James Chapman

South African explorer
Person human Q337318
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Summary

James Chapman was born on December 27, 1831[1], in Cape Town[2]. He died on February 4, 1872[3], in South Africa[4]. He worked as an explorer[5], photographer[6], and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Cause of death: hypothermia[11]
  • Family name: Chapman[12]
  • Given name: James[13]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[15]
  • P14397: 5354[16]

Why It Matters

James Chapman is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

FAQs

Where was James Chapman born?

James Chapman's place of birth was Cape Town[2].

Where did James Chapman die?

James Chapman died in South Africa[4].

What did James Chapman do for work?

James Chapman worked as an explorer[5], photographer[6], and writer[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  9. [1] ↑ . Biographical Database of Southern African Science. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57699|batch #57699]]: add P1810 to P396"
  2. 8d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sbn author id → CFIV221642
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'ig', 'pms', 'ru']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Sbn author id: CFIV221642, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/326576663|James Chapman (#326576663)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8551|SBN persons with"
  3. 20w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → James
    Family name → Chapman
    P14397 → 5354
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14397: 5354, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258229|batch #258229]]"
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