Norman Davidson

Scottish biochemist (1911-1972)
Person human Q7052138
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Norman Davidson was born on March 5, 1911[1], in Edinburgh[2]. He died on September 11, 1972[3], in Bearsden[4]. He worked as a biochemist[5] and naturalist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: November 11, 1972[8]
  • Child: Rona McLeod MacKie[9]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[10], United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[11]
  • Field of work: biochemistry[12]
  • Position held: President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[13]
  • Employer: University of Aberdeen[14], University of Dundee[15], University of Glasgow[16]
  • Educated at: University of Edinburgh[17], George Watson's College[18]
  • Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society[19], Commander of the Order of the British Empire[20], Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow[21], Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh[22], Makdougall Brisbane Prize[23]
  • Member of: Royal Society[24], Royal Society of Edinburgh[25]
  • Sex or gender: male[26]
  • Doctoral student: George Birnie[27]
  • Family name: Davidson[28]
  • Given name: James[29]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[30]

Why It Matters

Norman Davidson is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Norman Davidson born?

Norman Davidson was born in Edinburgh[2].

Where did Norman Davidson die?

Norman Davidson died in Bearsden[4].

What did Norman Davidson do for work?

Norman Davidson worked as a biochemist[5] and naturalist[6].

Where did Norman Davidson go to school?

Norman Davidson was educated at University of Edinburgh[17] and George Watson's College[18].

What awards did Norman Davidson receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[19], Commander of the Order of the British Empire[20], Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow[21], and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh[22].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Who's Who. universitystory.gla.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] ↑ . theses.gla.ac.uk. theses.gla.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Norman Davidson. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/norman-davidson-q7052138
MLA “Norman Davidson.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/norman-davidson-q7052138.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_norman-davidson-q7052138_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Norman Davidson}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/norman-davidson-q7052138}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Norman Davidson — https://4ort.xyz/entity/norman-davidson-q7052138 (retrieved 2026-10-14)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/norman-davidson-q7052138 · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of death → +1972-09-11T00:00:00Z, +1972-11-11T00:00:00Z
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57413|batch #57413]]: Import differing dates from dewiki and GND; remove conflicting dates without source"
  2. 15d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → Royal Society, Royal Society of Edinburgh
    Place of death → Bearsden
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'de', 'en', 'ru']
    Position held → President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56925|batch #56925]]: Import places of birth, death from dewiki"
  3. 12w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Idref id → 031604544
    Fast id → 1434456
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Family name → Davidson
    + 58 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43073|batch #43073]]: substitute P214 reference with P227 reference (2)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.