James Bain

Canadian librarian (1842–1908)
Person human Q3160927
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James Bain

Summary

James Bain is a human[1]. His place of birth was London[2]. He was born on +1842-08-02T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Toronto[4]. He died on +1908-05-22T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a librarian[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • James Bain's place of birth was London[2].
  • James Bain died in Toronto[4].
  • James Bain was born on +1842-08-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • James Bain died on +1908-05-22T00:00:00Z[5].
  • James Bain is buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery[8].
  • James Bain held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9].
  • James Bain's professions included librarian[6].
  • James Bain was employed by Toronto Public Library[10].
  • James Bain's image is recorded as James Bain jr.jpg[11].
  • James Bain is recorded as male[12].
  • James Bain's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • James Bain's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 80943928[14].
  • James Bain's Commons category is recorded as James Bain (librarian)[15].
  • James Bain's archives at is recorded as University of Toronto Archives & Records Management Services[16].
  • James Bain's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 8161213[17].
  • James Bain's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qsd1n[18].
  • James Bain's Open Library ID is recorded as OL2615886A[19].
  • James Bain's family name is recorded as Bain[20].
  • James Bain's given name is recorded as James[21].
  • James Bain's Dictionary of Canadian Biography ID is recorded as bain_james_13[22].
  • James Bain's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Bain-2823[23].
  • James Bain's SNAC ARK ID is recorded as w69100ng[24].
  • James Bain's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJj4ycYrGVWXkbYttWQcyd[25].

Body

Origins and Family

James Bain's place of birth was London[2]. He was born on +1842-08-02T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

James Bain's professions included librarian[6]. He was employed by Toronto Public Library[10].

Death and Burial

James Bain died on +1908-05-22T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Toronto[4]. He is buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery[8].

Why It Matters

James Bain ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was James Bain born?

James Bain's place of birth was London[2].

Where did James Bain die?

James Bain died in Toronto[4].

What did James Bain do for work?

James Bain worked as librarian[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . discoverarchives.library.utoronto.ca. discoverarchives.library.utoronto.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . discoverarchives.library.utoronto.ca. discoverarchives.library.utoronto.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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