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John Aikin

English medical doctor, surgeon and naturalist (1747–1822)
Person Human Q2712004
John Aikin
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Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
January 15, 1747
Date of death
December 7, 1822
Place of birth
Kibworth
Place of death
Stoke Newington
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[15][16]
Occupation
physician, writer, biographer, botanist, naturalist
Educated at
University of Edinburgh[18]
Father
John Aikin[10]
Child
Arthur Aikin, Lucy Aikin, Charles Rochemont Aikin, Edmund Aikin[11][12][13][14]
Sibling
Anna Laetitia Barbauld[27]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[26]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, BEIC Digital Library, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22][23][24][25]
Family name
Aikin[20]
Given name
John[21]
Native language
English[17]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Mechanical Curator authors - current work batch[28]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Dr. John Aikin en J. Aikin en John Aikin ar جون أيكين es John Aikin es John Aikin (1747 - 1822) fa جان آیکین he ג'ון אייקין ja ジョン・エイキン pt Aikin ru Джон Эйкин ru Эйкин, Джон
🔖 Identifiers · 72
ISNI
0000000109058442
VIAF cluster ID
59180443
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50037346
GND ID
128815280
Alvin ID
alvin-person:8875
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/86688
BHL creator ID
14429
BIBSYS ID
7016560
BIU Santé person ID
107
Bach digital person ID
00005906
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
124533252
British Museum person or institution ID
173121
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CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01468503
CiNii Research ID
1140845216514464128
DDB person (GND) ID
128815280
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
u10895
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
128815280
Dictionary of Unitarian & Universalist Biography ID
aikin-john
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
128815280
Entomologists of the World ID
222
FAST ID
12727
FactGrid item ID
A&W
Freebase ID
/m/01qg09
Harvard Index of Botanists ID
64150
Hymnary author ID
Aikin_John
ISFDB author ID
144305
IdRef ID
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Isidore scholar ID
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J9U entity ID
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KBR person ID
14112571
LBT person ID
JoAikin1822
Libraries Australia ID
35002017
LibriVox author ID
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Medvik ID
nlk20000090709
Museo Galileo authority ID
41131
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA04200169
NL CR AUT ID
nlk20000090709
NLA Trove people ID
785228
NLP ID
a0000001767190
NUKAT ID
n99708762
National Library of Greece ID
167328
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000409006
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810685558305606
National Library of Portugal ID
3118
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1510263
National Library of Wales Authority ID
aikin-john-1747-1822
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp53414
National Virtual Library of India ID
487865
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071880984
NooSFere author ID
2147186027
Obálky knih ID
nlk20000090709
Online Books Page author ID
Aikin, John, 1747-1822
Open Library ID
OL583734A
OpenMLOL author ID
134363
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
230
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095357512
Parsifal cluster ID
876143
Project Gutenberg author ID
44599
SBN author ID
MILV013369
SHARE Catalogue author ID
232861
SNAC ARK ID
w6rx9dc8
SNARC ID
Libellula needhami
Shakeosphere person ID
24908
Spenserians person ID
33222
The Women's Print History Project person ID
2616
Treccani ID
john-aikin
UK National Archives ID
F56645
Unz Review author ID
AikinJohn
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10220856
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/21231
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/10aeeb7e-767c-4dce-96f2-1996986ca925

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Occupation 5
physician, writer, botanist, naturalist, biographer
Described by source 3
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, BEIC Digital Library
Child 2
Arthur Aikin, Lucy Aikin
Children (paternal) 2
Arthur Aikin, Lucy Aikin
Country of citizenship 2
Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Educated at 1
University of Edinburgh
FactGrid item ID 1
A&W
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
Kibworth
Place of death 1
Stoke Newington
SNARC ID 1
Libellula needhami
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Anna Laetitia Barbauld
Siblings 1
Anna Laetitia Barbauld
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

John Aikin was born on January 15, 1747[1], in Kibworth[2]. He died on December 7, 1822[3], in Stoke Newington[4]. He worked as a physician[5], writer[6], biographer[7], botanist[8], and naturalist[9].

FAQs

Where was John Aikin born?

John Aikin's place of birth was Kibworth[2].

Where did John Aikin die?

John Aikin died in Stoke Newington[4].

Who were John Aikin's parents?

John Aikin's father was John Aikin[10].

What did John Aikin do for work?

John Aikin worked as a physician[5], writer[6], biographer[7], botanist[8], and naturalist[9].

Where did John Aikin go to school?

John Aikin was educated at University of Edinburgh[18].

Related Entities

Anna Laetitia Barbauld Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . Biodiversity Heritage Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . Biodiversity Heritage Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . Biodiversity Heritage Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . Harvard Index of Botanists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . Biodiversity Heritage Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Biodiversity Heritage Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Biodiversity Heritage Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Harmonia Amanda · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    NooSFere author ID → 2147186027
    "Created claim: NooSFere author ID: 2147186027, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783865813671"
  2. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Digital portrait index person (GND) ID → 128815280
    "Created claim: Digital portrait index person (GND) ID: 128815280, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Kibworth
    Educated at → University of Edinburgh
    Described by source → Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, BEIC Digital Library, The Nuttall Encyclopædia +1
    Family name → Aikin
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32082: import P21 and P106 from GND (24)"
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