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Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight

American historian and writer
Person human Q4889416

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
1816, April 5, 1816[6]
Date of death
1889, September 18, 1889[7]
Place of birth
New Haven
Place of death
Clinton
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Occupation
historian
Educated at
Hamilton College[13]
Religion or worldview
Congregational churches[15]
Father
Benjamin Woolsey Dwight[9]
Mother
Sophia Woodbridge Dwight[10]
Child
Isabelle Sprague Smith[11]
Sibling
Theodore William Dwight, Edward W. Dwight[20][21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[19]
Family name
Dwight[17]
Given name
Benjamin[18]
Member of
Society for Classical Studies[14]
Place of burial
Sunset Hill Cemetery[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight ar بنجامين وودبريدج دوايت
🔖 Identifiers · 24
ISNI
0000000081150772
VIAF cluster ID
36764107
Library of Congress authority ID
nr89016441
GND ID
1055217584
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight.jpg ↗
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/84935
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01985185
CiNii Research ID
1980867909751946544
FAST ID
260704
Find a Grave memorial ID
145833310
Freebase ID
/m/0bkdzz
Geni.com profile ID
6000000026286040362
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Goodreads author ID
4089416
IdRef ID
234176598
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA10001597
NLA Trove people ID
1056907
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007383632505171
Open Library ID
OL2585781A, OL1962789A
Prabook ID
2464017
SNAC ARK ID
w64b3m03
Unz Review author ID
DwightBenjaminW
WikiTree person ID
Dwight-132
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfcTFM8C8gRVfBfbxvT73
Yale LUX ID
person/88dc3734-28a7-40aa-93c9-cee7c49c6f6b

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Summary

Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight was born on 1816[1] in New Haven[2]. He died on 1889[3] in Clinton[4]. He worked as a historian[5].

FAQs

Where was Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight born?

Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight was born in New Haven[2].

Where did Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight die?

Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight passed away in Clinton[4].

Who were Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight's parents?

Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight's father was Benjamin Woolsey Dwight[9]. Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight's mother was Sophia Woodbridge Dwight[10].

What did Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight do for work?

Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight worked as a historian[5].

Where did Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight go to school?

Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight was educated at Hamilton College[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . books.google.com. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Open Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Open Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . books.google.com. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Given name → Benjamin
    CiNii Research ID → 1980867909751946544
    Child → Isabelle Sprague Smith
    Place of birth → New Haven
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