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James Gordon Bennett Sr.

American publisher (1795-1872)
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James Gordon Bennett Sr.
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Summary

James Gordon Bennett Sr. was born on September 1, 1795[1], in Keith[2]. James Gordon Bennett Sr. died on June 1, 1872[3], in Manhattan[4]. James Gordon Bennett Sr. worked as a publisher[5], journalist[6], businessperson[7], and editor[8]. James Gordon Bennett Sr. ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (762 views/month, #7,190 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Green-Wood Cemetery[10]
  • Child: James Gordon Bennett Jr.[11], Jeanette Gordon Bell[12]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[13]
  • Field of work: journalism[14], publishing house[15]
  • Sex or gender: male[16]
  • Commons category: James Gordon Bennett, Sr.[17]
  • Archives at: New York Public Library Main Branch[18]
  • Family name: Bennett[19]
  • Given name: James[20]
  • Described by source: Svensk uppslagsbok[21], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[24], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[25], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[26], Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography[27], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[28]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[29]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject New York Public Library[30]
  • P14536: 406128[31]

Why It Matters

James Gordon Bennett Sr. has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] James Gordon Bennett Sr. is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was James Gordon Bennett Sr. born?

James Gordon Bennett Sr.'s place of birth was Keith[2].

Where did James Gordon Bennett Sr. die?

James Gordon Bennett Sr. passed away in Manhattan[4].

What did James Gordon Bennett Sr. do for work?

James Gordon Bennett Sr. worked as a publisher[5], journalist[6], businessperson[7], and editor[8].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . historyorb.com. historyorb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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