William Pitcairn

Summary

William Pitcairn is a human^[1]. He was born in Dysart^[2]. He was born on +1712-05-09T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Islington^[4]. He died on +1791-11-25T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a physician^[6] and botanist^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• William Pitcairn's place of birth was Dysart^[2].
• William Pitcairn passed away in Islington^[4].
• William Pitcairn was born on +1712-05-09T00:00:00Z^[3].
• William Pitcairn died on +1791-11-25T00:00:00Z^[5].
• William Pitcairn is buried at St Bartholomew-the-Less^[9].
• William Pitcairn's father was David Pitcairn^[10].
• William Pitcairn's mother was Catherine Hamilton of Wishaw^[11].
• William Pitcairn held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain^[12].
• William Pitcairn's professions included physician^[6].
• William Pitcairn's professions included botanist^[7].
• William Pitcairn held the position of President of the Royal College of Physicians^[13].
• William Pitcairn's education included a stint at University of Oxford^[14].
• William Pitcairn's education included a stint at Leiden University^[15].
• William Pitcairn received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[16].
• William Pitcairn received the Goulstonian Lectures^[17].
• William Pitcairn was a member of Royal Society^[18].
• William Pitcairn's image is recorded as William Pitcairn. Mezzotint by J. Jones, 1777, after Sir J. Wellcome V0004686.jpg^[19].
• William Pitcairn is recorded as male^[20].
• William Pitcairn's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• William Pitcairn's ISNI is recorded as 0000000077836755^[22].
• William Pitcairn's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 84818534^[23].
• William Pitcairn's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr93031254^[24].
• William Pitcairn's Commons category is recorded as William Pitcairn^[25].
• William Pitcairn's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ggb48j^[26].
• William Pitcairn's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as nlk20010093278^[27].

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Origins and Family

William Pitcairn's place of birth was Dysart^[2]. He was born on +1712-05-09T00:00:00Z^[3]. His father was David Pitcairn^[10]. His mother was Catherine Hamilton of Wishaw^[11].

Education

Educated at University of Oxford^[14], a collegiate university^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1096^[30], headquartered in Oxford^[31] and Leiden University^[15], a university^[32], in Netherlands^[33], founded in 1575^[34], headquartered in Leiden^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physician^[6] and botanist^[7]. William Pitcairn held the position of President of the Royal College of Physicians^[13].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[16], a fellowship award^[36], in United Kingdom^[37] and Goulstonian Lectures^[17], an award^[38].

Death and Burial

William Pitcairn died on +1791-11-25T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Islington^[4]. He is buried at St Bartholomew-the-Less^[9].

Works and Contributions

Things named for William Pitcairn include Pitcairnia^[39], a taxon^[40].

Why It Matters

William Pitcairn ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Entities named for him include Pitcairnia^[39], a taxon^[40].

FAQs

Where was William Pitcairn born?

William Pitcairn's place of birth was Dysart^[2].

Where did William Pitcairn die?

William Pitcairn died in Islington^[4].

Who were William Pitcairn's parents?

William Pitcairn's father was David Pitcairn^[10]. William Pitcairn's mother was Catherine Hamilton of Wishaw^[11].

What did William Pitcairn do for work?

William Pitcairn worked as physician^[6] and botanist^[7].

Where did William Pitcairn go to school?

William Pitcairn was educated at University of Oxford^[14] and Leiden University^[15].

What awards did William Pitcairn receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[16] and Goulstonian Lectures^[17].