John Edmonstone

freed slave and taxidermist born in British Guiana and resided in Edinburgh
Person Human Q129125

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[5]
Occupation
taxidermist
End of work period
1843[16]
Floruit
1900[14]
Given name
John[12]
Social classification
slave, Freedman[17][18]
Start of work period
1823[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en Elio persun de John Edmonstone fa جان ادمونستن ja ジョン・エドモンストーン
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Darwin Correspondence ID
1459
Freebase ID
/m/092rkh
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095742564

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Summary

John Edmonstone was born in Essequibo Islands-West Demerara[1]. He has worked as a taxidermist[2].

FAQs

Where was John Edmonstone born?

John Edmonstone was born in Essequibo Islands-West Demerara[1].

What did John Edmonstone do for work?

John Edmonstone worked as a taxidermist[2].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved . nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . linnean.org. linnean.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [2] ↑ . Darwin Correspondence Online Database. Retrieved . linnean.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . africhroyale.com. Retrieved . africhroyale.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . africhroyale.com. Retrieved . africhroyale.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . africhroyale.com. Retrieved . africhroyale.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Darwin Correspondence Online Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . linnean.org. linnean.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Darwin Correspondence Online Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Darwin Correspondence Online Database. Retrieved . linnean.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . linnean.org. linnean.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . nrscotland.gov.uk. Retrieved . nrscotland.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . linnean.org. linnean.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Darwin Correspondence Online Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Darwin Correspondence Online Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Darwin Correspondence Online Database. Retrieved . linnean.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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