William Jackson Bean

British botanist (1863-1947)
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William Jackson Bean
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Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
May 26, 1863
Date of death
April 19, 1947
Place of birth
Malton
Place of death
Kew
Occupation
botanist
Employer
Kew Gardens (1883–1929), Belvoir Castle (1879–1883)[10][11]
Field of work
botany[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Family name
Bean
Given name
William
Name in native language
William Jackson Bean
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🔖 Identifiers · 29
VIAF cluster ID
55023385
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n80010201
GND ID
12221160X
BHL creator ID
12769, 34301
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
BeanWJ(WilliamJackson)1863-1947
Botanist author abbreviation
Bean
CONOR.SI ID
199772515
DDB person (GND) ID
12221160X
Described at URL
www.nature.com
FAST ID
1443154
Freebase ID
/m/05xr_gx
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Harvard Index of Botanists ID
2535
IPNI author ID
580-1
IdRef ID
149545622
J9U entity ID
987007336994805171
Libris-URI
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NLA Trove people ID
791098
NUKAT ID
n01106003
National Virtual Library of India ID
435759, 719762
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068479093
Open Library ID
OL1945140A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
96756
Prabook ID
1753716
SELIBR ID
39299
SNAC ARK ID
w6rn6vwg
Te Papa agent ID
51599
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyCCJvdkbxyBtKBWCr8YP

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Country of citizenship 2
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Field of work 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Occupation 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Kew
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Born in Malton[1], he… he was born on May 26, 1863[2]. He died in Kew[3]. He died on April 19, 1947[4]. He worked as a botanist[5].

Body

Career and Affiliations

Employers include Kew Gardens[10], a botanical garden[19], in United Kingdom[20] and Belvoir Castle[11], a historic house museum[21], in United Kingdom[22], founded in 1067[23].

Recognition

Awards received include Veitch Memorial Medal[14], a science award[24], in United Kingdom[25], founded in 1870[26]; Victoria Medal of Honour[15], a science award[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1897[29]; Imperial Service Order[16], an award[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1902[32]; and Member of the Royal Victorian Order[17], a grade of an order[33], in United Kingdom[34].

FAQs

Where was William Jackson Bean born?

William Jackson Bean's place of birth was Malton[1].

Where did William Jackson Bean die?

William Jackson Bean passed away in Kew[3].

What did William Jackson Bean do for work?

William Jackson Bean worked as botanist[5].

Where did William Jackson Bean go to school?

William Jackson Bean was educated at Holgate School, Barnsley[12].

What awards did William Jackson Bean receive?

Honors received include Veitch Memorial Medal[14], Victoria Medal of Honour[15], Imperial Service Order[16], and Member of the Royal Victorian Order[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Mr. W. J. Bean, M.V.O., I.S.O. Retrieved . nature.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Mr. W. J. Bean, M.V.O., I.S.O. Retrieved . nature.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Mr. W. J. Bean, M.V.O., I.S.O. Retrieved . nature.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Mr. W. J. Bean, M.V.O., I.S.O. Retrieved . nature.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Mr. W. J. Bean, M.V.O., I.S.O. Retrieved . nature.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Mr. W. J. Bean, M.V.O., I.S.O. Retrieved . nature.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Mr. W. J. Bean, M.V.O., I.S.O. Retrieved . nature.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Mr. W. J. Bean, M.V.O., I.S.O. Retrieved . nature.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Mr. W. J. Bean, M.V.O., I.S.O. Retrieved . nature.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Mr. W. J. Bean, M.V.O., I.S.O. Retrieved . nature.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Mr. W. J. Bean, M.V.O., I.S.O. Retrieved . nature.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [2] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . nature.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [4] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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