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Alexander Mackay

Scottish journalist
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Alexander Mackay

Summary

Alexander Mackay is a human[1]. He was born on 1808[2]. He died on 1852[3]. He worked as a journalist[4].

Key Facts

  • Alexander Mackay was born on 1808[2].
  • Alexander Mackay died on 1852[3].
  • Alexander Mackay held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[5].
  • Alexander Mackay's professions included journalist[4].
  • Alexander Mackay is recorded as male[6].
  • Alexander Mackay's instance of is recorded as human[7].
  • Alexander Mackay's family name is recorded as Mackay[8].
  • Alexander Mackay's given name is recorded as Alexander[9].
  • Alexander Mackay's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[10].

Body

Origins and Family

Alexander Mackay was born on 1808[2].

Career and Affiliations

Alexander Mackay's professions included journalist[4].

Death and Burial

Alexander Mackay died on 1852[3].

FAQs

What did Alexander Mackay do for work?

Alexander Mackay worked as journalist[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. 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. 8w ago · Lovelano · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of death → +1852-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P570]]: 15 April 1852"
  2. 8w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Q1860
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1412]]: [[Q1860]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/263717|batch #263717]]"
  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Viaf cluster id → 32934835
    Described by source → Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
    Library of congress authority id → n87827211
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30846|batch #30846]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (4)"
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