William King Gregory

U.S. zoologist (1876–1970)
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William King Gregory
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Summary

William King Gregory was born on May 19, 1876[1], in Greenwich Village[2]. He died on December 29, 1970[3], in Woodstock[4]. He worked as a paleontologist[5], zoologist[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (121 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Field of work: zoology[10]
  • Employer: Columbia University[11], American Museum of Natural History[12]
  • Educated at: Columbia University[13]
  • Member of: National Academy of Sciences[14], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[15], American Philosophical Society[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Commons category: William King Gregory[18]
  • Archives at: American Museum of Natural History Library[19]
  • Family name: Gregory[20]
  • Given name: William[21]
  • Author citation (zoology): Gregory[22]
  • Participant in: The Arcturus Oceanographic Expedition[23], Australian Expedition 1921-1922[24], Columbia University-American Museum of Natural History Expedition to Africa (1929-1931)[25], Lerner Australia-New Zealand Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1938-1939)[26]
  • Contributed to creative work: Popular Science[27]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Smithsonian Names[28]

Why It Matters

William King Gregory has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was William King Gregory born?

William King Gregory's place of birth was Greenwich Village[2].

Where did William King Gregory die?

William King Gregory died in Woodstock[4].

What did William King Gregory do for work?

William King Gregory worked as a paleontologist[5], zoologist[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did William King Gregory go to school?

William King Gregory was educated at Columbia University[13].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . timesmachine.nytimes.com. Retrieved . timesmachine.nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . data.library.amnh.org. Retrieved . data.library.amnh.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Biodiversity Heritage Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . data.library.amnh.org. Retrieved . data.library.amnh.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . data.library.amnh.org. Retrieved . data.library.amnh.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . data.library.amnh.org. Retrieved . data.library.amnh.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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