Francis Adams

Scottish medical doctor and translator (1796–1861)
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Francis Adams

Summary

Francis Adams is a human[1]. He was born on +1796-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1861-02-26T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a linguist[4], translator[5], and physician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Francis Adams was born on +1796-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Francis Adams was born on +1796-03-13T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Francis Adams died on +1861-02-26T00:00:00Z[3].
  • A child of Francis Adams was Andrew Leith Adams[9].
  • Francis Adams held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10].
  • Francis Adams held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[11].
  • Francis Adams's professions included linguist[4].
  • Francis Adams worked as a translator[5].
  • Francis Adams worked as a physician[6].
  • Francis Adams's image is recorded as Francis Adams (translator).jpg[12].
  • Francis Adams is recorded as male[13].
  • Francis Adams's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Francis Adams's ISNI is recorded as 0000000083695004[15].
  • Francis Adams's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 32127047[16].
  • Francis Adams's GND ID is recorded as 10243722X[17].
  • Francis Adams's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2017145659[18].
  • Francis Adams's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12895538z[19].
  • Francis Adams's IdRef ID is recorded as 074267116[20].
  • Francis Adams's Commons category is recorded as Francis Adams (1796-1861)[21].
  • Francis Adams's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35001061[22].
  • Francis Adams's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08pzl6[23].
  • Francis Adams's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as nlk20010095063[24].
  • Francis Adams's family name is recorded as Adams[25].
  • Francis Adams's given name is recorded as Francis[26].
  • Francis Adams's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 073565830[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include +1796-01-01T00:00:00Z[2] and +1796-03-13T00:00:00Z[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[4], translator[5], and physician[6].

Personal Life

A child of Francis Adams was Andrew Leith Adams[9].

Death and Burial

Francis Adams died on +1861-02-26T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Francis Adams ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

What did Francis Adams do for work?

Francis Adams worked as linguist[4], translator[5], and physician[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Dr Francis Adams of Banchory (1796-1861). "Doctissimus medicorum Britannorum". wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [2] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [8] . Dr Francis Adams of Banchory (1796-1861). "Doctissimus medicorum Britannorum". wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Described by source Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
    Cantic id 981060927628506706
    Family name Adams
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