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James Croll

British scientist (1821-1890)
Person human Q183189

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
January 2, 1821
Date of death
December 15, 1890
Place of birth
Scotland
Place of death
Perth
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10]
Occupation
astronomer, geographer, geologist, climatologist, scientist, naturalist[11]
Field of work
climate, geology, climate change, ice age[12][13][14][15]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society, Murchison Fund[16][17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[25]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, first supplement, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22][23][24]
Family name
Croll[20]
Given name
James[21]
Member of
Royal Society[18]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Climate change[26]
P14397
1127[28]
P14536
407697[29]
Writing language
English[27]
🏷️ Also known as
en James Croll ja ジェームズ・クロール ko 제임스 크롤 uk Джеймс Кролл zh 克罗尔，J. zh 詹姆士·克洛爾 zh 詹姆斯·克羅爾 zh-hans 詹姆斯·克罗尔
🔖 Identifiers · 36
ISNI
0000000080972774
VIAF cluster ID
17618894
Library of Congress authority ID
n87834163
GND ID
1020599626
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
James Croll.jpg ↗
BHCL UUID
114f15db-ba50-47a9-b2ea-d747dcbef563
BHL creator ID
74458
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16636790t
Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers ID
315
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02049367
FAST ID
200725
Freebase ID
/m/020mz5
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Gazetteer for Scotland person ID
1577
IFPNI author ID
FFC47A4D-6A55-F3C0-B33F-4B7FDB603484
IdRef ID
078740029
Libraries Australia ID
35847331
Museo Galileo authority ID
42412
NE.se ID
james-croll
NL CR AUT ID
ntk20191031933
NLA Trove people ID
1114065
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987010981951705171
National Virtual Library of India ID
875880
Open Library ID
OL2494667A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
6744
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095648967
Project Gutenberg author ID
45193
SBN author ID
UFIV073589
SHARE Catalogue author ID
69313
SNAC ARK ID
w6sq9838
Treccani ID
james-croll
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
james-croll
UK National Archives ID
F36969
Wellcome Collection concept ID
sexg8tcq
WikiTree person ID
Croll-643
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxWMXHbQ38k3RT98BgxjC
Yale LUX ID
person/cc613b1b-f0b7-4be0-933e-2a1176b2eab4

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
scientist, astronomer, geographer, geologist, naturalist, climatologist
Field of work 4
geology, climate, climate change, ice age
Award received 2
Fellow of the Royal Society, Murchison Fund
Described by source 2
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Given name 1
James
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
Royal Society
Named after 1
James Croll Medal
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
WikiProject Climate change
Place of birth 1
Scotland
Place of death 1
Perth
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

James Croll was born on January 2, 1821[1], in Scotland[2]. He died on December 15, 1890[3], in Perth[4]. He worked as an astronomer[5], geographer[6], geologist[7], climatologist[8], and scientist[9].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for James Croll include James Croll Medal[30], a science award[31], founded in 2010[32].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include James Croll Medal[30], a science award[31], founded in 2010[32].

FAQs

Where was James Croll born?

James Croll was born in Scotland[2].

Where did James Croll die?

James Croll died in Perth[4].

What did James Croll do for work?

James Croll worked as an astronomer[5], geographer[6], geologist[7], climatologist[8], and scientist[9].

What awards did James Croll receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[16] and Murchison Fund[17].

Related Entities

geology Perth Scotland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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