James Playfair

British architect (1755-1794)
Person human Q6141324
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James Playfair

Summary

James Playfair is a human[1]. He was born on +1755-08-05T00:00:00Z[2]. He died in Edinburgh[3]. He died on +1794-02-23T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as an architect[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • James Playfair died in Edinburgh[3].
  • James Playfair was born on +1755-08-05T00:00:00Z[2].
  • James Playfair died on +1794-02-23T00:00:00Z[4].
  • A child of James Playfair was William Henry Playfair[7].
  • James Playfair held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • James Playfair's professions included architect[5].
  • A notable work attributed to James Playfair is Cairness House[9].
  • James Playfair is recorded as male[10].
  • James Playfair's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • James Playfair's ISNI is recorded as 0000000066324797[12].
  • James Playfair's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 22017260[13].
  • James Playfair's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr93031593[14].
  • James Playfair's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500025712[15].
  • James Playfair's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b6v28[16].
  • James Playfair's Open Library ID is recorded as OL5701787A[17].
  • James Playfair's RKDartists ID is recorded as 342791[18].
  • James Playfair's family name is recorded as Playfair[19].
  • James Playfair's given name is recorded as James[20].
  • James Playfair's work location is recorded as London[21].
  • James Playfair's Vatican Library ID is recorded as ADV11066656[22].
  • James Playfair's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 37857[23].
  • James Playfair's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 42213[24].
  • James Playfair's plaque image is recorded as Memorial to John Playfair, Old Calton Burial Ground.jpg[25].
  • James Playfair's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000044738348000[26].
  • James Playfair's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Playfair-174[27].

Body

Origins and Family

James Playfair was born on +1755-08-05T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

James Playfair's professions included architect[5].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to James Playfair is Cairness House[9].

Personal Life

A child of James Playfair was William Henry Playfair[7].

Death and Burial

James Playfair died on +1794-02-23T00:00:00Z[4]. He passed away in Edinburgh[3].

Why It Matters

James Playfair ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where did James Playfair die?

James Playfair passed away in Edinburgh[3].

What did James Playfair do for work?

James Playfair worked as architect[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . archINFORM. wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [9] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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