James Baldwin

American editor and author (1841-1925)
Person human Q15976232
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James Baldwin

Summary

James Baldwin is a human[1]. Born in Hamilton County[2], he… he was born on +1841-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in South Orange[4]. He died on +1925-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an editor[6], teacher[7], writer[8], and biographer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • James Baldwin's place of birth was Hamilton County[2].
  • James Baldwin died in South Orange[4].
  • James Baldwin was born on +1841-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • James Baldwin was born on +1841-12-15T00:00:00Z[11].
  • James Baldwin died on +1925-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • James Baldwin died on +1925-09-01T00:00:00Z[12].
  • James Baldwin held citizenship in United States[13].
  • James Baldwin worked as an editor[6].
  • James Baldwin worked as a teacher[7].
  • James Baldwin worked as a writer[8].
  • James Baldwin's professions included biographer[9].
  • James Baldwin's field of work was textbook[14].
  • James Baldwin's field of work was children's and young adult literature[15].
  • Among James Baldwin's employers was American Book Company[16].
  • James Baldwin was employed by Harper[17].
  • James Baldwin's image is recorded as Photo of James Baldwin (1841–1925) from Leaders of the Twentieth Century.png[18].
  • James Baldwin is recorded as male[19].
  • James Baldwin's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • James Baldwin's signature is recorded as Signature of James Baldwin (1841–1925).png[21].
  • James Baldwin's ISNI is recorded as 0000000086371793[22].
  • James Baldwin's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 63640733[23].
  • James Baldwin's GND ID is recorded as 1120131391[24].
  • James Baldwin's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88674290[25].
  • James Baldwin's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 10299133s[26].
  • James Baldwin's IdRef ID is recorded as 249127393[27].

Body

Origins and Family

James Baldwin's place of birth was Hamilton County[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1841-01-01T00:00:00Z[3] and +1841-12-15T00:00:00Z[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include editor[6], teacher[7], writer[8], and biographer[9]. Fields of work include textbook[14], a literary genre[28] and children's and young adult literature[15], a sub-set of literature[29]. Employers include American Book Company[16], a book publisher[30], in United States[31], founded in 1890[32] and Harper[17], a publishing house[33], in United States[34], founded in 1817[35], headquartered in New York City[36].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1925-01-01T00:00:00Z[5] and +1925-09-01T00:00:00Z[12]. James Baldwin died in South Orange[4].

Why It Matters

James Baldwin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was James Baldwin born?

James Baldwin's place of birth was Hamilton County[2].

Where did James Baldwin die?

James Baldwin passed away in South Orange[4].

What did James Baldwin do for work?

James Baldwin worked as editor[6], teacher[7], writer[8], and biographer[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . books.google.com. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . The Huntington Press. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Project Gutenberg. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [11] . books.google.com. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . Project Gutenberg. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [12] . The Huntington Press. newspapers.com. Provenance: 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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