Home › Entities › Human › Rollo Beck

Rollo Beck

American explorer, ornithologist and bird collector (1870–1950)
Person Human Q3440516
Rollo Beck
Rollo Howard Beck (1870–1950) · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
August 26, 1870
Date of death
November 22, 1950
Place of birth
Los Gatos
Place of death
Planada
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Occupation
explorer, ornithologist, zoologist, photographer, botanical collector, scientific collector[13]
Notable work
Rollo Beck's Collections of Birds in Northeast New Guinea[14]
Spouse
Ida Beck[11]
Collection items at
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Herbarium, Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, Harvard University Herbaria, Natural History Museum, National Museum of Natural History, Bishop Museum[21][22][23][24][25][26][27]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[20]
Family name
Beck[16]
Given name
Howard, Rollo[17][18]
Participant in
Brewster-Sanford Expedition[19]
Place of burial
Oak Hill Memorial Park[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Rollo H. Beck en Rollo Howard Beck en R. H. Beck en R.H. Beck en Rollo Beck ar رولو بيك de Rollo Howard Beck es Rollo Howard Beck fi Rollo Howard Beck ru Бек, Ролло ru Ролло Бек zh 羅洛·貝克
🔖 Identifiers · 14
VIAF cluster ID
250699589
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2012084432
AMNH entity ID
amnhp_1000142
BHL creator ID
42712
Bionomia ID
Rollo Beck
FAST ID
1923680
Find a Grave memorial ID
108729353
Freebase ID
/m/03nrm6
Geni profile ID
6000000009870720495
SNAC ARK ID
w6zc986q
Te Papa agent ID
27691
WikiTree person ID
Beck-16552
Show all 14 identifiers +2
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbCTYFWjym7kXdkqQ9MT3
Yale LUX ID
person/aeecf37a-e656-40cc-8e3a-9d8edfc36010

Report an error or request removal Lineage (PROV-JSON)

🔗 Connections
Collection items at 5
Natural History Museum, National Museum of Natural History, Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, Bishop Museum, Harvard University Herbaria
Occupation 5
photographer, explorer, zoologist, ornithologist, botanical collector
Bionomia ID 1
Rollo Beck
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Beck
Given name 1
Howard
Instance of 1
human
Participated in 1
Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941)
Place of birth 1
Los Gatos
Place of death 1
Planada
Sex or gender 1
male
← Bionomia ID 1
Rollo Beck
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Rollo Beck was born on August 26, 1870[1], in Los Gatos[2]. He died on November 22, 1950[3], in Planada[4]. He worked as an explorer[5], ornithologist[6], zoologist[7], photographer[8], and botanical collector[9].

FAQs

Where was Rollo Beck born?

Rollo Beck's place of birth was Los Gatos[2].

Where did Rollo Beck die?

Rollo Beck died in Planada[4].

Who was Rollo Beck married to?

Rollo Beck's spouses include Ida Beck[11].

What did Rollo Beck do for work?

Rollo Beck worked as an explorer[5], ornithologist[6], zoologist[7], photographer[8], and botanical collector[9].

Related Entities

United States

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. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . montereyseabirds.com. montereyseabirds.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: 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). Rollo Beck. Retrieved November 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/rollo-beck
MLA “Rollo Beck.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Nov. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/rollo-beck.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_rollo-beck_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Rollo Beck}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/rollo-beck}, note = {Accessed: 2026-11-14}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Rollo Beck — https://4ort.xyz/entity/rollo-beck (retrieved 2026-11-14)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/rollo-beck · 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. 12w ago · Lesko987a · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    WikiTree person ID → Beck-16552
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #48035: P2949 FindaGrave"
  2. 19w ago · ~2026-37675-42 · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of burial → Oak Hill Memorial Park
    Notable work → Rollo Beck's Collections of Birds in Northeast New Guinea
    Copyright status as a creator → copyrights on works have expired
    Collection items at → Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Herbarium, Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira +1
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: AMNH entity ID: amnhp_1000142"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.