Charles Merivale

English historian and churchman (1808-1893)
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Charles Merivale
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Charles Merivale

Summary

Charles Merivale is a human[1]. His place of birth was London[2]. He was born on March 8, 1808[3]. He died in Ely[4]. He died on December 27, 1893[5]. He worked as a historian[6], autobiographer[7], rower[8], writer[9], and Anglican priest[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Charles Merivale was born in London[2].
  • Charles Merivale died in Ely[4].
  • Charles Merivale was born on March 8, 1808[3].
  • Charles Merivale died on December 27, 1893[5].
  • Charles Merivale held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[12].
  • Charles Merivale's professions included historian[6].
  • Charles Merivale's professions included autobiographer[7].
  • Charles Merivale worked as a rower[8].
  • Charles Merivale worked as a writer[9].
  • Charles Merivale's professions included Anglican priest[10].
  • Charles Merivale worked as a translator[13].
  • Charles Merivale's field of work was history[14].
  • Charles Merivale's field of work was pastoral care[15].
  • Charles Merivale's field of work was translating activity[16].
  • Charles Merivale held the position of Dean of Ely[17].
  • Charles Merivale was educated at Harrow School[18].
  • Charles Merivale's education included a stint at St John's College[19].
  • Charles Merivale was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[20].
  • Charles Merivale's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[21].
  • Charles Merivale is recorded as male[22].
  • Charles Merivale's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Charles Merivale's Commons category is recorded as Charles Merivale[24].
  • Charles Merivale's archives at is recorded as National Library of Wales[25].
  • Charles Merivale's sport is recorded as rowing[26].
  • Charles Merivale's family name is recorded as Merivale[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in London[2], Charles Merivale… he was born on March 8, 1808[3].

Education

Educated at Harrow School[18], a public school[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1572[30] and St John's College[19], a college of the University of Cambridge[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1511[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[6], autobiographer[7], rower[8], writer[9], Anglican priest[10], and translator[13]. Fields of work include history[14]; pastoral care[15], a field of study[34]; and translating activity[16]. Charles Merivale held the position of Dean of Ely[17].

Personal Life

Charles Merivale's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[21].

Death and Burial

Charles Merivale died on December 27, 1893[5]. He passed away in Ely[4].

Why It Matters

Charles Merivale ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

FAQs

Where was Charles Merivale born?

Charles Merivale's place of birth was London[2].

Where did Charles Merivale die?

Charles Merivale passed away in Ely[4].

What did Charles Merivale do for work?

Charles Merivale worked as historian[6], autobiographer[7], rower[8], writer[9], and Anglican priest[10].

Where did Charles Merivale go to school?

Charles Merivale was educated at Harrow School[18] and St John's College[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [23] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  16. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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