George Holyoake

British secularist, co-operator, and newspaper editor (1817-1906)
Person human Q719365
George Holyoake
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Summary

George Holyoake is a human[1]. His place of birth was Birmingham[2]. He was born on April 13, 1817[3]. He died in Brighton[4]. He died on January 22, 1906[5]. He worked as an autobiographer[6], writer[7], politician[8], political economist[9], and opinion journalist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (300 views/month, #7,233 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • George Holyoake was born in Birmingham[2].
  • George Holyoake passed away in Brighton[4].
  • George Holyoake was born on April 13, 1817[3].
  • George Holyoake was born on January 1, 1817[12].
  • George Holyoake died on January 22, 1906[5].
  • George Holyoake died on January 1, 1906[13].
  • George Holyoake is buried at Highgate Cemetery[14].
  • A child of George Holyoake was Emilie Holyoake Marsh[15].
  • George Holyoake held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[16].
  • English was George Holyoake's native language[17].
  • George Holyoake's professions included autobiographer[6].
  • George Holyoake worked as a writer[7].
  • George Holyoake's professions included politician[8].
  • George Holyoake's professions included political economist[9].
  • George Holyoake worked as an opinion journalist[10].
  • George Holyoake is recorded as male[18].
  • George Holyoake's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • George Holyoake's Commons category is recorded as George Jacob Holyoake[20].
  • George Holyoake's family name is recorded as Holyoake[21].
  • George Holyoake's given name is recorded as George[22].
  • George Holyoake's given name is recorded as Jacob[23].
  • George Holyoake's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, second supplement[24].
  • George Holyoake's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
  • George Holyoake's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
  • George Holyoake's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[27].

Body

Origins and Family

George Holyoake was born in Birmingham[2]. Recorded date of birth include April 13, 1817[3] and January 1, 1817[12]. English was his native language[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include autobiographer[6], writer[7], politician[8], political economist[9], and opinion journalist[10].

Personal Life

A child of George Holyoake was Emilie Holyoake Marsh[15].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include January 22, 1906[5] and January 1, 1906[13]. George Holyoake died in Brighton[4]. He is buried at Highgate Cemetery[14].

Why It Matters

George Holyoake ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (300 views/month, #7,233 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was George Holyoake born?

George Holyoake's place of birth was Birmingham[2].

Where did George Holyoake die?

George Holyoake died in Brighton[4].

What did George Holyoake do for work?

George Holyoake worked as autobiographer[6], writer[7], politician[8], political economist[9], and opinion journalist[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → george-jacob-holyoake
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  2. 13w ago · Bargioni · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pug authority id → 72093
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  3. 16w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 341481
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  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → autobiographer, writer, politician +2
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  5. 21w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14397 → 5938
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  6. 23w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
    Instance of → —
    Writing language → English
    Contributed to creative work → Dictionary of National Biography
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30468|batch #30468]]: add P1810 to P5739 2/3"
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