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Cecil Chesterton

British journalist (1879-1918)
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Cecil Chesterton
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
November 12, 1879
Date of death
December 6, 1918
Place of birth
Kensington
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[6]
Occupation
journalist
Educated at
St Paul's School[8]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[9]
Spouse
Ada Chesterton[5]
Sibling
G. K. Chesterton[19]
Cause of death
nephritis[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Described by source
Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[17]
Family name
Chesterton[14]
Given name
Cecil[15]
Manner of death
natural causes[16]
Military branch
British Army[11]
Native language
English[7]
Participated in conflict
World War I[13]
Writing language
English[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Cecil Chesterton en Cecil Edward Chesterton es Cecil Edward Chesterton id Cecil Edward Chesterton ja セシル・チェスタトン pt Cecil Edward Chesterton uk Сесіл Честертон
🔖 Identifiers · 42
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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Biblioteca Iglesia Nacional Española en Roma ID
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CONOR.SR ID
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CWGC person ID
4024807
CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
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Everyone Remembered ID
4024807
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FAST ID
184736
FES digital collections entity ID
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Freebase ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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J9U entity ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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LibriVox author ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
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National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073103071
Online Books Page author ID
Chesterton, Cecil, 1879-1918
Open Library ID
OL2356971A
OpenMLOL author ID
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
37276
Project Gutenberg author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SNARC ID
Wikidata item
UK National Archives ID
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Vatican Library VcBA ID
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WikiTree person ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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Cause of death 1
nephritis
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Educated at 1
St Paul's School
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Military branch 1
British Army
Native language 1
English
Occupation 1
journalist
Participated in conflict 1
World War I
Place of birth 1
Kensington
Religion or worldview 1
Catholic Church
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
G. K. Chesterton
Siblings 1
G. K. Chesterton
Spouse 1
Ada Chesterton
Spouses 1
Ada Chesterton
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Cecil Chesterton was born in Kensington[1]. He was born on November 12, 1879[2]. He died on December 6, 1918[3]. He worked as a journalist[4].

FAQs

Where was Cecil Chesterton born?

Born in Kensington[1].

Who was Cecil Chesterton married to?

Cecil Chesterton's spouses include Ada Chesterton[5].

What did Cecil Chesterton do for work?

Cecil Chesterton worked as journalist[4].

Where did Cecil Chesterton go to school?

Cecil Chesterton was educated at St Paul's School[8].

Related Entities

G. K. Chesterton United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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  1. 7w ago · 本日晴天 · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CiNii Research ID → 1981430859705878478
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  2. 18w ago · Spinster300 · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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