David Mallet

Scottish writer, editor and spy
Person human Q137534
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David Mallet

Summary

David Mallet is a human[1]. He passed away in London[2]. He died on April 21, 1765[3]. He worked as a poet[4], historian[5], playwright[6], spy[7], and writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • David Mallet died in London[2].
  • David Mallet died on April 21, 1765[3].
  • A child of David Mallet was Dorothea Celesia[10].
  • David Mallet held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[11].
  • David Mallet's professions included poet[4].
  • David Mallet's professions included historian[5].
  • David Mallet worked as a playwright[6].
  • David Mallet's professions included spy[7].
  • David Mallet worked as a writer[8].
  • David Mallet was educated at University of Edinburgh[12].
  • David Mallet is recorded as male[13].
  • David Mallet's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • David Mallet's Commons category is recorded as David Mallet (writer)[15].
  • David Mallet's family name is recorded as Mallet[16].
  • David Mallet's given name is recorded as David[17].
  • David Mallet's political ideology is recorded as Jacobitism[18].
  • David Mallet's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[19].
  • David Mallet's described by source is recorded as Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets[20].
  • David Mallet's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[21].
  • David Mallet's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[22].
  • David Mallet's described by source is recorded as Library of the World's Best Literature[23].
  • David Mallet's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24].
  • David Mallet's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • David Mallet's different from is recorded as David Mallet[26].
  • David Mallet's writing language is recorded as English[27].

Body

Education

David Mallet's education included a stint at University of Edinburgh[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[4], historian[5], playwright[6], spy[7], and writer[8].

Personal Life

A child of David Mallet was Dorothea Celesia[10].

Death and Burial

David Mallet died on April 21, 1765[3]. He passed away in London[2].

Why It Matters

David Mallet ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where did David Mallet die?

David Mallet died in London[2].

What did David Mallet do for work?

David Mallet worked as poet[4], historian[5], playwright[6], spy[7], and writer[8].

Where did David Mallet go to school?

David Mallet was educated at University of Edinburgh[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Cadanais · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held Q140001393
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  2. 15d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation poet, historian, playwright +2
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  3. 22d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    Occupation
    Child Dorothea Celesia
    Described by source Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, BEIC Digital Library +3
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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