A. J. Raffles

character in the works of E. W. Hornung
Person literary_character Q16931399
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A. J. Raffles

Summary

A. J. Raffles is a literary character[1]. He worked as a thief[2] and cricketer[3]. He draws 127 Wikipedia views per month (literary_character category, ranking #162 of 421).[4]

Key Facts

  • A. J. Raffles held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[5].
  • A. J. Raffles's professions included thief[2].
  • A. J. Raffles's professions included cricketer[3].
  • A. J. Raffles is the creator of Ernest William Hornung[6].
  • A. J. Raffles's image is recorded as A J Raffles.jpg[7].
  • A. J. Raffles is recorded as male[8].
  • A. J. Raffles's instance of is recorded as literary character[9].
  • A. J. Raffles's instance of is recorded as fictional human[10].
  • A. J. Raffles's performer is recorded as Anthony Valentine[11].
  • A. J. Raffles's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85110838[12].
  • A. J. Raffles's Commons category is recorded as A. J. Raffles[13].
  • A. J. Raffles's sport is recorded as cricket[14].
  • A. J. Raffles's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0_v50y9[15].
  • A. J. Raffles's family name is recorded as Raffles[16].
  • A. J. Raffles's given name is recorded as Arthur[17].
  • A. J. Raffles's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[18].
  • A. J. Raffles's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/A-J-Raffles[19].
  • A. J. Raffles's present in work is recorded as A. J. Raffles[20].
  • A. J. Raffles's BBC Things ID is recorded as ceae3bc3-bde6-4a78-9b2c-3a40bb7a1d0c[21].
  • A. J. Raffles's Goodreads character ID is recorded as 52096[22].
  • A. J. Raffles's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007560609805171[23].
  • A. J. Raffles's character type is recorded as gentleman thief[24].
  • A. J. Raffles's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/ed0f5080-2d30-429e-a49e-b0a2548feb36[25].

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Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include thief[2] and cricketer[3].

Works and Contributions

A. J. Raffles is the creator of Ernest William Hornung[6].

Why It Matters

A. J. Raffles draws 127 Wikipedia views per month (literary_character category, ranking #162 of 421).[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

FAQs

What did A. J. Raffles do for work?

A. J. Raffles worked as thief[2] and cricketer[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [2] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . BBC Things. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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