Alexander Buchan
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Scottish meteorologist, oceanographer and botanist (1829-1907)
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Vinony files it under 1829 births, 1907 deaths and 19th-century Scottish botanists.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alexander
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Kinnesswood
- Place of death
- Edinburgh
- Occupation
- climatologist
- Educated at
- University of Edinburgh
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- No-nb bldsa 1c028.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1829-04-11
- date of death
- 1907-05-13
- member of
- Met Office
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- contributed to creative work
- Dictionary of National Biography
- place of burial
- Warriston Cemetery
- writing language
- English language
- Commons category
- Alexander Buchan (meteorologist)
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Categories
1829 births1907 deaths19th-century Scottish botanistsAlumni of the University of EdinburghBritish academic journal editorsBritish fellows of the Royal SocietyContributors to the Dictionary of National BiographyFellows of the Royal Society of EdinburghMembers of the Royal Society of Sciences in UppsalaPeople from Perth and KinrossScottish curatorsScottish inventorsScottish librariansScottish magazine editorsScottish meteorologistsScottish oceanographers