Francis J. Finn

American writer
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Summary

Francis J. Finn was born on October 4, 1859[1], in St. Louis[2]. He died on November 2, 1928[3], in Cincinnati[4]. He worked as a writer[5], novelist[6], children's writer[7], and Catholic priest[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 1859[10]
  • Date of death: 1928[11]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[12]
  • Field of work: literary activity[13], adventure novel[14], young adult literature[15]
  • Position held: head teacher[16]
  • Educated at: Saint Louis University[17]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholicism[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Religious order: Society of Jesus[20]
  • Family name: Finn[21]
  • Given name: Francis[22]
  • Described by source: Library of the World's Best Literature[23]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[24]

Why It Matters

Francis J. Finn has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was Francis J. Finn born?

Francis J. Finn's place of birth was St. Louis[2].

Where did Francis J. Finn die?

Francis J. Finn died in Cincinnati[4].

What did Francis J. Finn do for work?

Francis J. Finn worked as a writer[5], novelist[6], children's writer[7], and Catholic priest[8].

Where did Francis J. Finn go to school?

Francis J. Finn was educated at Saint Louis University[17].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [11] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Parsifal catalog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sbn author id → RAVV100966, PBEV000940
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 6w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → writer, novelist, children's writer +1
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ Occupation: Catholic priest"
  3. 6w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → writer, novelist, children's writer +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/51085|batch #51085]]: more precise P106 value for Catholic priest"
  4. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0451306-Finn-Francis-J-18591928
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0451306-Finn-Francis-J-18591928, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  5. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → writer, novelist, children's writer +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32083|batch #32083]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (25)"
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