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George Rogers Clark

American surveyor, soldier, and militia officer (1752–1818)
Person human Q918990

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
November 19, 1752
Date of death
February 13, 1818
Place of birth
Charlottesville
Place of death
Louisville
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
army officer
Father
John Clark[7]
Mother
Ann Rogers[8]
Sibling
William Clark, Jonathan Clark[23][24]
Cause of death
stroke[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Described by source
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The New Student's Reference Work[18][19][20]
Family name
Clark[15]
Given name
George[16]
Manner of death
natural causes[17]
Military branch
Virginia militia[11]
Military, police or special rank
brigadier general[12]
Participated in conflict
American Revolutionary War[14]
Place of burial
Cave Hill Cemetery[6]
Start of work period
1776[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en George Rogers Clark en Brig. Gen. George Rogers Clark ar جورج روجرس كلارك ar جورج روجرز كلارك de George Clark de George R. Clark el Τζορτζ Ρότζερς Κλαρκ fa جورج راجرز کلارک he ג'ורג' רוג'רס קלארק ja ジョージ・ロジャー・クラーク ja ジョージ・ロジャース・クラーク ru Джордж Роджерс Кларк ru Кларк, Джордж Роджерс zh 乔治·罗杰斯·克拉克 zh 喬治·羅傑斯·克拉克 zh 喬治·羅傑茲·克拉克
🔖 Identifiers · 55
ISNI
0000000082192288
VIAF cluster ID
37727497
Library of Congress authority ID
n80039727
GND ID
119480824
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
George Rogers Clark.jpg ↗
Academy of Athens authority ID
107847
American Academy in Rome ID
12380365
American Battlefield Trust ID (person)
george-rogers-clark
American National Biography ID
0200067
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/81685
BIBSYS ID
3036972
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16153003z
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CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01402293
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10005177
CiNii Research ID
1140000791771339904
Comic Vine ID
4005-116799
Electronic Enlightenment ID
clarkgeorg026255
Encyclopedia Virginia ID
Clark_George_Rogers_1752-1818
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/George-Rogers-Clark
FAST ID
52778
Find a Grave memorial ID
201, 143763651
Freebase ID
/m/031k56
GeneaStar person ID
clarkg
Geni.com profile ID
4701457558740067185
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
George_Rogers_Clark
Harper's tag
george-rogers-clark
IdRef ID
068537174
Invaluable.com person ID
p4tiw3l5fl
Kindred Britain ID
I26758
Libraries Australia ID
35028598
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA06203259
NLA Trove people ID
801930
NSK (VIAF) ID
000286257
NSK ID
981005751834209366
NUKAT ID
n01199155
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000427655
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007271774505171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*89904;=BQ
National Virtual Library of India ID
412273
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070401225
Notable Names Database ID
271/000049124
Open Library ID
OL2028954A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
72680
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095615561
Pontifical University of Salamanca ID
1404154
SAR ancestor ID
133564
SHARE Catalogue author ID
305378
SNAC ARK ID
w69z9711
Topic's main category
Category:George Rogers Clark
Trading Card Database name ID
73237
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10580252
WeRelate person ID
George_Clark_(116)
WikiTree person ID
Clark-5011
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJq6ThQ4fghw769mThXrv3
Yale LUX ID
person/ff7cdec5-df81-4792-bc71-64ed2c410406

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🔗 Connections
Named after 7
Clarksville, Clark County, Clark County, Clark County, Clarke County, Clark County, Clark County
Described by source 2
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
Cause of death 1
stroke
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Clark
Founded entities 1
Louisville
Given name 1
George
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Military, police or special rank 1
brigadier general
Participated in conflict 1
American Revolutionary War
Place of birth 1
Charlottesville
Place of burial 1
Cave Hill Cemetery
Place of death 1
Louisville
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
William Clark
Siblings 1
William Clark
← FactGrid item ID 1
Ephraim Carlebach
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Summary

George Rogers Clark was born on November 19, 1752[1], in Charlottesville[2]. He died on February 13, 1818[3], in Louisville[4]. He worked as an army officer[5].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for George Rogers Clark include Clarksville[25], a city in the United States[26], in United States[27], founded in 1785[28]; Clark County[29], a county of Indiana[30], in United States[31], founded in 1801[32]; and Clarke County[33], a county of Virginia[34], in United States[35], founded in 1836[36].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Clarksville[25], a city in the United States[26], in United States[27], founded in 1785[28]; Clark County[29], a county of Indiana[30], in United States[31], founded in 1801[32]; and Clarke County[33], a county of Virginia[34], in United States[35], founded in 1836[36].

FAQs

Where was George Rogers Clark born?

George Rogers Clark was born in Charlottesville[2].

Where did George Rogers Clark die?

George Rogers Clark passed away in Louisville[4].

Who were George Rogers Clark's parents?

George Rogers Clark's father was John Clark[7]. George Rogers Clark's mother was Ann Rogers[8].

What did George Rogers Clark do for work?

George Rogers Clark worked as an army officer[5].

Related Entities

United States William Clark

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 18d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 7w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → george-rogers-clark
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  3. 12w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    American Battlefield Trust ID (person) → george-rogers-clark
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  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp01402293
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  6. 25w ago · Sj1mor · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:George Rogers Clark
    Described by source → Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The New Student's Reference Work
    Participated in conflict → American Revolutionary War
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