Francis Watson

theologian
Person human Q17985078
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Francis Watson is a human[1]. He was born on +1956-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as an editor[3], theologian[4], biblical scholar[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Francis Watson was born on +1956-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Francis Watson held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Francis Watson's professions included editor[3].
  • Francis Watson's professions included theologian[4].
  • Francis Watson's professions included biblical scholar[5].
  • Francis Watson worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Francis Watson's field of work was theology[9].
  • Francis Watson's field of work was New Testament studies[10].
  • Francis Watson was employed by King's College London[11].
  • Francis Watson was employed by Durham University[12].
  • Francis Watson was employed by University of Aberdeen[13].
  • Francis Watson is recorded as male[14].
  • Francis Watson's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Francis Watson's family name is recorded as Watson[16].
  • Francis Watson's given name is recorded as Francis[17].
  • Francis Watson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[18].
  • Francis Watson's different from is recorded as Francis Watson[19].
  • Francis Watson's different from is recorded as Francis Watson[20].

Body

Origins and Family

Francis Watson was born on +1956-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include editor[3], theologian[4], biblical scholar[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include theology[9], an academic discipline[21] and New Testament studies[10], an academic discipline[22]. Employers include King's College London[11], a public research university[23], in United Kingdom[24], founded in 1829[25], headquartered in London[26]; Durham University[12], a collegiate university[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1832[29], headquartered in Durham[30]; and University of Aberdeen[13], a public research university[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1495[33], headquartered in Aberdeen[34].

Why It Matters

Francis Watson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

What did Francis Watson do for work?

Francis Watson worked as editor[3], theologian[4], biblical scholar[5], and university teacher[6].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Francis Watson. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/francis-watson
MLA “Francis Watson.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/francis-watson.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_francis-watson_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Francis Watson}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/francis-watson}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Francis Watson — https://4ort.xyz/entity/francis-watson (retrieved 2026-10-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/francis-watson · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cantic id → 981058581094306706
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Cantic id: 981058581094306706, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257405|batch #257405]]"
  2. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1956-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30089|batch #30089]]: import data from GND - part 28 (cf. https://w.wiki/Me9X)"
  3. 22w ago · Frettiebot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1956-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Date of birth: 1956, Update NK ČR – P569"
  4. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → editor, theologian, biblical scholar +1
    Different from → Francis Watson, Francis Watson
    Ixtheo authority id → 755793579
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/29948|batch #29948]]: removal of GND year-precision P569 bis (11), to be readded in a few days with a reference (cf. https://w"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.