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Arthur Keith

British anatomist and anthropologist (1866–1955)
Person human Q240596

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[24]
Date of birth
February 5, 1866
Date of death
January 7, 1955
Place of birth
Aberdeenshire
Place of death
Kent
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[8]
Occupation
anthropologist, university teacher, anatomist
Employer
University of London[11]
Field of work
racism[9]
Position held
rector[10]
Educated at
University College London, University of Aberdeen[12][13]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society, Knight Bachelor, Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons, Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[14][15][16][17][18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[30]
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[28][29]
Different from
A. Berriedale Keith[32]
Family name
Keith[26]
Given name
Arthur[27]
Honorific prefix
Sir[25]
Member of
Royal Society of London, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, American Philosophical Society[19][20][21][22][23]
Name in native language
Arthur Keith[31]
P14536
384853
Writing language
English[33]
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🔖 Identifiers · 78
ISNI
000000010895427X
VIAF cluster ID
46753857
Library of Congress authority ID
n86848728
GND ID
128716983
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Sir Arthur Keith.jpg ↗
Alvin ID
alvin-person:4473
American Academy in Rome ID
12431694
Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
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Archives at Yale agent ID
people/62805
BHL creator ID
1547
BIBSYS ID
90081658
BIU Santé person ID
9029
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11151385s
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society ID
1955.0011
Bionomia ID
Arthur Keith
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
keith-arthur
CANTIC ID
981058617509206706
CiNii Research ID
1140845216663040256
Databazeknih.cz author ID
89178
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
128716983
Dialnet author ID
3298005
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
13959
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
140259
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Arthur-Keith
FAST ID
182250
Freebase ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
arthur-keith
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0035502
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2063330
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
kizs-artur-243dc9
Harvard Index of Botanists ID
9813
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
31103
IdRef ID
07139964X
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
128716983
KBR person ID
14004098
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
128716983
Libraries Australia ID
35263762
Medvik ID
nlk20000090946
Museo Galileo authority ID
66483
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA03356195
NL CR AUT ID
nlk20000090946
NLA Trove people ID
888132
NLP ID
a0000002457124
NUKAT ID
n2007148921
National Academy of Sciences member ID
20001958
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001318817
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000233561
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007309425305171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC202373388
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*387103;=BI
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810655455205606
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp02487
National Virtual Library of India ID
150928, 699526
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069314160
Obálky knih ID
nlk20000090946
Open Library ID
OL18343A
Open Plaques subject ID
6675
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
34257
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100032505
Parsifal cluster ID
550852
Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID
NA7000
Plarr ID
E005084b
Project Gutenberg author ID
35181
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
30626
RERO ID (legacy)
A003447282
SBN author ID
IEIV035041
SHARE Catalogue author ID
467248
SNAC ARK ID
w6hm7g6t
Treccani ID
sir-arthur-keith
UK National Archives ID
F52758
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058617509206706
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/339006
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
arthur-keith
Wellcome Collection concept ID
k69heqvs
Whonamedit? doctor ID
859
WikiTree person ID
Keith-7554
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJv8KpVFckP83dXwvvJJjC
Yale LUX ID
person/66fafb41-49dd-4230-b299-e2b6a86fb66e

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🔗 Connections
Member of 5
Royal Society of London, National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society, Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland
Award received 3
Fellow of the Royal Society, Knight Bachelor, Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons
Occupation 3
anthropologist, university teacher, anatomist
Educated at 2
University College London, University of Aberdeen
Bionomia ID 1
Arthur Keith
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Described by source 1
Nordisk familjebok
Different from 1
A. Berriedale Keith
Employer 1
University of London
Family name 1
Keith
Field of work 1
racism
Given name 1
Arthur
Honorific prefix 1
Sir
Influenced 1
Roger Pearson
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Aberdeenshire
Place of death 1
Kent
Position held 1
rector
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
← Bionomia ID 1
Arthur Keith
← Different from 1
A. Berriedale Keith
← Discoverer or inventor 1
sinoatrial node
← FactGrid item ID 1
Scarville
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Summary

Arthur Keith was born on February 5, 1866[1], in Aberdeenshire[2]. He died on January 7, 1955[3], in Kent[4]. He worked as an anthropologist[5], university teacher[6], and anatomist[7].

Why It Matters

Arthur Keith has been cited as an influence by Roger Pearson[34], an anthropologist[35], 1927–2023[36], of United Kingdom[37], specialised in eugenics[38].

He is credited with the discovery of sinoatrial node[39], a muscle organ zone type[40].

FAQs

Where was Arthur Keith born?

Arthur Keith was born in Aberdeenshire[2].

Where did Arthur Keith die?

Arthur Keith passed away in Kent[4].

What did Arthur Keith do for work?

Arthur Keith worked as an anthropologist[5], university teacher[6], and anatomist[7].

Where did Arthur Keith go to school?

Arthur Keith was educated at University College London[12] and University of Aberdeen[13].

What awards did Arthur Keith receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[14], Knight Bachelor[15], Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[16], and Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons[17].

Who did Arthur Keith influence?

Arthur Keith has been cited as an influence by Roger Pearson[34].

What did Arthur Keith discover?

Arthur Keith is credited as discoverer of sinoatrial node[39].

Related Entities

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland University of London

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . rse.org.uk. rse.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . rse.org.uk. rse.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . royalsociety.org.nz. royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . rse.org.uk. rse.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . rse.org.uk. rse.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . rse.org.uk. rse.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . rse.org.uk. rse.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . rse.org.uk. rse.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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