Alexander Paterson

Scottish bishop
Person human Q4719810
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Alexander Paterson

Summary

Alexander Paterson is a human[1]. He was born on +1766-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1831-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Alexander Paterson was born on +1766-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Alexander Paterson died on +1831-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Alexander Paterson's professions included Catholic priest[4].
  • Alexander Paterson worked as a Catholic bishop[5].
  • Alexander Paterson held the position of titular bishop[7].
  • Alexander Paterson held the position of vicar apostolic[8].
  • Alexander Paterson's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[9].
  • Alexander Paterson is recorded as male[10].
  • Alexander Paterson's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Alexander Paterson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000123448121[12].
  • Alexander Paterson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 173248252[13].
  • Alexander Paterson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2011018014[14].
  • Alexander Paterson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dgqmh3[15].
  • Alexander Paterson's family name is recorded as Paterson[16].
  • Alexander Paterson's given name is recorded as Alexander[17].
  • Alexander Paterson's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as pater[18].
  • Alexander Paterson's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[19].
  • Alexander Paterson's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 21526[20].
  • Alexander Paterson's consecrator is recorded as Aeneas Chisholm[21].
  • Alexander Paterson's consecrator is recorded as Alexander Cameron[22].
  • Alexander Paterson's UK National Archives ID is recorded as F60514[23].
  • Alexander Paterson's Prabook ID is recorded as 2564193[24].
  • Alexander Paterson's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJjxpM84hqW3rM8BKCgtKd[25].

Body

Origins and Family

Alexander Paterson was born on +1766-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5]. Positions held include titular bishop[7], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[26] and vicar apostolic[8], an ecclesiastical occupation[27].

Personal Life

Alexander Paterson's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[9].

Death and Burial

Alexander Paterson died on +1831-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Alexander Paterson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did Alexander Paterson do for work?

Alexander Paterson worked as Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved . 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] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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