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Harry Verelst

colonial administrator (1734-1785)
Person Human Q5673042

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
February 11, 1734, 1733[6]
Date of death
October 24, 1785, 1785[7]
Place of birth
Hanbury
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Great Britain[10]
Occupation
diplomat, governor
Position held
Governor of Bengal[11]
Spouse
Ann Wordsworth[8]
Child
Anne Verelst[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[16]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[15]
Family name
Verelst[13]
Given name
Harry[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Harry Verelst
🔖 Identifiers · 23
ISNI
0000000042872414
VIAF cluster ID
14929754
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no91015534
GND ID
1055396918
Banglapedia ID (English edition)
Verelst,_Harry
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13521404k
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01368252
FAST ID
1855774
Freebase ID
/m/03qks6r
IdRef ID
050250868
KBR person ID
14383265
National Library of Wales Authority ID
verelst-harry-1734-1785
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
216985218
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
28221
Prabook ID
2335267
SNAC ARK ID
w6kw680n
SNARC ID
small rhombidodecahedron
Shakeosphere person ID
61590
The Peerage person ID
p37384.htm#i373834
UK National Archives ID
F45171
WikiTree person ID
Verelst-72
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJymt73yJH3QXd7YjDPWjC
Yale LUX ID
person/6def1bb4-9b90-47f0-94d0-382984b2ccab

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Summary

Harry Verelst was born on February 11, 1734[1], in Hanbury[2]. He died on October 24, 1785[3]. He worked as a diplomat[4] and governor[5].

FAQs

Where was Harry Verelst born?

Harry Verelst's place of birth was Hanbury[2].

Who was Harry Verelst married to?

Harry Verelst's spouses include Ann Wordsworth[8].

What did Harry Verelst do for work?

Harry Verelst worked as a diplomat[4] and governor[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w 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. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID → 28221
    IdRef ID → 050250868
    GND ID → 1055396918
    ISNI → 0000000042872414
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32118: import P21 and P106 from GND (31)"
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