Alfred Wilks Drayson

British Army officer 1827-1901;
Person human Q29824449
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Alfred Wilks Drayson

Summary

Alfred Wilks Drayson is a human[1]. He was born on +1827-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1901-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a military officer[4], novelist[5], memoirist[6], travel writer[7], and astronomer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Alfred Wilks Drayson was born on +1827-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Alfred Wilks Drayson died on +1901-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Alfred Wilks Drayson died on +1901-09-27T00:00:00Z[10].
  • A child of Alfred Wilks Drayson was Ellen Mary Isabel Drayson[11].
  • Alfred Wilks Drayson held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[12].
  • Alfred Wilks Drayson worked as a military officer[4].
  • Alfred Wilks Drayson's professions included novelist[5].
  • Alfred Wilks Drayson worked as a memoirist[6].
  • Alfred Wilks Drayson's professions included travel writer[7].
  • Alfred Wilks Drayson worked as an astronomer[8].
  • Alfred Wilks Drayson worked as an army officer[13].
  • Alfred Wilks Drayson is recorded as male[14].
  • Alfred Wilks Drayson's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Alfred Wilks Drayson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000049434011[16].
  • Alfred Wilks Drayson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 54023692[17].
  • Alfred Wilks Drayson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 290320112[18].
  • Alfred Wilks Drayson's GND ID is recorded as 172534410[19].
  • Alfred Wilks Drayson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr93035750[20].
  • Alfred Wilks Drayson's IdRef ID is recorded as 076363031[21].
  • Alfred Wilks Drayson's military, police or special rank is recorded as major general[22].
  • Alfred Wilks Drayson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bhmfl_[23].
  • Alfred Wilks Drayson's Open Library ID is recorded as OL2507605A[24].
  • Alfred Wilks Drayson's Open Library ID is recorded as OL2551920A[25].
  • Alfred Wilks Drayson's Open Library ID is recorded as OL4473006A[26].
  • Alfred Wilks Drayson's DBNL author ID is recorded as dray005[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Alfred Wilks Drayson was born on +1827-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include military officer[4], novelist[5], memoirist[6], travel writer[7], astronomer[8], and army officer[13].

Personal Life

A child of Alfred Wilks Drayson was Ellen Mary Isabel Drayson[11].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1901-00-00T00:00:00Z[3] and +1901-09-27T00:00:00Z[10].

Why It Matters

Alfred Wilks Drayson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

What did Alfred Wilks Drayson do for work?

Alfred Wilks Drayson worked as military officer[4], novelist[5], memoirist[6], travel writer[7], and astronomer[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . At the Circulating Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . At the Circulating Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . At the Circulating Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  18. [2] . books.google.co.uk. books.google.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . books.google.co.uk. books.google.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [10] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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