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Salim Ali

Indian ornithologist (1896-1987)
Person human Q2904990

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
November 12, 1896
Date of death
July 27, 1987, June 20, 1987[10]
Place of birth
Mumbai
Place of death
Mumbai
Country of citizenship
British Raj, Dominion of India, India, India[11][12][13]
Occupation
ornithologist, politician, autobiographer, naturalist, zoologist, biologist[14]
Position held
member of Rajya Sabha[15]
Religion or worldview
Islam[20]
Award received
Padma Vibhushan in Science & Engineering, Union Medal of the British Ornithological Union, J. Paul Getty Award for Conservation Leadership, Padma Bhushan in science & engineering[16][17][18][19]
Doctoral student
V S Vijayan[22]
Cause of death
prostate cancer[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[28]
Family name
Ali[25]
Given name
Salim[26]
Manner of death
natural causes[27]
Name in native language
सालिम अली[29]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Smithsonian Names[31]
Residence
Mumbai[24]
Significant person
Erwin Stresemann[30]
🏷️ Also known as
en S. Ali en Salim Ali en Sálim Ali en Sálim Moizuddin Abdul Ali cs Sálim Moizuddin Abdul Ali de Sálim Ali de Sálim Moizuddin Abdul Ali es Sálim Ali he סלים עלי hi सलीम अली hi सालिम अली ja サリーム・アリー ko 살림 알리 ru Али, Салим ru Салим Али
🔖 Identifiers · 39
ISNI
000000010971370X
VIAF cluster ID
51904959
Library of Congress authority ID
n50034467
GND ID
115662073
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Salim ali mns.jpg ↗
BHL creator ID
158493
BIBSYS ID
90083812
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
144142751
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10693707
CiNii Research ID
1140282266719383040
FAST ID
11655
Freebase ID
/m/02qtdr
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Geni.com profile ID
6000000011501253872
IdRef ID
079701752
JRC Names ID
207031
Libraries Australia ID
35116085
Libris-URI
31fhh4tm2hfs3rh
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA09065945
NL CR AUT ID
xx0168603
NLA Trove people ID
831181
NLB authority ID (Belarus)
SEK-ar13876417
NSK (VIAF) ID
000112732
NSK ID
981005767408709366
NUKAT ID
n2005032229
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000008635
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007257685605171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC202140466
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9815415179005606
National Virtual Library of India ID
280k (191k–1.5M, n=4)
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073434418
Obálky knih ID
xx0168603
Open Library ID
OL1749966A, OL4088A
Prabook ID
725847
RERO ID (legacy)
A002918503
SBN author ID
LO1V164763
SELIBR ID
175699
SVKKL authority ID
p0008763-Ali-Salim-18961987
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfWWJtm9MxGV6mPtJ3WjC
Yale LUX ID
person/a8f85cba-05cc-4cd7-b351-8a7d75e22c31

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🔗 Connections
Award received 4
Padma Bhushan, J. Paul Getty Award for Conservation Leadership, Union Medal of the British Ornithological Union, Padma Vibhushan in Science & Engineering
Occupation 4
politician, naturalist, ornithologist, autobiographer
Country of citizenship 2
India, British Raj
Cause of death 1
prostate cancer
Given name 1
Salim
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Named after 1
Salim Ali's fruit bat
Place of birth 1
Mumbai
Place of death 1
Mumbai
Position held 1
member of Rajya Sabha
Religion or worldview 1
Islam
Residence 1
Mumbai
Sex or gender 1
male
Significant person 1
Erwin Stresemann
← Relative 1
Humayun Abdulali
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Summary

Salim Ali was born on November 12, 1896[1], in Mumbai[2]. He died on July 27, 1987[3], in Mumbai[4]. He worked as an ornithologist[5], politician[6], autobiographer[7], naturalist[8], and zoologist[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Salim Ali include his fruit bat[32], a taxon[33].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Salim Ali include his fruit bat[32], a taxon[33].

FAQs

Where was Salim Ali born?

Salim Ali's place of birth was Mumbai[2].

Where did Salim Ali die?

Salim Ali passed away in Mumbai[4].

What did Salim Ali do for work?

Salim Ali worked as an ornithologist[5], politician[6], autobiographer[7], naturalist[8], and zoologist[9].

What awards did Salim Ali receive?

Honors received include Padma Vibhushan in science & engineering[16], Union Medal of the British Ornithological Union[17], J. Paul Getty Award for Conservation Leadership[18], and Padma Bhushan in science & engineering[19].

Related Entities

India Mumbai

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . famousscientists.org. Retrieved . famousscientists.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . youthkiawaaz.com. Retrieved . youthkiawaaz.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . indiatoday.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . abebooks.com. Retrieved . abebooks.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . youthkiawaaz.com. Retrieved . youthkiawaaz.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . bou.org.uk. bou.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . revolvy.com. Retrieved . revolvy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . youthkiawaaz.com. Retrieved . youthkiawaaz.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 10h ago · Sotho Tal Ker · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Poland MMS ID → 9815415179005606
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  2. 10h ago · Sotho Tal Ker · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Padma Vibhushan in Science & Engineering, Union Medal of the British Ornithological Union, J. Paul Getty Award for Conservation Leadership +1
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Award received: Padma Bhushan in science & engineering"
  3. 4w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    NLB authority ID (Belarus) → SEK-ar13876417
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  4. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 35
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'as', 'azb', 'bh', 'bn', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fi', 'fr',
    Date of death → +1987-07-27T00:00:00Z, +1987-06-20T00:00:00Z
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  5. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0008763-Ali-Salim-18961987
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  6. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Mumbai
    Manner of death → natural causes
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Doctoral student → V S Vijayan
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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