Henry Watson Fowler

British lexicographer and linguist (1858–1933)
Person human Q640096
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Henry Watson Fowler

Summary

Henry Watson Fowler is a human[1]. He was born in Tonbridge[2]. He was born on +1858-03-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Hinton St George[4]. He died on +1933-12-26T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a lexicographer[6], linguist[7], journalist[8], pedagogue[9], and writer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Tonbridge[2], Henry Watson Fowler…
  • Henry Watson Fowler passed away in Hinton St George[4].
  • Henry Watson Fowler was born on +1858-03-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Henry Watson Fowler died on +1933-12-26T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Henry Watson Fowler held citizenship in United Kingdom[12].
  • Henry Watson Fowler worked as a lexicographer[6].
  • Henry Watson Fowler worked as a linguist[7].
  • Henry Watson Fowler worked as a journalist[8].
  • Henry Watson Fowler's professions included pedagogue[9].
  • Henry Watson Fowler worked as a writer[10].
  • Henry Watson Fowler's field of work was English[13].
  • Henry Watson Fowler's field of work was multilingual dictionary[14].
  • Henry Watson Fowler's field of work was lexicography[15].
  • Henry Watson Fowler was educated at Balliol College[16].
  • Henry Watson Fowler was educated at Rugby School[17].
  • Henry Watson Fowler is recorded as male[18].
  • Henry Watson Fowler's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Henry Watson Fowler's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121015357[20].
  • Henry Watson Fowler's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 56623331[21].
  • Henry Watson Fowler's GND ID is recorded as 123293081[22].
  • Henry Watson Fowler's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50027721[23].
  • Henry Watson Fowler's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12025149p[24].
  • Henry Watson Fowler's IdRef ID is recorded as 028411315[25].
  • Henry Watson Fowler's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA00130822[26].
  • Henry Watson Fowler's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00977964[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Tonbridge[2], Henry Watson Fowler… he was born on +1858-03-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Balliol College[16], a college of the University of Oxford[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1263[30], headquartered in Oxford[31] and Rugby School[17], a public school[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1567[34], headquartered in Rugby[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include lexicographer[6], linguist[7], journalist[8], pedagogue[9], and writer[10]. Fields of work include English[13], a natural language[36], in American Samoa[37]; multilingual dictionary[14], a genre[38]; and lexicography[15], an academic discipline[39].

Death and Burial

Henry Watson Fowler died on +1933-12-26T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Hinton St George[4]. The cause of death was tuberculosis[40].

Why It Matters

Henry Watson Fowler ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Henry Watson Fowler born?

Henry Watson Fowler's place of birth was Tonbridge[2].

Where did Henry Watson Fowler die?

Henry Watson Fowler died in Hinton St George[4].

What did Henry Watson Fowler do for work?

Henry Watson Fowler worked as lexicographer[6], linguist[7], journalist[8], pedagogue[9], and writer[10].

Where did Henry Watson Fowler go to school?

Henry Watson Fowler was educated at Balliol College[16] and Rugby School[17].

References

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  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [20] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [40] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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