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He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1845 for his work on the natural history of China.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"14 June 1812","date":"1812-06-14"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4719951#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Colombo","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35381"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4719951#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"21 January 1888","date":"1888-01-21"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4719951#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Pasadena","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q485176"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4719951#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q174193"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4719951#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4719951#P106"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Frances Helen Palliser","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q75900533","start":"1856"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4719951#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Governor of Hong Kong (13 June 1842 – 2 December 1842)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1159846","start":"1842-06-13","end":"1842-12-02"},{"text":"Governor of Hong Kong (22 June 1841 – 1 February 1842)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1159846","start":"1841-06-22","end":"1842-02-01"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4719951#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Fellow of the Royal Society","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15631401"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4719951#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Robert_Johnston","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4719951"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Alexander Robert Johnston born?","a":"Alexander Robert Johnston was born on 14 June 1812 in Colombo."},{"q":"What positions has Alexander Robert Johnston held?","a":"Positions held by Alexander Robert Johnston include: Governor of Hong Kong (1842–1842); Governor of Hong Kong (1841–1842)."}],"related":[{"name":"Matthew Nathan","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/matthew-nathan"},{"name":"William Peel","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/william-peel"},{"name":"Hugh Norman-Walker","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/hugh-norman-walker"},{"name":"Cecil Harcourt","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/cecil-harcourt"},{"name":"Franklin Gimson","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/franklin-gimson"},{"name":"George Digby Barker","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/george-digby-barker"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/alexander-robert-johnston-affe941c17.jpg","width":454,"height":528,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Unknown author Unknown author","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alexander_Robert_Campbell_Johnston.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Alexander Robert Johnston","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Robert_Johnston","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q4719951","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4719951","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Alexander Robert Campbell Johnston.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alexander_Robert_Campbell_Johnston.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Alexander Robert Johnston, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Alexander Robert Campbell Johnston.jpg — Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain.","cite":"\"Alexander Robert Johnston\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/alexander-robert-johnston. Retrieved 4 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T08:59:15Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-04","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/alexander-robert-johnston","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/alexander-robert-johnston","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/alexander-robert-johnston?lang=ne"}}