George Wythe

first American law professor, a noted classics scholar, a Founding Father of the United States and a Virginia judge
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George Wythe
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Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
1726
Date of death
June 8, 1806
Place of birth
Elizabeth City County
Place of death
Richmond
Position held
judge, member of the Virginia House of Delegates, Delegate to the United States Constitutional Convention[16][17][18]
Spouse
Elizabeth Taliaferro Wythe, Ann Lewis Wythe[12][13]
Cause of death
poison[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[27]
Family name
Wythe[23]
Given name
George[24]
Manner of death
homicide[25]
Name in native language
George Wythe[28]
Place of burial
St. John's Episcopal Churchyard[10]
Social classification
slave owner[29]
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🔖 Identifiers · 33
VIAF cluster ID
15967477
Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
133683842
American National Biography ID
0101016
CERL Thesaurus ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Electronic Enlightenment ID
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Encyclopedia Virginia ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/George-Wythe
FAST ID
54109
Find a Grave memorial ID
2792
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Freebase ID
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Genealogics.org person ID
I00715502
Geni profile ID
6000000001184318582
J9U entity ID
987007432744805171
LittleSis people ID
228804
National Library of Chile ID
000072004
National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
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Open Library ID
OL2424244A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
68777
Political Graveyard politician ID
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Prabook ID
1056107
Quora topic ID
George-Wythe
SAR ancestor ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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Trading Card Database name ID
122032
US Congress Bio ID
W000787
Virginia House of Delegates ID
2394
WikiTree person ID
Wythe-40
WorldCat Entities ID
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Summary

George Wythe was born in 1726[1] in Elizabeth City County[2]. He died on June 8, 1806[3], in Richmond[4]. He worked as a jurist[5], university teacher[6], lawyer[7], judge[8], and politician[9].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for George Wythe include Wytheville[30], a town in the United States[31], in United States[32]; George Wythe Randolph[33], a lawyer[34], 1818–1867[35], of United States[36]; and Wythe County[37], a county of Virginia[38], in United States[39], founded in 1790[40].

Why It Matters

Entities named for George Wythe include Wytheville[30], a town in the United States[31], in United States[32]; George Wythe Randolph[33], a lawyer[34], 1818–1867[35], of United States[36]; and Wythe County[37], a county of Virginia[38], in United States[39], founded in 1790[40].

FAQs

Where was George Wythe born?

George Wythe was born in Elizabeth City County[2].

Where did George Wythe die?

George Wythe passed away in Richmond[4].

Who were George Wythe's parents?

George Wythe's mother was Margaret Wythe[11].

Who was George Wythe married to?

George Wythe's spouses include Elizabeth Taliaferro Wythe[12] and Ann Lewis Wythe[13].

What did George Wythe do for work?

George Wythe worked as a jurist[5], university teacher[6], lawyer[7], judge[8], and politician[9].

Where did George Wythe go to school?

George Wythe was educated at College of William & Mary[20].

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  4. [11] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
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  10. [17] ↑ . history.house.virginia.gov. history.house.virginia.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . archives.gov. archives.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [9] ↑ . history.house.virginia.gov. history.house.virginia.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 14w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    "Created claim: Languages spoken, written or signed: English, batch #263717"
  2. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Elizabeth City County
    Mother → Margaret Wythe
    Manner of death → homicide
    Social classification → slave owner
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30845: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (3)"
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