Gowin Knight

Summary

Gowin Knight is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Corringham^[2]. He was born on September 10, 1713^[3]. He passed away in London^[4]. He died on June 8, 1772^[5]. He worked as a librarian^[6] and physicist^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Gowin Knight's place of birth was Corringham^[2].
• Gowin Knight passed away in London^[4].
• Gowin Knight was born on September 10, 1713^[3].
• Gowin Knight died on June 8, 1772^[5].
• Gowin Knight held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain^[9].
• Gowin Knight worked as a librarian^[6].
• Gowin Knight worked as a physicist^[7].
• Among Gowin Knight's employers was British Museum^[10].
• Gowin Knight was educated at Magdalen College^[11].
• Gowin Knight received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[12].
• Gowin Knight received the Copley Medal^[13].
• Gowin Knight was a member of Royal Society^[14].
• Gowin Knight is recorded as male^[15].
• Gowin Knight's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Gowin Knight's Commons category is recorded as Gowin Knight^[17].
• Gowin Knight's residence is recorded as United Kingdom^[18].
• Gowin Knight's family name is recorded as Knight^[19].
• Gowin Knight's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900^[20].
• Gowin Knight's described by source is recorded as Q19036877^[21].
• Gowin Knight's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[22].
• Gowin Knight's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Smithsonian Libraries Dibner Library portraits^[23].

Body

Origins and Family

Gowin Knight's place of birth was Corringham^[2]. He was born on September 10, 1713^[3].

Education

Gowin Knight was educated at Magdalen College^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include librarian^[6] and physicist^[7]. Gowin Knight was employed by British Museum^[10].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[12], a fellowship award^[24], in United Kingdom^[25] and Copley Medal^[13], a medallion^[26], in United Kingdom^[27], founded in 1731^[28].

Death and Burial

Gowin Knight died on June 8, 1772^[5]. He died in London^[4].

Why It Matters

Gowin Knight ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29]

FAQs

Where was Gowin Knight born?

Gowin Knight was born in Corringham^[2].

Where did Gowin Knight die?

Gowin Knight died in London^[4].

What did Gowin Knight do for work?

Gowin Knight worked as librarian^[6] and physicist^[7].

Where did Gowin Knight go to school?

Gowin Knight was educated at Magdalen College^[11].

What awards did Gowin Knight receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[12] and Copley Medal^[13].