Erasmus Smith

English philanthropist, merchant and landowner
Person human Q5384975
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Erasmus Smith

Summary

Erasmus Smith is a human[1]. He was born on +1611-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1691-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a politician[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Erasmus Smith was born on +1611-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Erasmus Smith died on +1691-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Erasmus Smith's father was Sir Roger Smith alias Harris, of Withcock[6].
  • Erasmus Smith's mother was Anna Goodman[7].
  • A child of Erasmus Smith was Hugh Smith[8].
  • Erasmus Smith's professions included politician[4].
  • Erasmus Smith held the position of Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ireland[9].
  • Erasmus Smith's image is recorded as Erasmus Smith 1611-1691 by John Michael Wright.jpg[10].
  • Erasmus Smith is recorded as male[11].
  • Erasmus Smith's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Erasmus Smith's ISNI is recorded as 0000000050819867[13].
  • Erasmus Smith's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 19239834[14].
  • Erasmus Smith's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no90012720[15].
  • Erasmus Smith's IdRef ID is recorded as 128062452[16].
  • Erasmus Smith's Commons category is recorded as Erasmus Smith[17].
  • Erasmus Smith's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h983h6[18].
  • Erasmus Smith's Open Library ID is recorded as OL5674383A[19].
  • Erasmus Smith's family name is recorded as Smith[20].
  • Erasmus Smith's given name is recorded as Erasmus[21].
  • Erasmus Smith's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[22].
  • Erasmus Smith's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Erasmus Smith's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 25796[24].
  • Erasmus Smith's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 162732[25].
  • Erasmus Smith's National Portrait Gallery is recorded as mp10340[26].
  • Erasmus Smith's genealogics.org person ID is recorded as I00049280[27].

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Origins and Family

Erasmus Smith was born on +1611-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. His father was Sir Roger Smith alias Harris, of Withcock[6]. His mother was Anna Goodman[7].

Career and Affiliations

Erasmus Smith's professions included politician[4]. He held the position of Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ireland[9].

Personal Life

A child of Erasmus Smith was Hugh Smith[8].

Death and Burial

Erasmus Smith died on +1691-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Erasmus Smith ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Who were Erasmus Smith's parents?

Erasmus Smith's father was Sir Roger Smith alias Harris, of Withcock[6]. Erasmus Smith's mother was Anna Goodman[7].

What did Erasmus Smith do for work?

Erasmus Smith worked as politician[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] . British Museum person-institution thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . British Museum person-institution thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . IdRef. Retrieved . 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. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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