Alexander Whitelaw

Scottish book editor
Person human Q20871778
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Alexander Whitelaw

Summary

Alexander Whitelaw is a human[1]. He was born on 1803[2]. He died on 1846[3]. He worked as an editor[4], writer[5], poet[6], and journalist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Alexander Whitelaw was born on 1803[2].
  • Alexander Whitelaw died on 1846[3].
  • Alexander Whitelaw held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9].
  • Alexander Whitelaw worked as an editor[4].
  • Alexander Whitelaw's professions included writer[5].
  • Alexander Whitelaw's professions included poet[6].
  • Alexander Whitelaw worked as a journalist[7].
  • Alexander Whitelaw is recorded as male[10].
  • Alexander Whitelaw's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Alexander Whitelaw's Commons category is recorded as Alexander Whitelaw[12].
  • Alexander Whitelaw's family name is recorded as Whitelaw[13].
  • Alexander Whitelaw's given name is recorded as Alexander[14].
  • Alexander Whitelaw's Commons Creator page is recorded as Alexander Whitelaw[15].

Body

Origins and Family

Alexander Whitelaw was born on 1803[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include editor[4], writer[5], poet[6], and journalist[7].

Death and Burial

Alexander Whitelaw died on 1846[3].

Why It Matters

Alexander Whitelaw ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

What did Alexander Whitelaw do for work?

Alexander Whitelaw worked as editor[4], writer[5], poet[6], and journalist[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [2] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Yale lux id person/e468e8c4-3f9e-4b7c-9e8c-377ff8b4eace
    Date of birth +1803-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Instance of human
    Google knowledge graph id /g/11bwf2rhyr
    + 19 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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