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Dolly Pentreath

last known native speaker of the Cornish language prior to its revival in 1904
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Dolly Pentreath
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Dolly Pentreath

Summary

Dolly Pentreath is a human[1]. Born in Cornwall[2], she… she was born on +1692-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. She died in Cornwall[4]. She died on +1777-00-00T00:00:00Z[5]. She worked as a fishmonger[6] and fortune teller[7]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (97 views/month, #7,220 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Dolly Pentreath's place of birth was Cornwall[2].
  • Dolly Pentreath passed away in Cornwall[4].
  • Dolly Pentreath was born on +1692-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Dolly Pentreath was born on +1685-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Dolly Pentreath died on +1777-00-00T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Dolly Pentreath is buried at Cornwall[10].
  • Dolly Pentreath held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[11].
  • Cornish was Dolly Pentreath's native language[12].
  • Dolly Pentreath worked as a fishmonger[6].
  • Dolly Pentreath worked as a fortune teller[7].
  • Dolly Pentreath's image is recorded as Dorothy Pentreath (square crop).jpg[13].
  • Dolly Pentreath is recorded as female[14].
  • Dolly Pentreath's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Dolly Pentreath's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 30918460[16].
  • Dolly Pentreath's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83175447[17].
  • Dolly Pentreath's Commons category is recorded as Dolly Pentreath[18].
  • Dolly Pentreath's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 112721651[19].
  • Dolly Pentreath's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03539y[20].
  • Dolly Pentreath's family name is recorded as Pentreath[21].
  • Dolly Pentreath's given name is recorded as Dolly[22].
  • Dolly Pentreath's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[23].
  • Dolly Pentreath's described by source is recorded as A historical dictionary of British women[24].
  • Dolly Pentreath's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Cornish[25].
  • Dolly Pentreath's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 14692[26].
  • Dolly Pentreath's Open Plaques subject ID is recorded as 4678[27].

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Origins and Family

Dolly Pentreath was born in Cornwall[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1692-01-01T00:00:00Z[3] and +1685-00-00T00:00:00Z[9]. Cornish was her native language[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include fishmonger[6] and fortune teller[7].

Death and Burial

Dolly Pentreath died on +1777-00-00T00:00:00Z[5]. She passed away in Cornwall[4]. Burial took place at Cornwall[10].

Why It Matters

Dolly Pentreath ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (97 views/month, #7,220 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Dolly Pentreath born?

Born in Cornwall[2], Dolly Pentreath…

Where did Dolly Pentreath die?

Dolly Pentreath died in Cornwall[4].

What did Dolly Pentreath do for work?

Dolly Pentreath worked as fishmonger[6] and fortune teller[7].

Related Entities

Kingdom of Great Britain

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . A historical dictionary of British women. wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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