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Walter Frank Raphael Weldon
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British evolutionary biologist (1860-1906)
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Walter Frank Raphael Weldon was a British biologist, zoologist, statistician, and university teacher. Born in Highgate in 1860, he was educated at University College London, St John's College, and King's College London. His professional career included teaching positions at University College London, the University of Cambridge, and the University of Oxford. He held the position of Linacre Professor of Zoology and was a member of the Royal Society.
Weldon worked in the field of evolutionary biology and wrote in English. He contributed to the *Dictionary of National Biography* and was described by *The Times*. He died in London and Oxford in 1906 from pneumonia, which resulted from natural causes. His father was Walter Weldon.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Raphael
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Highgate
- Place of death
- Oxford
- Father
- Walter Weldon
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Position held
- Linacre Professor of Zoology
- Educated at
- King's College London
- Employer
- University of Oxford
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Student of
- Francis Maitland Balfour
- Field of work
- evolutionary biology
- Image
- Weldon Walter F R.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1860-03-15
- date of death
- 1906-04-13
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- member of
- Royal Society
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Walter Frank Raphael Weldon
- contributed to creative work
- Dictionary of National Biography
- described by source
- The Times
- birth name
- Walter Frank Raphael Weldon
- writing language
- English language
- influenced by
- Francis Galton
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- P12749
- Erich Kempka
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