Zachary Cope

Surgeon and medical historian (1881-1974)
Person Human Q3574531

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
February 14, 1881
Date of death
December 28, 1974
Place of birth
Kingston upon Hull
Place of death
Oxford
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[16]
Family name
Cope[14]
Given name
Zachary[15]
Military branch
British Army[13]
Writing language
English[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sir Vincent Zachary Cope en Zachary Cope ar زاكاري كوب cs Vincent Zachary Cope cs Zeta ja ザカリー・コープ
🔖 Identifiers · 42
VIAF cluster ID
59256228
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50058404
GND ID
105186589
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Sir Vincent Zachary Cope.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
90190272
BIU Santé person ID
16506
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
CopeZachary1881-1974
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
136015843
CiNii Research ID
1140282266648547072
DDB person (GND) ID
105186589
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Freebase ID
/m/05f7995
Geni profile ID
6000000007257929587
IdRef ID
08117652X
J9U entity ID
987007293234805171
Libris-URI
31fjn08m0rljvkx
Museo Galileo authority ID
66724
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA0236666X
NDL Authority ID
00436617
NL CR AUT ID
nlk20030133714
NLA Trove people ID
1192592
NUKAT ID
n98034147
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000564790
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810671526905606
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp86878
National Virtual Library of India ID
26k (26k–482k, n=3)
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068482361
Obálky knih ID
nlk20030133714
Open Library ID
OL1859100A, OL5597009A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
30968
Plarr ID
E006346b
Prabook ID
1732981
SELIBR ID
307489
UK National Archives ID
F41869
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058530154006706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1325240
Wellcome Collection concept ID
q4h3hehd
WikiTree person ID
Cope-1512
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrWyVQDyBphb4bxHvgMyd

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Occupation 2
Educated at 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Military branch 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
Writing language 1
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Summary

Zachary Cope was born on February 14, 1881[1], in Kingston upon Hull[2]. He died on December 28, 1974[3], in Oxford[4]. He worked as a military physician[5], surgeon[6], and physician[7].

Why It Matters

Zachary Cope is credited with the discovery of Obturator sign[18], a clinical sign[19].

FAQs

Where was Zachary Cope born?

Zachary Cope was born in Kingston upon Hull[2].

Where did Zachary Cope die?

Zachary Cope passed away in Oxford[4].

What did Zachary Cope do for work?

Zachary Cope worked as a military physician[5], surgeon[6], and physician[7].

Where did Zachary Cope go to school?

Zachary Cope was educated at University of London[10].

What did Zachary Cope discover?

Zachary Cope is credited as discoverer of Obturator sign[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . osler.org.uk. osler.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Plarr's Lives of the Fellows. wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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    Occupation → military physician, surgeon, physician
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