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Carl Akeley

American taxidermist, sculptor, biologist, conservationist, inventor, nature photographer (1864–1926)
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Carl Akeley
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Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
May 19, 1864
Date of death
November 18, 1926
Place of birth
Clarendon
Place of death
Mount Mikeno
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Occupation
sculptor, photographer, inventor, biologist, naturalist, taxidermist, scientific collector[13][14]
Employer
Ward's Natural Science, American Museum of Natural History, Field Museum of Natural History, Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin[15][16][17][18]
Award received
John Price Wetherill Medal, John Scott Award[19][20]
Spouse
Delia Akeley, Mary Jobe Akeley[10][11]
Work location
United States[25]
Student of
David Bruce[26]
Artist files at
Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library
Collection items at
National Museum of Natural History
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[32]
End of work period
1926[28]
Family name
Akeley[22]
Given name
Carl, Ethan[23][24]
Has works in the collection
Art Institute of Chicago, Photography Collection[30][31]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject New York Public Library[29]
Start of work period
1879[27]
🏷️ Also known as
en Carl Ethan Akeley en C E Akeley en Carl Akeley en Carl E. Akeley cs Carl Ethan Akeley de Carl Akeley es Carl Ethan Akeley fa کارل اکلی fr Carl Ethan Akeley ja カール・アケリー ru Carl Akeley ru Карл Итан Эйкли ru Карл Эйкли ru Карл Экли ru Эйкли, Карл ru Эйкли, Карл Итан sv Carl Ethan Akeley zh 卡尔·埃克利
🔖 Identifiers · 53
ISNI
0000000109081570
VIAF cluster ID
62349868
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85064857
GND ID
119047039
AMNH entity ID
amnhp_1000017
ARTIC artist ID
328
American National Biography ID
1300019
Artcyclopedia artist ID
akeley_carl_ethan
Artists of the World ID
10050697
Artnet artist ID
carl-ethan-akeley
AskArt person ID
42660
BHL creator ID
11766
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Benezit ID
B00001806
Bionomia ID
Carl Akeley
Christie's creator ID
9264
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119047039
Dictionary of Wisconsin History ID
CS4740
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
70208
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Carl-E-Akeley
Europeana entity
agent/base/150537
FAST ID
159363
FES digital collections entity ID
381886
Find a Grave memorial ID
183716135, 148317514
Freebase ID
/m/03h3d9
Geni profile ID
6000000020016531597
George Eastman Museum people ID
1523
IdRef ID
126728046
Invaluable.com person ID
jrzsyz4ksz
J9U entity ID
987007272503905171
Museo Galileo authority ID
190227
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
248
NE.se ID
carl-akeley
NL CR AUT ID
xx0048864
NUKAT ID
n2010163795
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000468507
National Library of Portugal ID
1406947
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX5533751
National Virtual Library of India ID
802943
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
075281317
Obálky knih ID
xx0048864
Open Library ID
OL2307795A
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
309962
Prabook ID
728028
Project Gutenberg author ID
53004
RKDartists ID
118944
SHARE Catalogue author ID
88286
SNAC ARK ID
w6w95jk4
Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators ID
127
Union List of Artist Names ID
500117528
WikiTree person ID
Akeley-12
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/22a07c04-fe55-4731-9cc5-7b85e3277183
ZOBODAT person ID
139328

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
photographer, inventor, biologist, sculptor, naturalist, taxidermist
Employer 3
American Museum of Natural History, Field Museum of Natural History, Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin
Award received 2
John Scott Award, John Price Wetherill Medal
Given name 2
Carl, Ethan
Spouse 2
Delia Akeley, Mary Jobe Akeley
Spouses 2
Delia Akeley, Mary Jobe Akeley
Bionomia ID 1
Carl Akeley
Collection items at 1
National Museum of Natural History
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Has works in the collection 1
Art Institute of Chicago
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Clarendon
Place of death 1
Mount Mikeno
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
United States
← Bionomia ID 1
Carl Akeley
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Summary

Carl Akeley was born on May 19, 1864[1], in Clarendon[2]. He died on November 18, 1926[3], in Mount Mikeno[4]. He worked as a sculptor[5], photographer[6], inventor[7], biologist[8], and naturalist[9].

FAQs

Where was Carl Akeley born?

Carl Akeley was born in Clarendon[2].

Where did Carl Akeley die?

Carl Akeley died in Mount Mikeno[4].

Who was Carl Akeley married to?

Carl Akeley's spouses include Delia Akeley[10] and Mary Jobe Akeley[11].

What did Carl Akeley do for work?

Carl Akeley worked as a sculptor[5], photographer[6], inventor[7], biologist[8], and naturalist[9].

What awards did Carl Akeley receive?

Honors received include John Price Wetherill Medal[19] and John Scott Award[20].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . paulfrasercollectibles.com. paulfrasercollectibles.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . io9.com. io9.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [14] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . fi.edu. fi.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . thejohnscottaward.github.io. thejohnscottaward.github.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed labels, descriptions or aliases: import labels from sitelinks; cleanup"
  2. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Student of → David Bruce
    Occupation → sculptor, photographer, inventor +1
    Collection items at → National Museum of Natural History
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → WikiProject New York Public Library
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