Edward Walker

English officer of arms (1611–1677)
Person human Q5345777
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Summary

Edward Walker was born on January 1, 1611[1]. He died on January 1, 1677[2]. He worked as an antiquarian[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Position held: Garter Principal King of Arms[5]
  • Award received: Knight Bachelor[6]
  • Sex or gender: male[7]
  • Commons category: Edward Walker (officer of arms)[8]
  • Archives at: National Library of Wales[9]
  • Family name: Walker[10]
  • Given name: Edward[11]
  • Depicted by: King Charles I; Sir Edward Walker[12]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[13]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[14]

Why It Matters

Edward Walker is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

FAQs

What did Edward Walker do for work?

Edward Walker worked as an antiquarian[3].

What awards did Edward Walker receive?

Honors received include Knight Bachelor[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [1] ↑ . Early Modern Letters Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] ↑ . British Museum person-institution thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Rouletteer · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → Garter Principal King of Arms
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'en']
    Sitelink count → 2
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 10w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Languages spoken, written or signed: English, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/263717|batch #263717]]"
  3. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Isni → 000000008587484X
    Image → Garter Edward Walker Picture.jpg
    Wikidata description → English officer of arms (1611–1677)
    Oxford dictionary of national biography id → 28475
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