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Willis Stanley Blatchley

American entomologist, malacologist, geologist, and author (1859–1940)
Person human Q8022027

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
October 6, 1859, 1859[10]
Date of death
May 28, 1940, 1940[11]
Place of birth
Madison
Place of death
Indianapolis
Country of citizenship
United States[13]
Occupation
zoologist, entomologist, malacologist, geologist, writer, botanical collector, scientific collector[14][15]
Educated at
Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana University Bloomington[16]
Author citation (zoology)
Blatchley[22]
Collection items at
William and Lynda Steere Herbarium, Natural History Museum, National Museum of Natural History[26][27][28]
Contributed to creative work
Popular Science[25]
Described by source
Indiana Authors and Their Books 1819-1916[23]
Family name
Blatchley[19]
Given name
Willis (given name), Stanley[20][21]
Name in native language
Willis Stanley Blatchley[24]
Place of burial
Dunedin Cemetery[12]
Residence
Willis S. Blatchley House[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en W. S. Blatchley en Willis Blatchley en Willis S. Blatchley en Willis Stanley Blatchley en W S Blatchley en Blatchley en W Blatchley da Blatchley da Willis Stanley Blatchley da W S Blatchley da W Blatchley fi W Blatchley fi Blatchley fi Willis Stanley Blatchley fi W S Blatchley fr Willis S. Blatchley fr W. S. Blatchley ja ウィリス・スタンリー・ブラッチリー pt Blatchley pt W Blatchley
🔖 Identifiers · 24
ISNI
0000000084244213
VIAF cluster ID
8774669
Library of Congress authority ID
n83825921
GND ID
1331111455
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Willis Stanley Blatchley.png ↗
BHL creator ID
45k (1.8k–146k, n=5)
Bionomia ID
Willis Stanley Blatchley
CiNii Research ID
1140845216723518464
Entomologists of the World ID
2886
FAST ID
123287
Find a Grave memorial ID
14514142
Freebase ID
/m/0bhlr0c
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Harvard Index of Botanists ID
17490
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA12843856
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
153190213
Online Books Page author ID
Blatchley, W. S. (Willis Stanley), 1859-1940
Open Library ID
OL1114501A
Prabook ID
1103551
SHARE Catalogue author ID
85574
SNAC ARK ID
w6cv64d5
Unz Review author ID
BlatchleyWillisStanley
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjCTMJWyRhmWCYB8JCvpP
Yale LUX ID
person/1caf81e7-69eb-40c8-ade1-bfbbd6247dc2
ZooBank author ID
849D0724-DCA3-4384-8393-FED07B1FC4AD

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
writer, geologist, zoologist, entomologist, malacologist, botanical collector
Collection items at 2
Natural History Museum, National Museum of Natural History
Bionomia ID 1
Willis Stanley Blatchley
Contributed to creative work 1
Popular Science
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Indiana University Bloomington
Given name 1
Stanley
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Madison
Place of death 1
Indianapolis
Sex or gender 1
male
← Bionomia ID 1
Willis Stanley Blatchley
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Summary

Willis Stanley Blatchley was born on October 6, 1859[1], in Madison[2]. He died on May 28, 1940[3], in Indianapolis[4]. He worked as a zoologist[5], entomologist[6], malacologist[7], geologist[8], and writer[9].

FAQs

Where was Willis Stanley Blatchley born?

Willis Stanley Blatchley's place of birth was Madison[2].

Where did Willis Stanley Blatchley die?

Willis Stanley Blatchley died in Indianapolis[4].

What did Willis Stanley Blatchley do for work?

Willis Stanley Blatchley worked as a zoologist[5], entomologist[6], malacologist[7], geologist[8], and writer[9].

Where did Willis Stanley Blatchley go to school?

Willis Stanley Blatchley was educated at Indiana University Bloomington[16].

Related Entities

United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Biographies of the Entomologists of the World. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Indiana Authors and Their Books 1819-1916. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . National Register of Historic Places. wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Biographies of the Entomologists of the World. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] ↑ . Indiana Authors and Their Books 1819-1916. wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [11] ↑ . Indiana Authors and Their Books 1819-1916. wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Residence → Willis S. Blatchley House
    Family name → Blatchley
    Collection items at → William and Lynda Steere Herbarium, Natural History Museum, National Museum of Natural History
    GND ID → 1331111455
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