James Edge-Partington

British anthropologist and collector (1854–1930)
Person human Q6133307
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Summary

James Edge-Partington was born on January 1, 1854[1]. He died on January 1, 1930[2]. He worked as an anthropologist[3], collector[4], lawyer[5], and writer[6].

Key Facts

  • Date of death: November 4, 1930[7]
  • Child: Thomas William Edge-Partington[8]
  • Member of: Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Archives at: Pitt Rivers Museum[11], National Library of New Zealand[12]
  • Family name: Partington[13], Edge-Partington[14]
  • Given name: James[15]
  • Significant person: Charles Heape[16]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Provenance Research: The clients of W. O. Oldman and W. D. Webster[17]
  • Has works in the collection: Australian National Maritime Museum[18], Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa[19], British Museum[20]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[21]

FAQs

What did James Edge-Partington do for work?

James Edge-Partington worked as an anthropologist[3], collector[4], lawyer[5], and writer[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . jstor.org. Retrieved . jstor.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . britishmuseum.org. Retrieved . britishmuseum.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . web.prm.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved . web.prm.ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved . natlib.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . nature.com. Retrieved . nature.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . britishmuseum.org. Retrieved . britishmuseum.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Collections Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . British Museum person-institution thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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