John Shaw Billings
John Shaw Billings studied at Miami University and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is botany.
Also recorded as J.S.Billings · J. S. Billings · John S. Billings · John Billings
John Shaw Billings

uncredited · Library journal, Volume 21 1896 (New York Public Library Archives) · Public domain
- Born
- 1838 · Allensville.
- Died
- 1913 · New York City.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- librarian · surgeon · statistician · botanist · writer · physician
- Fields
- botany
- Education
- Miami University · University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
- Honours
- Library Hall of Fame · Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences · honorary doctor of the University of Munich · honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh · honorary doctor of Harvard University · Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford
- Languages
- English
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Identity and overview
Employment is recorded with Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and New York Public Library. Positions recorded include President of the American Library Association. Distinctions recorded are Library Hall of Fame, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, honorary doctor of the University of Munich and honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh. Institutional cataloguing adds that john Shaw Billings was born in 1838 at Allensville. Institutional cataloguing adds that john Shaw Billings died in 1913 at New York City. It is also recorded that john Shaw Billings is recorded as librarian, surgeon, statistician, botanist and writer.
John Shaw Billings studied at Miami University and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is botany. Employment is recorded with Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and New York Public Library. Positions recorded include President of the American Library Association. Distinctions recorded are Library Hall of Fame, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, honorary doctor of the University of Munich and honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh.
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Origins and background
On origins, the institutional record states the following. Born in 1838 at Allensville. It is also recorded that john Shaw Billings died in 1913 at New York City.

John Shaw Billings (1838-1913). American surgeon General Collections
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Allensville.
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New York City.
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Documents and archives
scholarly publication
- <i>John Shaw Billings, Selected Papers of</i>. Frank Bradway Rogers, John Shaw Billings, Isis, 1966
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 1966
- <i>Selected Papers of John Shaw Billings</i>. John Shaw Billings, Frank Bradway Rogers, The Library Quarterly, 1966
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 1966
- John Shaw Billings And The Library Of The Office Of The Army Surgeon General—1836–1898, History of Medical Libraries and Medical Librarianship, 2021
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2021
Institutional database
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q5597419: John Shaw Billings
Scholarly · Wikimedia Foundation
reference work
- “John Shaw Billings”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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scholarly publication
<i>John Shaw Billings, Selected Papers of</i>. Frank Bradway Rogers, John Shaw Billings, Isis, 1966Crossref registry
Verifiedscholarly publication
<i>Selected Papers of John Shaw Billings</i>. John Shaw Billings, Frank Bradway Rogers, The Library Quarterly, 1966Crossref registry
Verifiedscholarly publication
John Shaw Billings And The Library Of The Office Of The Army Surgeon General—1836–1898, History of Medical Libraries and Medical Librarianship, 2021Crossref registry
VerifiedInstitutional database
Wikidata, structured authority record Q5597419: John Shaw BillingsWikimedia Foundation
Verifiedreference work
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