Alexander Hislop

Free Church of Scotland minister (1807–1865)
Person human Q1343533
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Summary

Alexander Hislop is a human[1]. Born in Duns[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1807[3]. He passed away in Arbroath[4]. He died on March 13, 1865[5]. He worked as a pastor[6], Christian minister[7], theologian[8], writer[9], and historian[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (776 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Alexander Hislop was born in Duns[2].
  • Alexander Hislop passed away in Arbroath[4].
  • Alexander Hislop was born on January 1, 1807[3].
  • Alexander Hislop died on March 13, 1865[5].
  • Alexander Hislop held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[12].
  • Alexander Hislop worked as a pastor[6].
  • Alexander Hislop worked as a Christian minister[7].
  • Alexander Hislop worked as a theologian[8].
  • Alexander Hislop worked as a writer[9].
  • Alexander Hislop worked as a historian[10].
  • Alexander Hislop's professions included parson[13].
  • Alexander Hislop's field of work was criticism of the Catholic Church[14].
  • Alexander Hislop's field of work was history of Christianity[15].
  • Alexander Hislop's field of work was theology[16].
  • Alexander Hislop's religion is recorded as Protestantism[17].
  • Alexander Hislop is recorded as male[18].
  • Alexander Hislop's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Alexander Hislop's family name is recorded as Hislop[20].
  • Alexander Hislop's given name is recorded as Alexander[21].
  • Alexander Hislop's work location is recorded as Scotland[22].
  • Alexander Hislop's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Alexander Hislop's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Alexander Hislop'}[24].

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Origins and Family

Born in Duns[2], Alexander Hislop… he was born on January 1, 1807[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pastor[6], Christian minister[7], theologian[8], writer[9], historian[10], and parson[13]. Fields of work include criticism of the Catholic Church[14]; history of Christianity[15], an aspect of history[25]; and theology[16], an academic discipline[26].

Personal Life

Alexander Hislop's religion is recorded as Protestantism[17].

Death and Burial

Alexander Hislop died on March 13, 1865[5]. He passed away in Arbroath[4].

Why It Matters

Alexander Hislop ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (776 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Works attributed to him include The Two Babylons[29], a written work[30].

FAQs

Where was Alexander Hislop born?

Alexander Hislop was born in Duns[2].

Where did Alexander Hislop die?

Alexander Hislop died in Arbroath[4].

What did Alexander Hislop do for work?

Alexander Hislop worked as pastor[6], Christian minister[7], theologian[8], writer[9], and historian[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . 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. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → pastor, Christian minister, theologian +3
    Harper's tag → alexander-hislop
    Sitelink count → 15
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'he', 'hu', 'id', 'ja', 'no', 'pl', '
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: alexander-hislop, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289912567|alexander hislop (#289912567)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harpe"
  2. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp01407469
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Cerl thesaurus id: cnp01146017, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257929|batch #257929]]"
  3. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp01407469
    Place of birth → Duns
    Religion or worldview → Protestantism
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30844|batch #30844]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (2)"
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