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James Fordyce

British writer and minister
Person human Q540506

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
1720
Date of death
October 1, 1796
Place of birth
Aberdeen
Place of death
Bath
Occupation
poet, theologian, preacher, writer
Position held
minister[12]
Educated at
University of Aberdeen[13]
Religion or worldview
Anglicanism[14]
Father
George Fordyce[9]
Mother
Elizabeth Brown[10]
Spouse
Henrietta Fordyce[11]
Sibling
David Fordyce, Alexander Fordyce, George Fordyce, John Fordyce, William Fordyce, Robert Fordyce, Alexander Fordyce[20][21][22][23][24][25]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[19]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[18]
Family name
Fordyce[16]
Given name
James[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en James Fordyce cs Jacob Fordyce cs Jakob Fordyce ja ジェームズ・フォーダイス zh 詹姆斯·福代斯
🔖 Identifiers · 39
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
James Fordyce.jpg ↗
Alvin ID
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Archives at Yale agent ID
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British Museum person or institution ID
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CANTIC ID
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CERL Thesaurus ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
124852548
Electronic Enlightenment ID
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FAST ID
152638
Freebase ID
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Geni.com profile ID
6000000029030145628
IdRef ID
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KBR person ID
14085416
Kindred Britain ID
I28108
LBT person ID
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LiederNet author ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007435193405171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Open Library ID
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
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Post-Reformation Digital Library author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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Spenserians person ID
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Surman ID
9788
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
4952
The Women's Print History Project person ID
3784
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058528073706706
WeRelate person ID
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Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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Occupation 3
poet, preacher, theologian
Educated at 1
University of Aberdeen
Given name 1
James
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Aberdeen
Place of death 1
Bath
Religion or worldview 1
Anglicanism
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Camerino
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Summary

James Fordyce was born in 1720[1] in Aberdeen[2]. He died on October 1, 1796[3], in Bath[4]. He worked as a poet[5], theologian[6], preacher[7], and writer[8].

FAQs

Where was James Fordyce born?

James Fordyce was born in Aberdeen[2].

Where did James Fordyce die?

James Fordyce passed away in Bath[4].

Who were James Fordyce's parents?

James Fordyce's father was George Fordyce[9]. James Fordyce's mother was Elizabeth Brown[10].

Who was James Fordyce married to?

James Fordyce's spouses include Henrietta Fordyce[11].

What did James Fordyce do for work?

James Fordyce worked as a poet[5], theologian[6], preacher[7], and writer[8].

Where did James Fordyce go to school?

James Fordyce was educated at University of Aberdeen[13].

Related Entities

Bath Camerino

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sibling → David Fordyce, Alexander Fordyce, George Fordyce +4
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  2. 24w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → minister
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  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → poet, theologian, preacher +1
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  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp02313719
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  5. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp02313719
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