Francis William Bourdillon

British poet (1852–1921)
Person human Q5482785
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Francis William Bourdillon

Summary

Francis William Bourdillon is a human[1]. He was born on March 22, 1852[2]. He died on January 13, 1921[3]. He worked as a poet[4], writer[5], translator[6], bibliophile[7], and scientist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Francis William Bourdillon was born on March 22, 1852[2].
  • Francis William Bourdillon was born on January 1, 1852[10].
  • Francis William Bourdillon died on January 13, 1921[3].
  • Francis William Bourdillon died on January 1, 1921[11].
  • Francis William Bourdillon held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[12].
  • Francis William Bourdillon's professions included poet[4].
  • Francis William Bourdillon worked as a writer[5].
  • Francis William Bourdillon worked as a translator[6].
  • Francis William Bourdillon worked as a bibliophile[7].
  • Francis William Bourdillon worked as a scientist[8].
  • Francis William Bourdillon's field of work was belletristic literature[13].
  • Francis William Bourdillon's field of work was translation[14].
  • Francis William Bourdillon's field of work was bibliophilia[15].
  • Francis William Bourdillon's field of work was Christianity[16].
  • Francis William Bourdillon's field of work was science[17].
  • Francis William Bourdillon's education included a stint at Worcester College[18].
  • Francis William Bourdillon is recorded as male[19].
  • Francis William Bourdillon's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Francis William Bourdillon's Commons category is recorded as Francis William Bourdillon[21].
  • Francis William Bourdillon's archives at is recorded as National Library of Wales[22].
  • Francis William Bourdillon's family name is recorded as Bourdillon[23].
  • Francis William Bourdillon's given name is recorded as Francis[24].
  • Francis William Bourdillon's given name is recorded as William[25].
  • Francis William Bourdillon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Francis William Bourdillon[26].
  • Francis William Bourdillon's described by source is recorded as Q19036877[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1852-03-22[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1921-01-13[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 65a2f547-243b-453b-a7e4-80fa1884c4b3[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include March 22, 1852[2] and January 1, 1852[10].

Education

Francis William Bourdillon's education included a stint at Worcester College[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[4], writer[5], translator[6], bibliophile[7], and scientist[8]. Fields of work include belletristic literature[13], a literary genre[33]; translation[14], an academic major[34]; bibliophilia[15], a philia[35]; Christianity[16], a major religious group[36], founded in 0033[37]; and science[17], an academic discipline[38].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include January 13, 1921[3] and January 1, 1921[11].

Why It Matters

Francis William Bourdillon ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

What did Francis William Bourdillon do for work?

Francis William Bourdillon worked as poet[4], writer[5], translator[6], bibliophile[7], and scientist[8].

Where did Francis William Bourdillon go to school?

Francis William Bourdillon was educated at Worcester College[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [2] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [11] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 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
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name Bourdillon
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    Occupation poet, writer, translator +2
    Archives at National Library of Wales
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