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Harry McNish

Scottish carpenter and participant in Ernest Shackleton's Endurance expedition
Person human Q1379316
Harry McNish
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Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
September 11, 1874
Date of death
September 24, 1930
Place of birth
Port Glasgow
Place of death
Wellington
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom, New Zealand[8][9][10]
Occupation
carpenter, explorer
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[15]
Family name
McNish[12]
Given name
Henry[13]
Name in native language
Harry McNish[17]
Nickname
Chippy McNish[16]
Participant in
Expedition Endurance[14]
Place of burial
Karori Cemetery[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Chippy McNish en Harry McNeish en Harry McNish en Henry McNish ar هنري مكنيش de Henry McNish de Harry MacNish de Harry McNeish de Harry MacNeish es Henry McNish es Harry McNeish fr Chippy fr Harry McNeish fr Henry McNish he הארי מקניש it Henry McNish ja ハリー・マクニッシュ ru Генри Макниш ru Макниш, Генри zh 亨利·麥克尼斯
🔖 Identifiers · 7
VIAF cluster ID
4552155566462113380000
Library of Congress authority ID
no2019048691
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
105660
Find a Grave memorial ID
26382091
Freebase ID
/m/026flf0
SNAC ARK ID
w64w1pq3
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgxqbKDCkhk4qtbkkM9Dq

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 2
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Occupation 2
carpenter, explorer
Participated in 2
Expedition Endurance, Voyage of the James Caird
Given name 1
Henry
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Owned entities 1
Mrs. Chippy
Participant in 1
Expedition Endurance
Place of birth 1
Port Glasgow
Place of death 1
Wellington
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Born in Port Glasgow[1], he… he was born on September 11, 1874[2]. He passed away in Wellington[3]. He died on September 24, 1930[4]. He worked as a carpenter[5] and explorer[6].

FAQs

Where was Harry McNish born?

Born in Port Glasgow[1].

Where did Harry McNish die?

Harry McNish died in Wellington[3].

What did Harry McNish do for work?

Harry McNish worked as carpenter[5] and explorer[6].

Related Entities

United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Icicleyear · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Henry
    Sex or gender → male
    Citizenship → —
    Family name → McNish
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Country of citizenship: New Zealand"
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