George Watterston

Librarian of Congress (1783-1854)
Person human Q325490
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George Watterston

Summary

George Watterston is a human[1]. He was born in New York Harbor[2]. He was born on +1783-10-23T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Washington, D.C.[4]. He died on +1854-02-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a librarian[6], lawyer[7], and writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in New York Harbor[2], George Watterston…
  • George Watterston died in Washington, D.C.[4].
  • George Watterston was born on +1783-10-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • George Watterston died on +1854-02-04T00:00:00Z[5].
  • George Watterston is buried at Congressional Cemetery[10].
  • George Watterston held citizenship in United States[11].
  • George Watterston worked as a librarian[6].
  • George Watterston's professions included lawyer[7].
  • George Watterston's professions included writer[8].
  • George Watterston held the position of Librarian of Congress[12].
  • George Watterston was employed by Library of Congress[13].
  • George Watterston's education included a stint at Charlotte Hall Military Academy[14].
  • George Watterston's image is recorded as George Watterston.jpg[15].
  • George Watterston is recorded as male[16].
  • George Watterston's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • George Watterston's ISNI is recorded as 000000002650462X[18].
  • George Watterston's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 25974808[19].
  • George Watterston's GND ID is recorded as 1052802176[20].
  • George Watterston's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83041676[21].
  • George Watterston's IdRef ID is recorded as 085162000[22].
  • George Watterston's Commons category is recorded as George Watterston[23].
  • George Watterston's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 7405977[24].
  • George Watterston's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/043sjd[25].
  • George Watterston's Open Library ID is recorded as OL991514A[26].
  • George Watterston's given name is recorded as George[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in New York Harbor[2], George Watterston… he was born on +1783-10-23T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

George Watterston was educated at Charlotte Hall Military Academy[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include librarian[6], lawyer[7], and writer[8]. George Watterston was employed by Library of Congress[13]. He held the position of Librarian of Congress[12].

Death and Burial

George Watterston died on +1854-02-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Washington, D.C.[4]. He is buried at Congressional Cemetery[10].

Why It Matters

George Watterston ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was George Watterston born?

George Watterston's place of birth was New York Harbor[2].

Where did George Watterston die?

George Watterston died in Washington, D.C.[4].

What did George Watterston do for work?

George Watterston worked as librarian[6], lawyer[7], and writer[8].

Where did George Watterston go to school?

George Watterston was educated at Charlotte Hall Military Academy[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Dictionary of American Library Biography. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Dictionary of American Library Biography. wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Dictionary of American Library Biography. wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Dictionary of American Library Biography. loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Dictionary of American Library Biography. wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Dictionary of American Library Biography. wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . viaf.org. viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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