William Ritchie

British physicist
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William Ritchie

Summary

William Ritchie is a human[1]. He was born on +1790-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1837-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a physicist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • William Ritchie was born on +1790-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • William Ritchie died on +1837-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Ritchie worked as a physicist[4].
  • William Ritchie received the Fellow of the Royal Society[6].
  • William Ritchie was a member of Royal Society[7].
  • William Ritchie is recorded as male[8].
  • William Ritchie's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • William Ritchie's ISNI is recorded as 0000000078581408[10].
  • William Ritchie's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 317134612[11].
  • William Ritchie's GND ID is recorded as 117533033[12].
  • William Ritchie's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2010000453[13].
  • William Ritchie's IdRef ID is recorded as 235278785[14].
  • William Ritchie's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/047qmbr[15].
  • William Ritchie's Open Library ID is recorded as OL5475802A[16].
  • William Ritchie's family name is recorded as Ritchie[17].
  • William Ritchie's given name is recorded as William[18].
  • William Ritchie's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 184818958[19].
  • William Ritchie's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[20].
  • William Ritchie's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • William Ritchie's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 23680[22].
  • William Ritchie's BabelNet ID is recorded as 01031546n[23].
  • William Ritchie's UK National Archives ID is recorded as F63771[24].
  • William Ritchie's RERO ID is recorded as A024091750[25].
  • William Ritchie's Prabook ID is recorded as 1757573[26].
  • William Ritchie's SNAC ARK ID is recorded as w6sf3ssd[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Ritchie was born on +1790-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

William Ritchie worked as a physicist[4].

Recognition

William Ritchie received the Fellow of the Royal Society[6].

Death and Burial

William Ritchie died on +1837-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

William Ritchie ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did William Ritchie do for work?

William Ritchie worked as physicist[4].

What awards did William Ritchie receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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