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Benson John Lossing

American journalist (1813–1891)
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Benson John Lossing
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Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
February 12, 1813
Date of death
June 3, 1891
Place of birth
Beekman
Place of death
Dover Plains
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
journalist, historian, writer
Educated at
University of Michigan[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[26]
Archives at
Louis Round Wilson Library, New York Public Library Main Branch[13][14]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library[32]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[31]
Described by source
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, Nordisk familjebok, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Library of the World's Best Literature, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The New Student's Reference Work[20][21][22][23][24][25]
Family name
Lossing[15]
Given name
Benson, John[16][17]
Has works in the collection
J. Paul Getty Museum[29]
Member of
American Antiquarian Society[11]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library, WikiProject New York Public Library[27][28]
Partner in business or sport
William Barritt[19]
Place of burial
Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery[8]
Relative
William Barritt[18]
Writing language
English[30]
🏷️ Also known as
en B.J. Lossing en Benson J. Lossing en Benson John Lossing en Benson Lossing en B. J. Lossing cs Benson J. Lossing es Benson J. Lossing es Benson Lossing ja ベンソン・ジョン・ロッシング nl Benson John Lossing zh 本森·約翰·洛辛
🔖 Identifiers · 49
ISNI
000000010870406X
VIAF cluster ID
12359831
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50042414
GND ID
128775289
American Academy in Rome ID
12411277
American National Biography ID
1601021
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/62315
AskArt person ID
84233
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
122242926
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01435251
CiNii Research ID
1140282266571782656
DDB person (GND) ID
128775289
Show all 49 identifiers +37
FAST ID
14584
Find a Grave memorial ID
61135260
Freebase ID
/m/04jpp7
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991003771989707141
Geni profile ID
6000000040940882088
Geographicus cartographer ID
lossingbensonjohn
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m04jpp7
IdRef ID
085616001
Invaluable.com person ID
nrbaxha639
IxTheo authority ID
379677997
J. Paul Getty Museum agent ID
person/10582W
J9U entity ID
987007274866605171
KBR person ID
14244632
Libraries Australia ID
35957740
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA07892229
NL CR AUT ID
jo2012738370
NLA Trove people ID
1162752
NUKAT ID
n2005117879
National Library of Greece ID
145124
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000410223
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810567301405606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074543024
Newman Numismatics Portal ID
531751
Obálky knih ID
jo2012738370
Online Books Page author ID
Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891
Open Library ID
OL115001A
OpenMLOL author ID
147567
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100115432
Prabook ID
1080095
Project Gutenberg author ID
4627
SBN author ID
UFIV147720
SNAC ARK ID
w6qc064d
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10580739
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/321388
WikiTree person ID
Lossing-46
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhRGXYCgg3PKWqvvXGvHC
Yale LUX ID
person/e43e6a98-0ba9-4d79-84df-e1c14b80ab2c

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 4
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Nordisk familjebok, Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
Occupation 3
writer, journalist, historian
Archives at 1
New York Public Library Main Branch
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
University of Michigan
Given name 1
John
Has works in the collection 1
J. Paul Getty Museum
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
American Antiquarian Society
Place of birth 1
Beekman
Place of death 1
Dover Plains
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Benson John Lossing was born on February 12, 1813[1], in Beekman[2]. He died on June 3, 1891[3], in Dover Plains[4]. He worked as a journalist[5], historian[6], and writer[7].

FAQs

Where was Benson John Lossing born?

Benson John Lossing's place of birth was Beekman[2].

Where did Benson John Lossing die?

Benson John Lossing passed away in Dover Plains[4].

What did Benson John Lossing do for work?

Benson John Lossing worked as a journalist[5], historian[6], and writer[7].

Where did Benson John Lossing go to school?

Benson John Lossing was educated at University of Michigan[10].

Related Entities

J. Paul Getty Museum United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Geographicus Rare Antique Maps biographical dictionary of cartographers. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  23. [23] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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