Arthur Desmond

New Zealand writer
Person human Q4798451
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Summary

Arthur Desmond was born on January 1, 1859[1], in Northumberland[2]. He died on January 23, 1929[3], in Chicago[4]. He worked as an author[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (548 views/month, #7,192 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: New Zealand[7]
  • Notable work: Might is Right[8]
  • Religion or worldview: atheism[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Movement: social Darwinism[11]
  • Genre: poetry[12], philosophy[13], essay[14]
  • Commons category: Arthur Desmond[15]
  • Family name: Desmond[16]
  • Given name: Arthur[17]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[18]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject New Zealand/politics[19]

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Arthur Desmond include Might is Right[20], a written work[21].

FAQs

Where was Arthur Desmond born?

Arthur Desmond was born in Northumberland[2].

Where did Arthur Desmond die?

Arthur Desmond passed away in Chicago[4].

What did Arthur Desmond do for work?

Arthur Desmond worked as an author[5].

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  3. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [1] ↑ . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 7d ago · DrThneed · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'en', 'es']
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject New Zealand/politics
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  2. 23w ago · 本日晴天 · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Northumberland
    Country of citizenship → New Zealand
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
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