Henry Drummond

Scottish evangelist, writer and lecturer (1851-1897)
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Henry Drummond
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Summary

Henry Drummond was born on August 17, 1851[1], in Stirling[2]. He died on March 11, 1897[3], in Kent[4]. He worked as a university teacher[5], writer[6], and biologist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (401 views/month, #7,251 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Place of death: Royal Tunbridge Wells[9]
  • Date of birth: 1851[10]
  • Date of death: 1897[11]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[12]
  • Educated at: University of Edinburgh[13], Morrison's Academy[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Commons category: Henry Drummond[16]
  • Cause of death: bone cancer[17]
  • Family name: Drummond[18]
  • Given name: Henry[19]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[20]
  • Depicted by: Dinner at Haddo House, 1884[21]
  • Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[22], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Dictionary of National Biography, first supplement[25], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[26], Library of the World's Best Literature[27], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[28]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[29]
  • Commons Creator page: Henry Drummond[30]
  • Contributed to creative work: Popular Science[31]
  • Writing language: English[32]

Why It Matters

Henry Drummond has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Henry Drummond born?

Henry Drummond's place of birth was Stirling[2].

Where did Henry Drummond die?

Henry Drummond died in Kent[4].

What did Henry Drummond do for work?

Henry Drummond worked as a university teacher[5], writer[6], and biologist[7].

Where did Henry Drummond go to school?

Henry Drummond was educated at University of Edinburgh[13] and Morrison's Academy[14].

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  4. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [6] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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