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William Benham

New Zealand zoologist (1860–1950)
Person Human Q8005629

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[24]
Date of birth
March 29, 1860
Date of death
August 21, 1950
Place of birth
Isleworth
Place of death
Dunedin
Country of citizenship
New Zealand[9]
Occupation
zoologist, scientific illustrator, university teacher, scientific collector
Employer
University of Otago, Otago Museum[12][13]
Position held
President of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Professor of Biology (University of Otago)[10][11]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society, Hector Medal, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Hutton Medal, Fellow of the Zoological Society of London, Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, King George VI Coronation Medal, honorary doctor of the University of New Zealand[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[29]
Collection items at
Natural History Museum[32]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[31]
Family name
Benham[25]
Given name
William[26]
Member of
Royal Society of London[23]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
NZThesisProject[30]
Participant in
1907 Sub-Antarctic Islands Scientific Expedition, Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-1914)[27][28]
Student
Kenneth Ernest Lee[14]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 35
ISNI
000000001363728X
VIAF cluster ID
27852154
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2011157043
GND ID
117585599
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
WB Benham.jpg ↗
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
86304
BHL creator ID
275k (13k–275k, n=7)
BIBSYS ID
3079857
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society ID
1951.0001
Bionomia ID
William Benham
CiNii Research ID
1140563741524476288
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117585599
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Dictionary of New Zealand Biography ID
3b27
Entomologists of the World ID
2146
Freebase ID
/m/0j2869z
IdRef ID
144575639
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117585599
Libraries Australia ID
35320602
Museo Galileo authority ID
13156
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA12173775
NLA Trove people ID
910666
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9815188272205606
National Marine Biological Library ID
14205
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp103423
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
134019458
Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID
NA2455
Prabook ID
731685
Project Gutenberg author ID
56412
RERO ID (legacy)
A002990165
SELIBR ID
41451
SHARE Catalogue author ID
84730
Te Papa agent ID
14153
Unz Review author ID
BenhamWilliamBlaxland
WikiTree person ID
Benham-1580
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwXddkGkDDhkqXyMfKmVC

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🔗 Connections
Award received 6
Fellow of the Royal Society, King George VI Coronation Medal, Hector Medal, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Hutton Medal, honorary doctor of the University of New Zealand
Employer 2
University of Otago, Otago Museum
Occupation 2
university teacher, zoologist
Participant in 2
Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-1914), 1907 Sub-Antarctic Islands Scientific Expedition
Bionomia ID 1
William Benham
Collection items at 1
Natural History Museum
Country of citizenship 1
New Zealand
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
Royal Society of London
Participated in 1
1907 Sub-Antarctic Islands Scientific Expedition
Place of birth 1
Isleworth
Place of death 1
Dunedin
Sex or gender 1
male
← Bionomia ID 1
William Benham
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Summary

William Benham was born on March 29, 1860[1], in Isleworth[2]. He died on August 21, 1950[3], in Dunedin[4]. He worked as a zoologist[5], scientific illustrator[6], university teacher[7], and scientific collector[8].

FAQs

Where was William Benham born?

William Benham was born in Isleworth[2].

Where did William Benham die?

William Benham died in Dunedin[4].

What did William Benham do for work?

William Benham worked as a zoologist[5], scientific illustrator[6], university teacher[7], and scientific collector[8].

What awards did William Benham receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[15], Hector Medal[16], Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire[17], and Hutton Medal[18].

Related Entities

New Zealand

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . University Calendar. wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved . biodiversitylibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . University Calendar. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Past Fellows of the Royal Society database. Retrieved . royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . The London Gazette 34633. Retrieved . royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . royalsociety.org.nz. royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved . paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . library.vuw.ac.nz. library.vuw.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Past Fellows of the Royal Society database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Past Fellows of the Royal Society database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . Past Fellows of the Royal Society database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [14] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Seandalt · 2026-10-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Project Gutenberg author ID → 56412
    Entomologists of the World ID → 2146
    National Library of Poland MMS ID → 9815188272205606
    National Marine Biological Library ID → 14205
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #61863: matching pgids - batch 4: adding Project Gutenberg author IDs matched via Wikipedia links"
  2. 8w ago · Ambrosia10 · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SELIBR ID → 41451
    "Created claim: SELIBR ID: 41451, Matched to #mix'n'match W. Blaxland Benham (#27588373) for SELIBR ID"
  3. 14w ago · Ambrosia10 · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    BHL creator ID → 13435, 84681, 25070 +4
    "Changing order of values for P4081"
  4. 16w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → President of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Professor of Biology (University of Otago)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #43062: substitute P887 reference with P227 reference (3)"
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