Edward William Binney

British geologist (1812–1881)
Person human Q3298684
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Summary

Edward William Binney was born on January 1, 1812[1], in Nottinghamshire[2]. He died on January 1, 1881[3], in Manchester[4]. He worked as a naturalist[5], geologist[6], and botanist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: December 19, 1881[9]
  • Child: Thomas Godfrey Binney[10], Alice Hannah Binney[11]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[12]
  • Position held: secretary[13], president[14]
  • Educated at: Queen Elizabeth's High School[15]
  • Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society[16]
  • Member of: Royal Society[17], Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Family name: Binney[20]
  • Given name: Edward William[21], Edward[22]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[23], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[25]
  • P14397: 451[26]

Why It Matters

Edward William Binney is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Edward William Binney born?

Edward William Binney's place of birth was Nottinghamshire[2].

Where did Edward William Binney die?

Edward William Binney passed away in Manchester[4].

What did Edward William Binney do for work?

Edward William Binney worked as a naturalist[5], geologist[6], and botanist[7].

Where did Edward William Binney go to school?

Edward William Binney was educated at Queen Elizabeth's High School[15].

What awards did Edward William Binney receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . The Peerage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ca', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'mg', 'simple']
    Date of death → +1881-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1881-12-19T00:00:00Z
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57226|batch #57226]]: Import and prefer more precise dates from dewiki"
  2. 6w ago · 1Veertje · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Edward William, Edward
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Given name: Edward, [[Help:New Name|New Name]]: add name to person"
  3. 10w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Languages spoken, written or signed: English, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/263717|batch #263717]]"
  4. 21w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14397 → 451
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14397: 451, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258229|batch #258229]]"
  5. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Queen Elizabeth's High School
    Place of birth → Nottinghamshire
    Child → Thomas Godfrey Binney, Alice Hannah Binney
    Position held → secretary, president, president +2
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32084|batch #32084]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
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