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William James Anderson

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William James Anderson (November 2, 1812, died May 15, 1873) was a physician, amateur geologist and historian of Scottish descent who emigrated to Canada. During his time in Nova Scotia in the 1830s he developed a strong interest in the region' s geology and history; he later worked in the lumber business in Upper Canada. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Birth Date
1812-11-02 1
Birth Year
1812 1
Death Date
1873-05-15 1
Death Year
1873 1
Birthplace
at sea 1
Death Place
Quebec City 1
Nationality
Canada 1
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Wikipedia "William James Anderson": physician and amateur geologist and historian, no more specific subfield named.

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1. William James Anderson (Wikidata)
  • P569 (date of birth)
    born 1812-11-02
  • P569 (date of birth) [year]
    born 1812
  • P570 (date of death)
    died 1873-05-15
  • P570 (date of death) [year]
    died 1873
  • P19 (place of birth)
    born in at sea
  • P20 (place of death)
    died in Quebec City
  • P27 (country of citizenship) [1]
    citizen of Canada
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William James Anderson (2 November 1812 - 15 May 1873) was a physician, amateur geologist and historian of Scottish descent.
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