James Mackay

New Zealand politician and land surveyor (1831–1912)
Person human Q6138700
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James Mackay

Summary

James Mackay is a human[1]. He was born in Scotland[2]. He was born on +1831-11-16T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Paeroa[4]. He died on +1912-10-10T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an explorer[6], politician[7], farmer[8], and surveyor[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • James Mackay's place of birth was Scotland[2].
  • James Mackay's place of birth was London[11].
  • James Mackay passed away in Paeroa[4].
  • James Mackay was born on +1831-11-16T00:00:00Z[3].
  • James Mackay was born on +1831-01-01T00:00:00Z[12].
  • James Mackay died on +1912-10-10T00:00:00Z[5].
  • James Mackay died on +1912-10-13T00:00:00Z[13].
  • James Mackay's father was James Mackay[14].
  • James Mackay held citizenship in New Zealand[15].
  • James Mackay's professions included explorer[6].
  • James Mackay's professions included politician[7].
  • James Mackay's professions included farmer[8].
  • James Mackay's professions included surveyor[9].
  • James Mackay's image is recorded as James Mackay NZ Explorer.jpg[16].
  • James Mackay is recorded as male[17].
  • James Mackay's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • James Mackay's ISNI is recorded as 0000000357934173[19].
  • James Mackay's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 203759455[20].
  • James Mackay's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2011180222[21].
  • James Mackay's Commons category is recorded as James Mackay[22].
  • James Mackay's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0j27lrr[23].
  • James Mackay's family name is recorded as Mackay[24].
  • James Mackay's given name is recorded as James[25].
  • James Mackay's described by source is recorded as The Pioneer Land Surveyors of New Zealand[26].
  • James Mackay's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Māori[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Scotland[2], a constituent country of the United Kingdom[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 0843[30] and London[11], a metropolis[31], in Roman Empire[32], founded in 0047[33]. Recorded date of birth include +1831-11-16T00:00:00Z[3] and +1831-01-01T00:00:00Z[12]. James Mackay's father was he[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include explorer[6], politician[7], farmer[8], and surveyor[9].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1912-10-10T00:00:00Z[5] and +1912-10-13T00:00:00Z[13]. James Mackay died in Paeroa[4].

Why It Matters

James Mackay ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was James Mackay born?

Born in Scotland[2], James Mackay…

Where did James Mackay die?

James Mackay passed away in Paeroa[4].

Who were James Mackay's parents?

James Mackay's father was James Mackay[14].

What did James Mackay do for work?

James Mackay worked as explorer[6], politician[7], farmer[8], and surveyor[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . The Pioneer Land Surveyors of New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . teara.govt.nz. Retrieved . teara.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . The Pioneer Land Surveyors of New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . The Pioneer Land Surveyors of New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . The Pioneer Land Surveyors of New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . The Pioneer Land Surveyors of New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . The Pioneer Land Surveyors of New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] . The Pioneer Land Surveyors of New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . wikidata.org.
  20. [13] . The Pioneer Land Surveyors of New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . The Pioneer Land Surveyors of New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . The Pioneer Land Surveyors of New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . The Pioneer Land Surveyors of New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The Pioneer Land Surveyors of New Zealand. 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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