Abraham Cowley

British writer (1618–1667)
Person human Q329896
Abraham Cowley
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Abraham Cowley

Summary

Abraham Cowley is a human[1]. He was born in City of London[2]. He was born on January 1, 1618[3]. He died in Chertsey[4]. He died on July 28, 1667[5]. He worked as a poet[6], essayist[7], playwright[8], prose writer[9], and writer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (132 views/month, #7,253 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Abraham Cowley was born in City of London[2].
  • Abraham Cowley passed away in Chertsey[4].
  • Abraham Cowley was born on January 1, 1618[3].
  • Abraham Cowley died on July 28, 1667[5].
  • Abraham Cowley died on 1667[12].
  • Burial took place at Westminster Abbey[13].
  • Abraham Cowley held citizenship in Kingdom of England[14].
  • Abraham Cowley worked as a poet[6].
  • Abraham Cowley's professions included essayist[7].
  • Abraham Cowley worked as a playwright[8].
  • Abraham Cowley's professions included prose writer[9].
  • Abraham Cowley's professions included writer[10].
  • Abraham Cowley's field of work was literature[15].
  • Abraham Cowley's field of work was poetry[16].
  • Abraham Cowley's education included a stint at Trinity College[17].
  • Abraham Cowley was educated at Westminster School[18].
  • Abraham Cowley is recorded as male[19].
  • Abraham Cowley's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Abraham Cowley's genre is drama[21].
  • Abraham Cowley's genre is essay[22].
  • Abraham Cowley's Commons category is recorded as Abraham Cowley[23].
  • Abraham Cowley's family name is recorded as Cowley[24].
  • Abraham Cowley's given name is recorded as Abraham[25].
  • Abraham Cowley's depicted by is recorded as Abraham Cowley[26].
  • Abraham Cowley's described by source is recorded as Svensk uppslagsbok[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1618[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1667-07-28[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 280b42e9-a4ff-4b6f-8786-1834a18018ce[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in City of London[2], Abraham Cowley… he was born on January 1, 1618[3].

Education

Educated at Trinity College[17], a college of the University of Cambridge[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1546[35], headquartered in Cambridge[36] and Westminster School[18], a boarding school[37], in United Kingdom[38], founded in 1179[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], essayist[7], playwright[8], prose writer[9], and writer[10]. Fields of work include literature[15], a type of arts[40] and poetry[16], a literary form[41].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include July 28, 1667[5] and 1667[12]. Abraham Cowley passed away in Chertsey[4]. Burial took place at Westminster Abbey[13].

Why It Matters

Abraham Cowley ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (132 views/month, #7,253 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Abraham Cowley born?

Abraham Cowley's place of birth was City of London[2].

Where did Abraham Cowley die?

Abraham Cowley died in Chertsey[4].

What did Abraham Cowley do for work?

Abraham Cowley worked as poet[6], essayist[7], playwright[8], prose writer[9], and writer[10].

Where did Abraham Cowley go to school?

Abraham Cowley was educated at Trinity College[17] and Westminster School[18].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . poets.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [12] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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