George Makepeace Towle

American translator, politician (1841-1893)
Person human Q5542067
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Summary

George Makepeace Towle was born on August 27, 1841[1], in Washington, D.C.[2]. He died on August 9, 1893[3], in Brookline[4]. He worked as a linguist[5], translator[6], writer[7], politician[8], and lawyer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Mount Auburn Cemetery[11]
  • Mother: Eunice Makepeace Towle[12]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[13]
  • Occupation: jurist[14], author[15]
  • Position held: member of the State Senate of Massachusetts[16]
  • Educated at: Yale University[17], Harvard Law School[18], Lawrence Academy at Groton[19]
  • Sex or gender: male[20]
  • Commons category: George Makepeace Towle[21]
  • Residence: Massachusetts[22]
  • Family name: Towle[23]
  • Given name: George[24]
  • Significant event: 1891 Massachusetts legislature[25], 1890 Massachusetts legislature[26]
  • Described by source: Library of the World's Best Literature[27]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[28]
  • Commons Creator page: George Makepeace Towle[29]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject every politician/Massachusetts[30]
  • Writing language: English[31]

Why It Matters

George Makepeace Towle is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was George Makepeace Towle born?

George Makepeace Towle was born in Washington, D.C.[2].

Where did George Makepeace Towle die?

George Makepeace Towle passed away in Brookline[4].

Who were George Makepeace Towle's parents?

George Makepeace Towle's mother was Eunice Makepeace Towle[12].

What did George Makepeace Towle do for work?

George Makepeace Towle worked as a linguist[5], translator[6], writer[7], politician[8], and lawyer[9].

Where did George Makepeace Towle go to school?

George Makepeace Towle was educated at Yale University[17], Harvard Law School[18], and Lawrence Academy at Groton[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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