Alexander Winchell
Facts
23 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- December 31, 1824
- Date of death
- February 19, 1891
- Place of birth
- North East
- Place of death
- Ann Arbor
- Country of citizenship
- United States[11]
- Occupation
- paleontologist, university teacher, geologist, ichthyologist, botanist, writer, meteorological observer[5][6][7][8][9][12]
- Position held
- President of the Geological Society of America, Chancellor and President of Syracuse University[16][17]
- Educated at
- Wesleyan University[21]
- Affiliation
- Smithsonian Meteorological Project
- Collection items at
- University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology
- Contributed to creative work
- Popular Science, Popular Science
- Described by source
- Library of the World's Best Literature, The New Student's Reference Work
- Given name
- Alexander
- Name in native language
- Alexander Winchell
- On focus list of Wikimedia project
- WikiProject Smithsonian Meteorological Project, WikiProject Smithsonian Names
- P14536
- 433700
- Place of burial
- Forest Hill Cemetery[10]
- ISNI
- 0000000080894905
- VIAF cluster ID
- 27358637
- Library of Congress authority ID
- n85828861
- GND ID
- 117581704
- Academic Tree ID
- 61601
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
- 14538841x
- Botanist author abbreviation
- A.Winchell
- CERL Thesaurus ID
- cnp01379535
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
- biography/Alexander-Winchell
- Entomologists of the World ID
- 20314
- FAST ID
- 163462
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- Find a Grave memorial ID
- 64159623
- Freebase ID
- /m/05yclzn
- GONIAT author ID
- aut00000000000000000000000000136
- Harper's tag
- alexander-winchell
- Harvard Index of Botanists ID
- 44519
- IFPNI author ID
- 9396CBB7-0F54-A6C3-EC2C-CB3FB506FE08
- IPNI author ID
- 20049408-1
- IdRef ID
- 23466245X
- IxTheo authority ID
- 078994039
- KBR person ID
- 14069497
- Museo Galileo authority ID
- 55023
- NUKAT ID
- n2014191571
- National Library of Israel ID (old)
- 000478937
- National Library of Israel J9U ID
- 987007280011405171
- Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
- 071583661
- Open Library ID
- OL159863A
- Prabook ID
- 2564899
- SBN author ID
- SBLV077022
- SNAC ARK ID
- w6jd508d
- Wellcome Collection concept ID
- fxqhnygt
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJxCFk7tw7Qk6WhMWqfrMP
- Yale LUX ID
- person/090169b1-078d-418d-9aaa-e31dfbad89e7
Occupation 7
Contributed to creative work 2
Country of citizenship 1
Educated at 1
Given name 1
Influenced 1
Instance of 1
Named after 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary
Alexander Winchell's place of birth was North East[1]. He was born on December 31, 1824[2]. He passed away in Ann Arbor[3]. He died on February 19, 1891[4]. He worked as a paleontologist[5], university teacher[6], geologist[7], ichthyologist[8], and botanist[9].
Body
Career and Affiliations
Fields of work include geology[13], a branch of science[24]; zoology[14], a branch of biology[25]; and botany[15], an academic discipline[26]. Employers include University of Michigan[18], a public research university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1817[29], headquartered in Ann Arbor[30]; Syracuse University[19], a private university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1870[33]; and Vanderbilt University[20], a private university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1873[36], headquartered in Nashville[37]. Positions held include President of the Geological Society of America[16] and Chancellor and President of Syracuse University[17], a position[38], in United States[39], founded in 1873[40], headquartered in Ranke Library[41].
Works and Contributions
Things named for Alexander Winchell include Mount Winchell[42], a mountain[43], in United States[44].
Why It Matters
He has been cited as an influence by Christian Identity[45], a Christian movement[46].
Entities named for him include Mount Winchell[42], a mountain[43], in United States[44].
FAQs
Where was Alexander Winchell born?
Born in North East[1].
Where did Alexander Winchell die?
Alexander Winchell died in Ann Arbor[3].
What did Alexander Winchell do for work?
Alexander Winchell worked as paleontologist[5], university teacher[6], geologist[7], ichthyologist[8], and botanist[9].
Where did Alexander Winchell go to school?
Alexander Winchell was educated at Wesleyan University[21].
Who did Alexander Winchell influence?
Alexander Winchell has been cited as an influence by Christian Identity[45].