William Ogilvie

Canadian surveyor, explorer and Commissioner of the Yukon Territory (1846-1912)
Person human Q2070973
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William Ogilvie

Summary

William Ogilvie is a human[1]. His place of birth was Ottawa[2]. He was born on +1846-04-07T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Winnipeg[4]. He died on +1912-11-13T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a surveyor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William Ogilvie's place of birth was Ottawa[2].
  • William Ogilvie died in Winnipeg[4].
  • William Ogilvie was born on +1846-04-07T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Ogilvie died on +1912-11-13T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Ogilvie held citizenship in Canada[8].
  • William Ogilvie worked as a surveyor[6].
  • William Ogilvie held the position of Commissioner of Yukon[9].
  • William Ogilvie received the Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society[10].
  • William Ogilvie received the Person of National Historic Significance[11].
  • William Ogilvie was a member of Royal Geographical Society[12].
  • William Ogilvie's image is recorded as William Ogilvie (surveyor).jpg[13].
  • William Ogilvie is recorded as male[14].
  • William Ogilvie's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • William Ogilvie's ISNI is recorded as 0000000082000880[16].
  • William Ogilvie's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 13685332[17].
  • William Ogilvie's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83124695[18].
  • William Ogilvie's Commons category is recorded as William Ogilvie (surveyor)[19].
  • William Ogilvie's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/064p_t[20].
  • William Ogilvie's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1957764A[21].
  • William Ogilvie's family name is recorded as Ogilvie[22].
  • William Ogilvie's given name is recorded as William[23].
  • William Ogilvie's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 1511175[24].
  • William Ogilvie's different from is recorded as William Heneage Ogilvie[25].
  • William Ogilvie's FAST ID is recorded as 113954[26].
  • William Ogilvie's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Ogilvie-1067[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Ottawa[2], William Ogilvie… he was born on +1846-04-07T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

William Ogilvie's professions included surveyor[6]. He held the position of Commissioner of Yukon[9].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society[10], a fellowship award[28], in United Kingdom[29] and Person of National Historic Significance[11], an award[30], in Canada[31].

Death and Burial

William Ogilvie died on +1912-11-13T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Winnipeg[4].

Why It Matters

William Ogilvie ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

FAQs

Where was William Ogilvie born?

William Ogilvie's place of birth was Ottawa[2].

Where did William Ogilvie die?

William Ogilvie passed away in Winnipeg[4].

What did William Ogilvie do for work?

William Ogilvie worked as surveyor[6].

What awards did William Ogilvie receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society[10] and Person of National Historic Significance[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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