James Finlay Weir Johnston

Scottish agricultural chemist (1796–1855)
Person human Q352908
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Summary

James Finlay Weir Johnston was born on September 13, 1796[1], in Paisley[2]. He died on September 18, 1855[3], in Durham[4]. He worked as a chemist[5], university teacher[6], and mineralogist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9]
  • Employer: Durham University[10]
  • Educated at: University of Glasgow[11], Uppsala University[12]
  • Doctoral advisor: Jöns Jacob Berzelius[13]
  • Student: John Pitkin Norton[14]
  • Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society[15]
  • Member of: Royal Society[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Doctoral student: John Pitkin Norton[18]
  • Given name: James[19]
  • Student of: Jöns Jacob Berzelius[20]
  • Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[21], Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[22], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[23], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[24], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[26]
  • P14397: 2595[27]

Why It Matters

James Finlay Weir Johnston has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was James Finlay Weir Johnston born?

James Finlay Weir Johnston was born in Paisley[2].

Where did James Finlay Weir Johnston die?

James Finlay Weir Johnston passed away in Durham[4].

What did James Finlay Weir Johnston do for work?

James Finlay Weir Johnston worked as a chemist[5], university teacher[6], and mineralogist[7].

Where did James Finlay Weir Johnston go to school?

James Finlay Weir Johnston was educated at University of Glasgow[11] and Uppsala University[12].

What awards did James Finlay Weir Johnston receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8h ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open library id → OL7186401A, OL7160985A
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'fr', 'pt', 'sv']
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  2. 8w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → jas-f-w-james-finlay-weir-johnston
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  3. 20w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14397 → 2595
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  4. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → chemist, university teacher, mineralogist
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  5. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → University of Glasgow, Uppsala University
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Instance of → human
    Citizenship → —
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