Edward Taylor

American poet
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Summary

Edward Taylor was born on 1642[1] in Coventry[2]. He died on June 29, 1729[3], in Westfield[4]. He worked as a physician[5], poet[6], writer[7], Christian minister[8], and librettist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (336 views/month, #7,254 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 1, 1645[11]
  • Date of death: January 1, 1729[12], June 24, 1729[13], June 25, 1729[14]
  • Child: Keziah Taylor Stiles[15], Naomi Devotion[16], Samuel Taylor[17], Bathshua Taylor[18], Q140961515[19]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[20]
  • Educated at: Harvard University[21], Harvard College[22]
  • Religion or worldview: Protestantism[23], Congregationalism in the United States[24]
  • Sex or gender: male[25]
  • Family name: Taylor[26]
  • Given name: Edward[27]
  • Described at URL: https://www.biografiasyvidas.com/biografia/t/taylor_edward.htm[28]
  • Described by source: Annals of the American Pulpit[29]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[30]
  • Writing language: English[31]

Why It Matters

Edward Taylor has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Edward Taylor born?

Edward Taylor's place of birth was Coventry[2].

Where did Edward Taylor die?

Edward Taylor died in Westfield[4].

What did Edward Taylor do for work?

Edward Taylor worked as a physician[5], poet[6], writer[7], Christian minister[8], and librettist[9].

Where did Edward Taylor go to school?

Edward Taylor was educated at Harvard University[21] and Harvard College[22].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  9. [19] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  10. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . Annals of the American Pulpit. wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . Annals of the American Pulpit. wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Annals of the American Pulpit. wikidata.org.
  20. [11] ↑ . Sapere Encyclopedia. biografiasyvidas.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [12] ↑ . Genealogics. biografiasyvidas.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [13] ↑ . Prabook. wikidata.org.
  24. [14] ↑ . Prabook. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bookbrainz author id → 5ba77c71-58bb-42c4-abe7-138bd5928bcc
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  2. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Westfield
    Claims rich → —
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  3. 15d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Keziah Taylor Stiles, Naomi Devotion, Samuel Taylor +2
    Wikipedia languages → ['be', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'kn', 'nl', 'no', 'pl', 'ru', 'tg', 'tl', '
    Harper's tag → edward-taylor
    Sitelink count → 16
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  4. 13w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14611 → 108652
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  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 25qFsJ
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  6. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Writing language → English
    Place of birth → Coventry
    Described by source → Annals of the American Pulpit
    Religion or worldview → Protestantism, Congregationalism in the United States
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31705|batch #31705]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (5)"
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