William Jack

Scottish botanist and physician (1795-1822)
Person human Q15482
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William Jack

Summary

William Jack is a human[1]. He was born in Aberdeen[2]. He was born on +1795-01-29T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Bengkulu[4]. He died on +1822-09-15T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a botanist[6], surgeon[7], and botanical collector[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • William Jack was born in Aberdeen[2].
  • William Jack passed away in Bengkulu[4].
  • William Jack was born on +1795-01-29T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Jack died on +1822-09-15T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Jack's father was William Jack[10].
  • William Jack held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[11].
  • William Jack held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[12].
  • William Jack worked as a botanist[6].
  • William Jack's professions included surgeon[7].
  • William Jack's professions included botanical collector[8].
  • William Jack's field of work was botany[13].
  • William Jack is recorded as male[14].
  • William Jack's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • William Jack's ISNI is recorded as 0000000063281859[16].
  • William Jack's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 25865720[17].
  • William Jack's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n78059363[18].
  • William Jack's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35856828[19].
  • William Jack's botanist author abbreviation is recorded as Jack[20].
  • William Jack's IPNI author ID is recorded as 4358-1[21].
  • William Jack's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02vllmt[22].
  • William Jack's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1717034A[23].
  • William Jack's family name is recorded as Jack[24].
  • William Jack's given name is recorded as William[25].
  • William Jack's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 266249914[26].
  • William Jack's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 1118230[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Jack's place of birth was Aberdeen[2]. He was born on +1795-01-29T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was he[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include botanist[6], surgeon[7], and botanical collector[8]. William Jack's field of work was botany[13].

Death and Burial

William Jack died on +1822-09-15T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Bengkulu[4].

Why It Matters

William Jack ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was William Jack born?

Born in Aberdeen[2], William Jack…

Where did William Jack die?

William Jack passed away in Bengkulu[4].

Who were William Jack's parents?

William Jack's father was William Jack[10].

What did William Jack do for work?

William Jack worked as botanist[6], surgeon[7], and botanical collector[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . History of taxonomic research in Singapore. wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Open Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Open Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . International Plant Names Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . History of taxonomic research in Singapore. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . History of taxonomic research in Singapore. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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