Desmond Seward

British historian
Person human Q5264795
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Desmond Seward

Summary

Desmond Seward is a human[1]. He was born in Paris[2]. He was born on +1935-05-22T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2022-04-03T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a historian[5] and biographer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Paris[2], Desmond Seward…
  • Desmond Seward was born on +1935-05-22T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Desmond Seward died on +2022-04-03T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Desmond Seward held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Desmond Seward held citizenship in France[9].
  • Desmond Seward's professions included historian[5].
  • Desmond Seward worked as a biographer[6].
  • Desmond Seward's field of work was history[10].
  • Desmond Seward's field of work was Middle Ages[11].
  • Desmond Seward was educated at Ampleforth College[12].
  • Desmond Seward was educated at St Catharine's College[13].
  • Desmond Seward is recorded as male[14].
  • Desmond Seward's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Desmond Seward's ISNI is recorded as 0000000108548765[16].
  • Desmond Seward's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 7397054[17].
  • Desmond Seward's GND ID is recorded as 172370604[18].
  • Desmond Seward's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50001404[19].
  • Desmond Seward's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11924582s[20].
  • Desmond Seward's IdRef ID is recorded as 027135756[21].
  • Desmond Seward's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA05026318[22].
  • Desmond Seward's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00820653[23].
  • Desmond Seward's SBN author ID is recorded as SBLV307284[24].
  • Desmond Seward's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35491027[25].
  • Desmond Seward's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05ykh5q[26].
  • Desmond Seward's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0331564[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Desmond Seward's place of birth was Paris[2]. He was born on +1935-05-22T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Ampleforth College[12], a boarding school[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1803[30] and St Catharine's College[13], a college of the University of Cambridge[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1473[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[5] and biographer[6]. Fields of work include history[10] and Middle Ages[11], an age[34].

Death and Burial

Desmond Seward died on +2022-04-03T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Desmond Seward ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

FAQs

Where was Desmond Seward born?

Born in Paris[2], Desmond Seward…

What did Desmond Seward do for work?

Desmond Seward worked as historian[5] and biographer[6].

Where did Desmond Seward go to school?

Desmond Seward was educated at Ampleforth College[12] and St Catharine's College[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . wikidata.org.
  23. [4] . announcements.telegraph.co.uk. announcements.telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . 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. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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