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William John Burchell

British scientist (1781-1863)
Person Human Q1397207
William John Burchell
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Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
July 23, 1781
Date of death
March 3, 1863
Place of birth
Fulham
Place of death
Fulham
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10]
Occupation
explorer, zoologist, botanist, writer, traveler, painter, ornithologist, entomologist, botanical collector, scientific collector[11][12][13][14][15]
Employer
Kew Gardens[17]
Field of work
botany[16]
Educated at
Linnean Society of London[18]
Award received
Fellow of the Linnean Society of London[20]
Notable work
On the River, Near Santos, Brazil[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[32]
Catalog
Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros[29]
Collection items at
Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, University of Graz, Meise Botanic Garden, Natural History Museum, Vienna, University of Vienna, University of Jena, Herbarium Dresdense, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Herbarium, Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, National Herbarium of Victoria, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Herbarium, Meise Botanic Garden, William and Lynda Steere Herbarium, Herbarium, Missouri Botanical Garden, Harvard University Herbaria, Natural History Museum, National Museum of Natural History
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[31]
Family name
Burchell[27]
Given name
William John[28]
Has works in the collection
Meise Botanic Garden[34]
Manner of death
suicide[30]
Name in native language
William John Burchell[33]
Residence
Fulham, Mexico City, Saint Helena, Cape of Good Hope, Table Bay[22][23][24][25][26]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 57
ISNI
0000000109752346
VIAF cluster ID
56823564
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50056199
GND ID
117641049
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
245717
BHL creator ID
165042, 154191
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
BurchellWilliamJ(WilliamJohn)1781-1863
Benezit ID
B00028876
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
144048535
Bionomia ID
William John Burchell
Botanist author abbreviation
Burch.
Bridgeman artist ID
32385
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British Museum person or institution ID
121741
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01375610
Christie's creator ID
14239
CiNii Research ID
1140282266827842048
DDB person (GND) ID
117641049
Darwin Correspondence ID
728
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117641049
Edition humboldt digital ID
H0003784
Electronic Enlightenment ID
burchwilli003785
Entomologists of the World ID
4559
FAST ID
1716754
Freebase ID
/m/03wzxg
Harvard Index of Botanists ID
543
IPNI author ID
1291-1
IdRef ID
163852545
Invaluable.com person ID
0yfrkmxjal
IxTheo authority ID
079062512
J9U entity ID
987007277755705171
KBR person ID
21072492
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117641049
Museo Galileo authority ID
12700
MutualArt artist ID
1C602E5AAB35A8EA
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA10250707
NBM authority ID
24741
NUKAT ID
n2006117091
National Library of Brazil ID
000622822
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000412598
National Library of Portugal ID
538096
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp57848
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
252312163
Open Library ID
OL117065A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
3954
RERO ID (legacy)
A012026331
RKDartists ID
14096
S2A3 Biographical Database ID
421
Te Papa agent ID
60774
Topic's main category
Category:William John Burchell
UK National Archives ID
F258083
Union List of Artist Names ID
500011752
Watercolour World artist ID
william-john-burchell
Wellcome Collection concept ID
xmvh6mjf
WikiTree person ID
Burchell-177
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqk9Kq8WD9b7cjfHMXGHC
Yale LUX ID
person/60902ab6-9226-4856-9da7-cb0f1d17241b
Zürich Herbaria collector ID
786

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🔗 Connections
Collection items at 11
University of Vienna, Natural History Museum, University of Jena, University of Graz, National Museum of Natural History, Natural History Museum, Vienna, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin +3 more
Occupation 9
writer, painter, explorer, botanist, zoologist, entomologist, ornithologist, traveler +1 more
Residence 5
Mexico City, Saint Helena, Cape of Good Hope, Fulham, Table Bay
Named after 3
Burchell's Sandgrouse, Eciton burchellii, Burchell's Coucal
Bionomia ID 1
William John Burchell
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Educated at 1
Linnean Society of London
Employer 1
Kew Gardens
Field of work 1
botany
Has works in the collection 1
Meise Botanic Garden
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
suicide
Place of birth 1
Fulham
Place of death 1
Fulham
Sex or gender 1
male
← Bionomia ID 1
William John Burchell
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Summary

William John Burchell was born on July 23, 1781[1], in Fulham[2]. He died on March 3, 1863[3], in Fulham[4]. He worked as an explorer[5], zoologist[6], botanist[7], writer[8], and traveler[9].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for William John Burchell include Eciton burchellii[35], a taxon[36]; Burchell's Coucal[37], a taxon[38]; and Burchell's Sandgrouse[39], a taxon[40].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Eciton burchellii[35], a taxon[36]; Burchell's Coucal[37], a taxon[38]; and Burchell's Sandgrouse[39], a taxon[40].

FAQs

Where was William John Burchell born?

William John Burchell was born in Fulham[2].

Where did William John Burchell die?

William John Burchell passed away in Fulham[4].

What did William John Burchell do for work?

William John Burchell worked as an explorer[5], zoologist[6], botanist[7], writer[8], and traveler[9].

Where did William John Burchell go to school?

William John Burchell was educated at Linnean Society of London[18].

What awards did William John Burchell receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Linnean Society of London[20].

Related Entities

botany Kew Gardens Mexico City United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland University of Graz University of Vienna

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . Biographical Database of Southern African Science. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Index Herbariorum. Retrieved . sweetgum.nybg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 25w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Darwin Correspondence ID → 728
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp01375610
    "Created claim: Darwin Correspondence ID: 728, batch #258229"
  2. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Fulham
    Given name → William John
    Sex or gender → male
    Has works in the collection → Meise Botanic Garden
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30845: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (3)"
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