Hengist

Summary

Hengist is a human^[1]. He was born on +0400-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2]. He passed away in Gloucester^[3]. He died on +0488-01-01T00:00:00Z^[4]. He worked as a sovereign^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Hengist died in Gloucester^[3].
• Hengist was born on +0400-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2].
• Hengist died on +0488-01-01T00:00:00Z^[4].
• Hengist's father was Wihtgils^[7].
• A child of Hengist was Oisc of Kent^[8].
• A child of Hengist was Rowena^[9].
• Hengist held citizenship in Kingdom of Kent^[10].
• Hengist's professions included sovereign^[5].
• Hengist's image is recorded as Hengist - John Speed.JPG^[11].
• Hengist is recorded as male^[12].
• Hengist's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Hengist's ISNI is recorded as 0000000012573878^[14].
• Hengist's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 64863494^[15].
• Hengist's GND ID is recorded as 121440931^[16].
• Hengist's part of is recorded as Hengist and Horsa^[17].
• Hengist's floruit is recorded as +0401-00-00T00:00:00Z^[18].
• Hengist's partner in business or sport is recorded as Horsa^[19].
• Hengist's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900^[20].
• Hengist's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Hengist's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Hengist's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 12925^[23].
• Hengist's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Horsa-Anglo-Saxon-leader^[24].
• Hengist's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ang', 'text': 'Hengest'}^[25].
• Hengist's CERL Thesaurus ID is recorded as cnp00564789^[26].
• Hengist's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000002364753558^[27].

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Origins and Family

Hengist was born on +0400-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2]. His father was Wihtgils^[7].

Career and Affiliations

Hengist's professions included sovereign^[5].

Personal Life

Children include Oisc of Kent^[8], a monarch^[28], 0500–0512^[29] and Rowena^[9], a writer^[30].

Death and Burial

Hengist died on +0488-01-01T00:00:00Z^[4]. He died in Gloucester^[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Hengist include Slingsby Hengist^[31], an aircraft model^[32] and Hengist Nunatak^[33], a nunatak^[34].

Why It Matters

Hengist ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for him include Slingsby Hengist^[31], an aircraft model^[32] and Hengist Nunatak^[33], a nunatak^[34].

FAQs

Where did Hengist die?

Hengist died in Gloucester^[3].

Who were Hengist's parents?

Hengist's father was Wihtgils^[7].

What did Hengist do for work?

Hengist worked as sovereign^[5].