born in 1724[1] in Aberdeen[2]. He died in 1792[3]. He worked as a physician[4].

FAQs

Where was William Fordyce born?

William Fordyce was born in Aberdeen[2].

Who were William Fordyce's parents?

William Fordyce's father was George Fordyce[5]. William Fordyce's mother was Elizabeth Brown[6].

What did William Fordyce do for work?

William Fordyce worked as a physician[4].

Where did William Fordyce go to school?

William Fordyce was educated at University of Aberdeen[9].

What awards did William Fordyce receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Munk's Roll. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Munk's Roll. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65769: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sibling → David Fordyce, Alexander Fordyce, John Fordyce +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64330: import sibling (P3373) from GND"
  3. 7d ago · Bug002 · 2026-11-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae ID → RETE033100
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63657: RETEtoWD QS 03-11-2026 14:40"
  4. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    GND ID → 117520292
    "Created claim: GND ID: 117520292, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786233517508"
  5. 13w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    "Created claim: Languages spoken, written or signed: English, batch #263732"
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