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Charles William Wilson

British army officer and explorer (1836-1905)
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Charles William Wilson
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Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[26]
Date of birth
March 14, 1836
Date of death
October 25, 1905
Place of birth
Liverpool
Place of death
Royal Tunbridge Wells
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[11]
Occupation
cartographer, diplomat, engineer, anthropologist, archaeologist, military officer, geographer, military personnel, Major[12][13][14][15]
Field of work
military engineering, military affairs, diplomacy, geography, archaeological excavation[16][17][18][19][20]
Educated at
Liverpool Collegiate School[21]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society, Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George, Khedive's Star[22][23][24]
Father
Edward Wilson[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[33]
Birth name
Charles William Wilson[34]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[37]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, second supplement[32]
Family name
Wilson[30]
Given name
Charles[31]
Member of
Royal Society of London[25]
Military branch
British Army[27]
Military, police or special rank
general[28]
Name in native language
Charles Wilson[35]
Participated in conflict
Mahdist War[29]
Writing language
English[36]
🏷️ Also known as
en Charles Wilson en Sir Charles Wilson en Sir Charles William Wilson en Charles William Wilson ar تشارلز ويلسون cs Ch. W. Wilson cs Charles Wilson fa چارلز ویلسون he צ'ארלס וילסון ja チャールズ・ウィリアム・ウィルソン nl Charles Wilson sv Sir Charles William Wilson zh 查尔斯·威廉·威尔逊
🔖 Identifiers · 52
ISNI
0000000121019171
VIAF cluster ID
64308880
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50015514
GND ID
102031215
American Academy in Rome ID
12409772
Archaeology Data Service person ID
47843
Artists of the World ID
00824927
BAnQ authority ID
0001210422
BIBSYS ID
90209196
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15367011z
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10952407
CiNii Research ID
1140563741712877568
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Curran Index contributor ID
2893
DDB person (GND) ID
102031215
Darwin Correspondence ID
7027
EBAF authority ID
48
FAST ID
4833
Freebase ID
/m/0269xsh
Geni profile ID
6000000045869800850
Harper's tag
charles-william-sir-wilson
IdRef ID
120451107
IxTheo authority ID
076731197
J9U entity ID
987007270083405171
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
102031215
Libraries Australia ID
35612047
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA05094613
NL CR AUT ID
xx0193450
NLA Trove people ID
1014537
NUKAT ID
n97040044
National Library of Greece ID
221696
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000046920
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000142180
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810621485005606
National Library of Portugal ID
1328393
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp146296
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
107895285
Online Books Page author ID
Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905
Open Library ID
OL4415754A, OL1136321A
OpenMLOL author ID
157671
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
36951
Parsifal cluster ID
9704
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
84647
Prabook ID
1893437
Project Gutenberg author ID
53320
SNAC ARK ID
w6cv6jth
UK National Archives ID
F43522
Union List of Artist Names ID
500371772
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV12000408
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/71635
WBIS ID
R81595
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrwRYxP6FTBMjpvHVG8md
Yale LUX ID
person/7ea0d73b-fb19-48df-9ea8-db6fe7af6105

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 7
engineer, diplomat, military officer, geographer, archaeologist, anthropologist, cartographer
Field of work 5
geography, diplomacy, military affairs, military engineering, archaeological excavation
Award received 2
Fellow of the Royal Society, Khedive's Star
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Family name 1
Wilson
Given name 1
Charles
Has works in the collection 1
Het Scheepvaartmuseum
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
Royal Society of London
Military branch 1
British Army
Military, police or special rank 1
general
Participated in conflict 1
Mahdist War
Place of birth 1
Liverpool
Place of death 1
Royal Tunbridge Wells
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
← Director of archaeological fieldwork 1
Chorazin
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Summary

Charles William Wilson was born on March 14, 1836[1], in Liverpool[2]. He died on October 25, 1905[3], in Royal Tunbridge Wells[4]. He worked as a cartographer[5], diplomat[6], engineer[7], anthropologist[8], and archaeologist[9].

FAQs

Where was Charles William Wilson born?

Charles William Wilson's place of birth was Liverpool[2].

Where did Charles William Wilson die?

Charles William Wilson passed away in Royal Tunbridge Wells[4].

Who were Charles William Wilson's parents?

Charles William Wilson's father was Edward Wilson[10].

What did Charles William Wilson do for work?

Charles William Wilson worked as a cartographer[5], diplomat[6], engineer[7], anthropologist[8], and archaeologist[9].

Where did Charles William Wilson go to school?

Charles William Wilson was educated at Liverpool Collegiate School[21].

What awards did Charles William Wilson receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[22], Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George[23], and Khedive's Star[24].

Related Entities

diplomacy geography Liverpool United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 28d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open Library ID → OL4415754A, OL1136321A
    Wikipedia title → Charles Wilson (British Army officer)
    "Created claim: Open Library ID: OL1136321A, batch #290620"
  2. 10w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → charles-william-sir-wilson
    Birth name → Charles William Wilson
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: charles-william-sir-wilson, Matched to charles william sir wilson (#289918812) in…"
  3. 16w ago · Virant · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language → Charles Wilson
    "Created claim: Name in native language: Charles Wilson"
  4. 23w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → cartographer, diplomat, engineer +2
    "Changed claim: Occupation: military personnel, см. / see autofix на / on P106"
  5. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → cartographer, diplomat, engineer +2
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32119: import P21 and P106 from GND (32)"
  6. 24w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Darwin Correspondence ID → 7027
    "Created claim: Darwin Correspondence ID: 7027, batch #258229"
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