Francis Quarles

English poet
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Francis Quarles

Summary

Francis Quarles is a human[1]. His place of birth was London Borough of Havering[2]. He was born on May 8, 1592[3]. He passed away in London[4]. He died on September 8, 1644[5]. He worked as a poet[6] and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Francis Quarles's place of birth was London Borough of Havering[2].
  • Francis Quarles died in London[4].
  • Francis Quarles was born on May 8, 1592[3].
  • Francis Quarles died on September 8, 1644[5].
  • Francis Quarles's father was James Quarles[9].
  • Francis Quarles's mother was Joanne Dalton[10].
  • A child of Francis Quarles was Joanna Smith[11].
  • A child of Francis Quarles was John Quarles[12].
  • Francis Quarles held citizenship in Kingdom of England[13].
  • Francis Quarles held citizenship in United Kingdom[14].
  • Francis Quarles's professions included poet[6].
  • Francis Quarles worked as a writer[7].
  • Francis Quarles is recorded as male[15].
  • Francis Quarles's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Francis Quarles's Commons category is recorded as Francis Quarles[17].
  • Francis Quarles's family name is recorded as Quarles[18].
  • Francis Quarles's given name is recorded as Francis[19].
  • Francis Quarles's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[20].
  • Francis Quarles's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • Francis Quarles's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[22].
  • Francis Quarles's described by source is recorded as Library of the World's Best Literature[23].
  • Francis Quarles's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[24].
  • Francis Quarles's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25].
  • Francis Quarles's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Francis Quarles's writing language is recorded as English[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1592-05-08[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1644-09-08[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 60784251-d652-4dc5-95ae-c7490dea1506[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Francis Quarles was born in London Borough of Havering[2]. He was born on May 8, 1592[3]. His father was James Quarles[9]. His mother was Joanne Dalton[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6] and writer[7].

Personal Life

Children include Joanna Smith[11], b. 1633[33] and John Quarles[12], a poet[34], 1624–1665[35].

Death and Burial

Francis Quarles died on September 8, 1644[5]. He died in London[4].

Why It Matters

Francis Quarles ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

FAQs

Where was Francis Quarles born?

Francis Quarles was born in London Borough of Havering[2].

Where did Francis Quarles die?

Francis Quarles passed away in London[4].

Who were Francis Quarles's parents?

Francis Quarles's father was James Quarles[9]. Francis Quarles's mother was Joanne Dalton[10].

What did Francis Quarles do for work?

Francis Quarles worked as poet[6] and writer[7].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Child Joanna Smith, John Quarles
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    Mother Joanne Dalton
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