William King Gregory

U.S. zoologist (1876–1970)
Person human Q981867
William King Gregory
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William King Gregory

Summary

William King Gregory is a human[1]. His place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on +1876-05-19T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Woodstock[4]. He died on +1970-12-29T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a paleontologist[6], zoologist[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • William King Gregory's place of birth was New York City[2].
  • William King Gregory passed away in Woodstock[4].
  • William King Gregory was born on +1876-05-19T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William King Gregory died on +1970-12-29T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William King Gregory held citizenship in United States[10].
  • William King Gregory worked as a paleontologist[6].
  • William King Gregory worked as a zoologist[7].
  • William King Gregory worked as a university teacher[8].
  • William King Gregory's field of work was zoology[11].
  • Among William King Gregory's employers was Columbia University[12].
  • William King Gregory was employed by American Museum of Natural History[13].
  • William King Gregory was educated at Columbia University[14].
  • William King Gregory was a member of National Academy of Sciences[15].
  • William King Gregory was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[16].
  • William King Gregory was a member of American Philosophical Society[17].
  • William King Gregory's image is recorded as WilliamKingGregory.jpg[18].
  • William King Gregory is recorded as male[19].
  • William King Gregory's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • William King Gregory's ISNI is recorded as 0000000114430966[21].
  • William King Gregory's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 45768330[22].
  • William King Gregory's GND ID is recorded as 142167126[23].
  • William King Gregory's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85802684[24].
  • William King Gregory's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16481016z[25].
  • William King Gregory's IdRef ID is recorded as 109570979[26].
  • William King Gregory's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA03224489[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William King Gregory's place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on +1876-05-19T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

William King Gregory was educated at Columbia University[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include paleontologist[6], zoologist[7], and university teacher[8]. William King Gregory's field of work was zoology[11]. Employers include Columbia University[12], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1754[30], headquartered in Manhattan[31] and American Museum of Natural History[13], a natural history museum[32], in United States[33], founded in 1869[34], headquartered in New York City[35].

Death and Burial

William King Gregory died on +1970-12-29T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Woodstock[4].

Why It Matters

William King Gregory ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was William King Gregory born?

William King Gregory's place of birth was New York City[2].

Where did William King Gregory die?

William King Gregory passed away in Woodstock[4].

What did William King Gregory do for work?

William King Gregory worked as paleontologist[6], zoologist[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did William King Gregory go to school?

William King Gregory was educated at Columbia University[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . timesmachine.nytimes.com. Retrieved . timesmachine.nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [21] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  15. [22] . wikidata.org.
  16. [23] . wikidata.org.
  17. [24] . wikidata.org.
  18. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [15] . wikidata.org.
  22. [16] . wikidata.org.
  23. [17] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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