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Edward Belcher

British naval officer, hydrographer and explorer (1799-1877)
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Edward Belcher
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Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
February 27, 1799, 1799, February 27, 1793[9][10]
Date of death
March 18, 1877, 1877[11]
Place of birth
Halifax
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain[14][15]
Occupation
explorer, writer, naval officer, surveyor
Award received
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, Knight Bachelor[16][17]
Spouse
Diana Jolliffe Belcher[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[32]
Archives at
University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives[21]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Depicted by
Sir Edward Belcher[25]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, A Naval Biographical Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26][27][28][29][30][31]
Family name
Belcher[23]
Given name
Edward[24]
Has works in the collection
Het Scheepvaartmuseum
Military branch
Royal Navy[19]
Military, police or special rank
admiral[20]
Name in native language
Edward Belcher[33]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Scheepvaartmuseum Wikidataproject
Participated in conflict
First Opium War[22]
Place of burial
Brompton Cemetery[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Capt. Sir Edward Belcher en Sir Edward Belcher en Edward Belcher de Capt. Sir Edward Belcher el Έντουαρντ Μπέλτσερ el Εδουάρδος Μπέλτσερ es Capt. Sir Edward Belcher fr Capt. Sir Edward Belcher he אדווארד בלצ׳ר it Capt. Sir Edward Belcher ja エドワード・ベルチャー nl Capt. Sir Edward Belcher nl Edward Belcher nl Sir Edward Belcher pt Capt. Sir Edward Belcher pt Sir Edward Belcher ru Эдвард Белчер sv Belcher sv Sir Edward Belcher uk Едвард Белчер
🔖 Identifiers · 69
ISNI
0000000083880920
VIAF cluster ID
62330378
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50082934
GND ID
117583537
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
79655
Alvin ID
alvin-person:22299
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
edward-belcher
AskArt person ID
3937
At the Circulating Library ID
1814
BAnQ authority ID
0000108705
BHL creator ID
1100
BIBSYS ID
90747365
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BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
BelcherEdwardSir1799-1877
BVPB authority ID
58924
BabelNet ID
03856345n
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15129313s
British Museum person or institution ID
121130
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
belcher-edward
Bureau des longitudes ID
12470
CCAB ID
000380338
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00656335
Canadiana Authorities ID (former scheme)
0009B0733
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10034664
DDB person (GND) ID
117583537
Darwin Correspondence ID
372
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117583537
Dictionary of Canadian Biography ID
belcher_edward_10
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Edward-Belcher
FAST ID
19909
Find a Grave memorial ID
222043557
Freebase ID
/m/03tdc6
Geni profile ID
6000000017507782374
Geographicus cartographer ID
belcheredward
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Edward_Belcher
Handbook of Texas ID
fbe29
Harper's tag
edward-sir-belcher
Harvard Index of Botanists ID
31582
IdRef ID
119961989, 196312094
Invaluable.com person ID
5nsfso7679
J9U entity ID
987007429538205171
KBR person ID
14612716
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117583537
Libraries Australia ID
35016783
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2068097268
Museo Galileo authority ID
42041
NLA Trove people ID
791575
NUKAT ID
n2008124553
National Historic People ID
1088
National Library Board Singapore ID
person/49fad805-2447-4a5f-a55a-09f74e96b656
National Library Board Singapore ID (former scheme)
o0SbOCR6FhQ
National Library of Chile ID
000113576
National Library of Israel ID (old)
002235652
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1712752
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp00354
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072357576
Open Library ID
OL2410847A, OL1681825A
OpenMLOL author ID
135801
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
1979
Project Gutenberg author ID
31726
RERO ID (legacy)
A011752949
SBN author ID
TO0V551460
SNAC ARK ID
w6bk3vvg
Semantic Scholar author ID
152752589
Treccani ID
sir-edward-belcher
UK National Archives ID
F62015
Wellcome Collection concept ID
h8pse7b7
WikiTree person ID
Belcher-1507
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyRBdV4wt4ryBcRQvttKd
Yale LUX ID
person/c535673d-4f19-45d7-bb6c-b259f617905d

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 4
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Occupation 4
writer, explorer, surveyor, naval officer
Country of citizenship 2
Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Award received 1
Knight Bachelor
Given name 1
Edward
Has works in the collection 1
Het Scheepvaartmuseum
Instance of 1
human
Military branch 1
Royal Navy
Military, police or special rank 1
admiral
Named after 1
Belcher Islands
Participated in conflict 1
First Opium War
Place of birth 1
Halifax
Place of burial 1
Brompton Cemetery
Place of death 1
London
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
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Summary

Edward Belcher was born on February 27, 1799[1], in Halifax[2]. He died on March 18, 1877[3], in London[4]. He worked as an explorer[5], writer[6], naval officer[7], and surveyor[8].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Edward Belcher include Belcher Islands[34], an island group[35], in Canada[36].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Edward Belcher include Belcher Islands[34], an island group[35], in Canada[36].

FAQs

Where was Edward Belcher born?

Edward Belcher's place of birth was Halifax[2].

Where did Edward Belcher die?

Edward Belcher passed away in London[4].

Who was Edward Belcher married to?

Edward Belcher's spouses include Diana Jolliffe Belcher[13].

What did Edward Belcher do for work?

Edward Belcher worked as an explorer[5], writer[6], naval officer[7], and surveyor[8].

What awards did Edward Belcher receive?

Honors received include Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath[16] and Knight Bachelor[17].

Related Entities

Kingdom of Great Britain London United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Geographicus Rare Antique Maps biographical dictionary of cartographers. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . pdavis.nl. Retrieved . pdavis.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . victorianresearch.org. Retrieved . victorianresearch.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Belcher, Edward (NBD). wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Geographicus Rare Antique Maps biographical dictionary of cartographers. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . Belcher, Edward (NBD). wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org. Retrieved . uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [9] ↑ . victorianresearch.org. Retrieved . victorianresearch.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [10] ↑ . pdavis.nl. Retrieved . pdavis.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . pdavis.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [11] ↑ . victorianresearch.org. Retrieved . victorianresearch.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . 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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 8d ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-11-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    BVPB authority ID → 58924
    "Created claim: BVPB authority ID: 58924, batch #293923"
  2. 26d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [nb] labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: other names, source for place of birth, source for place of death from Store norske leksikon (…"
  3. 9w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → edward-sir-belcher
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: edward-sir-belcher, Matched to edward sir belcher (#289928553) in H…"
  4. 14w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    "Created claim: Languages spoken, written or signed: English, batch #263717"
  5. 24w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, A Naval Biographical Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #33123: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P13576 is present."
  6. 25w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Military, police or special rank → admiral
    Given name → Edward
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → Scheepvaartmuseum Wikidataproject
    Instance of → human
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Darwin Correspondence ID: 372, batch #258229"
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