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David Keilin

British entomologist (1887–1963)
Person human Q1174949

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[29]
Date of birth
March 21, 1887, 1887[10]
Date of death
February 27, 1963, 1963[11]
Place of birth
Moscow
Place of death
Cambridge
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[12]
Occupation
entomologist, parasitologist, botanist, biochemist, biologist
Employer
University of Cambridge[17]
Field of work
entomology, biology, biochemistry, parasitology[13][14][15][16]
Educated at
Magdalene College, University of Liège[18][19]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society, Copley Medal, Royal Medal, Croonian Medal and Lecture, Leeuwenhoek Lecture, honorary doctor of the University of Bordeaux[21][22][23][24][25][26]
Doctoral advisor
George Nuttall[20]
Nominated for
Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine[32][33]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[34]
Family name
Keylin[30]
Given name
David[31]
Member of
Royal Society, American Academy of Arts and Sciences[27][28]
🏷️ Also known as
en David Keilin en Keilin ar ديفيد كيلين de Keilin es Keilin fa دیوید کیلین he דוד קיילין it Keilin ja デーヴィッド・ケイリン ru Keilin ru Дэвид Кейлин ru Кейлин, Дэвид zh 大卫·凯林 zh 大卫·基林 zh 戴维·凯林 zh-hans 戴维·凯林 zh-hant 大衛·凱林 zh-hant 戴維·凱林
🔖 Identifiers · 47
ISNI
0000000109708177
VIAF cluster ID
50750178
Library of Congress authority ID
n87854382
GND ID
1019630221
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
David Keilin 1931.jpg ↗
Academic Tree ID
51658
Awards & Winners artist ID
098qz3
BHL creator ID
66356
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society ID
1964.0011
Botanist author abbreviation
Keilin
CTHS person ID
117265
CiNii Research ID
1140282266604398464
Show all 47 identifiers +35
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1019630221
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
140255
FAST ID
209648
FactGrid item ID
Aztec calendar
Freebase ID
/m/098qz3
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
david-keilin
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0035500
Harvard Index of Botanists ID
65325
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
31097
IPNI author ID
21284-1
IdRef ID
085100846
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
1019630221
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01495623
NDL Authority ID
00445375
NL CR AUT ID
uk20241218690
NUKAT ID
n2005011022
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007364188305171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810549019005606
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp02485
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
07213951X
Nobel Prize People Nomination ID
4768
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3921600
Open Library ID
OL2222922A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
34256
Prabook ID
2537783
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
30621
SBN author ID
LO1V426010
SHARE Catalogue author ID
93615
SNAC ARK ID
w6m1981x
Treccani ID
david-keilin
UK National Archives ID
F56492
Wellcome Collection concept ID
qxzyp3br
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgXfwKGTgKrtjf3fk3qQq
Yale LUX ID
person/9817053c-8d22-4a96-8f6c-01576d0a03e8
ZOBODAT person ID
19160

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🔗 Connections
Nominated for 15
Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine +7 more
Award received 6
Copley Medal, Fellow of the Royal Society, Royal Medal, Croonian Medal and Lecture, Leeuwenhoek Lecture, honorary doctor of the University of Bordeaux
Occupation 5
biologist, biochemist, botanist, entomologist, parasitologist
Field of work 4
biology, biochemistry, entomology, parasitology
Educated at 2
University of Liège, Magdalene College
Member of 2
Royal Society, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Doctoral advisor 1
George Nuttall
Doctoral advisors 1
George Nuttall
Employer 1
University of Cambridge
FactGrid item ID 1
Aztec calendar
Given name 1
David
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Moscow
Place of death 1
Cambridge
Sex or gender 1
male
← Winner 1
Copley Medal
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Summary

David Keilin was born on March 21, 1887[1], in Moscow[2]. He died on February 27, 1963[3], in Cambridge[4]. He worked as an entomologist[5], parasitologist[6], botanist[7], biochemist[8], and biologist[9].

FAQs

Where was David Keilin born?

David Keilin's place of birth was Moscow[2].

Where did David Keilin die?

David Keilin died in Cambridge[4].

What did David Keilin do for work?

David Keilin worked as an entomologist[5], parasitologist[6], botanist[7], biochemist[8], and biologist[9].

Where did David Keilin go to school?

David Keilin was educated at Magdalene College[18] and University of Liège[19].

What awards did David Keilin receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[21], Copley Medal[22], Royal Medal[23], and Croonian Medal and Lecture[24].

Related Entities

biochemistry biology Cambridge entomology United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . docs.google.com. Retrieved . docs.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . Journal officiel de la République française. wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . nobelprize.org. wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . nobelprize.org. wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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