Edmund Sears

American minister (1810-1876)
Person human Q5339812
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Summary

Edmund Sears was born on April 6, 1810[1]. He died on January 14, 1876[2]. He worked as a writer[3], clergyman[4], and librettist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Linwood Cemetery[7]
  • Father: Joseph Sears[8]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Educated at: Harvard University[10], Union College[11], Harvard Divinity School[12]
  • Notable work: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Family name: Sears[15]
  • Given name: Edmund[16], Hamilton[17]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[18]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Christian Hymns[19]
  • Writing language: English[20]
  • P14750: 9223-7C5F-2541-CD26-973A[21]

Why It Matters

Edmund Sears is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

Who were Edmund Sears's parents?

Edmund Sears's father was Joseph Sears[8].

What did Edmund Sears do for work?

Edmund Sears worked as a writer[3], clergyman[4], and librettist[5].

Where did Edmund Sears go to school?

Edmund Sears was educated at Harvard University[10], Union College[11], and Harvard Divinity School[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [2] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 4
    Open library id → OL6803467A, OL354503A
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'en']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 9223-7C5F-2541-CD26-973A
    National library of israel j9u id → 987014796444705171
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  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → writer, clergyman, librettist
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  4. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Prabook id → 1097643
    Nationale thesaurus voor auteursnamen id → 240410246
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id → 10576592s
    Discogs artist id → 638736
    + 59 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30850|batch #30850]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (6)"
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