Joseph Leidy
American anatomist and paleontologist (1823 – 1891)
Facts
25 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- September 9, 1823
- Date of death
- April 30, 1891, April 29, 1891[10]
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Place of death
- Philadelphia
- Country of citizenship
- United States[13]
- Occupation
- paleontologist, university teacher, zoologist, parasitologist, anatomist, botanist, botanical collector, scientific collector, physician[14][15][16][17]
- Field of work
- paleontology, parasitology, zoology[18][19][20]
- Child
- Joseph Leidy Jr.[12]
- Sibling
- Philip Leidy
- Author citation (zoology)
- Leidy[35]
- Collection items at
- Auckland War Memorial Museum Herbarium, Herbarium, Meise Botanic Garden, William and Lynda Steere Herbarium, Herbarium, Missouri Botanical Garden, Harvard University Herbaria, National Museum of Natural History
- Contributed to creative work
- Popular Science
- Described by source
- Nordisk familjebok, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[36][37][38][39]
- Member of
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, American Philosophical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, National Academy of Sciences[26][27][28][29][30][31]
- Name in native language
- Joseph Leidy[42]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project
- WikiProject Smithsonian Names
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- Place of burial
- West Laurel Hill Cemetery[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Leidy
en J. M. Leidy
en Joseph Leidy
en Joseph Mellick Leidy
ar جوزيف ليدي
de Leidy
es Leidy
fr J. Leidy
he ג'וזף ליידי
id Joseph Mellick Leidy
it Leidy
ja ジョゼフ・ライディ
ja J・ライディ
ko 조지프 라이디
ko 조지프 레이디
ru Joseph Leidy
ru Leidy
ru Джозеф Лейди
ru Лейди Джозеф
ru Лейди, Джозеф
🔖 Identifiers · 63
- ISNI
- 0000000083621849
- VIAF cluster ID
- 19738942
- Library of Congress Authorities ID
- n86857525
- GND ID
- 117626554
- Academic Tree ID
- 57562
- Alvin ID
- alvin-person:25104
- American National Biography ID
- 1300979
- BIBSYS ID
- 99044217
- BIU Santé person ID
- 9768
- BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
- LeidyJoseph1823-1891
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
- 134939788
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- Bionomia ID
- Joseph Leidy
- Botanist author abbreviation
- Leidy
- CERL Thesaurus ID
- cnp01367080
- CiNii Research ID
- 1140845216674567296
- DDB person (GND) ID
- 117626554
- Darwin Correspondence ID
- 2873
- Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
- 117626554
- Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
- 143131
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
- biography/Joseph-Leidy
- Entomologists of the World ID
- 10400
- FAST ID
- 184564
- FactGrid item ID
- Boden's Mate
- Find a Grave memorial ID
- 36496951
- Freebase ID
- /m/03cwht
- Geni profile ID
- 6000000019445302176
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
- joseph-leidy
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
- 0036856
- IFPNI author ID
- 9917A218-9522-699A-0319-7F9F48632769
- IPNI author ID
- 22209-1
- IdRef ID
- 031597904
- J9U entity ID
- 987007424832505171
- KBR person ID
- 14034491
- Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
- 117626554
- Kallías ID
- PE00446089
- Leopoldina member ID (new)
- joseph-leidy
- Libraries Australia ID
- 35298957
- Medvik ID
- jn20000701024
- Museo Galileo authority ID
- 15072
- NACSIS-CAT author ID
- DA03248727
- NDL Authority ID
- 00769126
- NL CR AUT ID
- jn20000701024
- NLA Trove people ID
- 902705
- NNDB people ID
- 823/000165328
- NUKAT ID
- n2012155226
- National Academy of Sciences member ID
- 20000840
- Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
- 069691258
- Obálky knih ID
- jn20000701024
- Open Library ID
- OL159130A
- Our Campaigns candidate ID
- 169114
- SNAC ARK ID
- w67m08k4
- Scopus author ID
- 56887842000
- Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators ID
- 1513
- Treccani ID
- joseph-leidy
- U.S. National Archives Identifier
- 10570666
- Wellcome Collection concept ID
- rxvqtghq
- WikiTree person ID
- Leidy-72
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJjxtGwJrwpm8D4tMcHt8C
- Yale LUX ID
- person/44335878-d5b5-43e0-99d9-bc3d804278cb
- ZOBODAT person ID
- 18505
- ZooBank author ID
- 527B8695-0E11-442F-9DF6-8669A5684EF2
🔗 Connections
Occupation 7
Member of 6
Field of work 3
Award received 2
Collection items at 2
Described by source 2
Employer 2
Bionomia ID 1
Contributed to creative work 1
Country of citizenship 1
FactGrid item ID 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Named after 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary
Joseph Leidy was born on September 9, 1823[1], in Philadelphia[2]. He died on April 30, 1891[3], in Philadelphia[4]. He worked as a paleontologist[5], university teacher[6], zoologist[7], parasitologist[8], and anatomist[9].
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Joseph Leidy include Leidy Award[43], a science award[44], in United States[45], founded in 1923[46].
Why It Matters
Entities named for him include Leidy Award[43], a science award[44], in United States[45], founded in 1923[46].
FAQs
Where was Joseph Leidy born?
Joseph Leidy's place of birth was Philadelphia[2].
Where did Joseph Leidy die?
Joseph Leidy passed away in Philadelphia[4].
What did Joseph Leidy do for work?
Joseph Leidy worked as a paleontologist[5], university teacher[6], zoologist[7], parasitologist[8], and anatomist[9].
Where did Joseph Leidy go to school?
Joseph Leidy was educated at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania[23].
What awards did Joseph Leidy receive?
Honors received include Lyell Medal[24] and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[25].