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Henry Kingsley

British writer (1830-1876)
Person Human Q322900
Henry Kingsley
published by John Lane, NY, 1906 · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
January 2, 1830
Date of death
May 24, 1876
Place of birth
Peterborough
Place of death
Sussex, Cuckfield[8]
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[12]
Occupation
novelist, writer, journalist
Educated at
King's College School, King's College London[13][14]
Father
Charles Kingsley[9]
Spouse
Sarah Kingsley[10]
Child
Mary Kingsley[11]
Sibling
Charles Kingsley, Charlotte Kingsley Chanter, George Henry Kingsley[33][34][35]
Cause of death
laryngeal cancer[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[32]
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), The Dictionary of Australasian Biography, 1892, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Library of the World's Best Literature, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
Family name
Kingsley[18]
Given name
Henry[19]
Manner of death
natural causes[22]
Participated in conflict
Franco-Prussian War[17]
Relative
Mary Kingsley, Lucas Malet[20][21]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Henry Kingsley ar هنري كينغسلي fa کینگزلی، هنری، ۱۸۳۰-۱۸۷۶م. he הנרי קינגסלי ja ヘンリー・キングスリー ja ヘンリー・キングズリー ko 헨리 킹즐리 ru Кингсли, Генри ru Генри Кингслей ru Генри Кингсли ru Кингслей Генри ru Кингслей, Генри ru Кингсли Г. ru Кингсли Генри
🔖 Identifiers · 70
ISNI
0000000108970456
VIAF cluster ID
47557948
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79129107
GND ID
118777165
Artists of the World ID
42156611
At the Circulating Library ID
169
Australian Dictionary of Biography ID
kingsley-henry-3961
BIBSYS ID
90107733
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11935011b
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
kingsley-henry
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00588419
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10040877
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CiNii Research ID
1140282266819923456
Curran Index contributor ID
410
DAHR artist ID
102592
DDB person (GND) ID
118777165
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
u1666
Discogs artist ID
4729908
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Henry-Kingsley
Europeana entity
agent/base/67744
FAST ID
45451
FactGrid item ID
Chris Witty
Freebase ID
/m/03vy3l
Geni profile ID
6000000020018928444
Goodreads author ID
561911
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Henry_Kingsley
Harper's tag
henry-kingsley
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
31516
IMSLP ID
Category:Kingsley,_Henry
ISFDB author ID
2030
IdRef ID
027272451
J9U entity ID
987007276511505171
LBT person ID
HeKings1876
Libraries Australia ID
35272484
LiederNet author ID
1420
Museum-digital person/organization ID
203206
MusicBrainz artist ID
0b3c18b6-e03c-468c-97cd-8b42693af0fa
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA03185310
NE.se ID
henry-kingsley
NL CR AUT ID
xx0020347
NLA Trove people ID
892002
NLAI ID
1528332
NLP ID
a0000001618230
NUKAT ID
n99708745
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001237972
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:BrDM;=Bb
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810675271805606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1573918
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp02553
National Virtual Library of India ID
1.2M (303k–1.2M, n=3)
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070618763
Obálky knih ID
xx0020347
Online Books Page author ID
Kingsley, Henry, 1830-1876
Open Library ID
OL185514A
OpenMLOL author ID
36740
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
15619
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100038157
People Australia ID
3961
Project Gutenberg author ID
1304
RERO ID (legacy)
A009158365
SNAC ARK ID
w6417h5h
SNARC ID
Stakk Attakk
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy ID
kingsley_henry
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
2514
UK National Archives ID
F44030
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/337342
WeRelate person ID
Henry_Kingsley_(1)
WikiTree person ID
Kingsley-1044
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbxHdMGbDGJ47bdDc6R8C
Yale LUX ID
person/6ec05bab-362c-4126-9446-3fd92c683cb0

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 4
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Nordisk familjebok, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Occupation 3
writer, journalist, novelist
Place of death 2
Sussex, Cuckfield
Relative 2
Mary Kingsley, Lucas Malet
Cause of death 1
laryngeal cancer
Child 1
Mary Kingsley
Children (paternal) 1
Mary Kingsley
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Educated at 1
King's College London
FactGrid item ID 1
Chris Witty
Given name 1
Henry
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Participated in conflict 1
Franco-Prussian War
Place of birth 1
Peterborough
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Charles Kingsley
Siblings 1
Charles Kingsley
Writing language 1
English
← Relative 1
Lucas Malet
← Significant person 1
Flora Stevenson
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Summary

Henry Kingsley was born on January 2, 1830[1], in Peterborough[2]. He died on May 24, 1876[3], in Sussex[4]. He worked as a novelist[5], writer[6], and journalist[7].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[36]

  • Country: GB[37]

  • Began / founded: 1830-01-02[38]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1876-05-24[39]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0b3c18b6-e03c-468c-97cd-8b42693af0fa[40]

FAQs

Where was Henry Kingsley born?

Henry Kingsley was born in Peterborough[2].

Where did Henry Kingsley die?

Henry Kingsley died in Sussex[4].

Who were Henry Kingsley's parents?

Henry Kingsley's father was Charles Kingsley[9].

Who was Henry Kingsley married to?

Henry Kingsley's spouses include Sarah Kingsley[10].

What did Henry Kingsley do for work?

Henry Kingsley worked as a novelist[5], writer[6], and journalist[7].

Where did Henry Kingsley go to school?

Henry Kingsley was educated at King's College School[13] and King's College London[14].

Related Entities

Charles Kingsley Mary Kingsley United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [8] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Kingsley, Henry (DNB00). wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . At the Circulating Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [36] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [39] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [40] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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  1. 26d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for place of death, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon (…"
  2. 13w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → henry-kingsley
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: henry-kingsley, Matched to henry kingsley (#289937186) in Harper's…"
  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → King's College School, King's College London
    Child → Mary Kingsley
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Cause of death → laryngeal cancer
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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