James Playfair

Summary

James Playfair is a human^[1]. He was born on +1738-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2]. He died on +1819-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a pastor^[4], cleric^[5], and historian^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• James Playfair was born on +1738-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2].
• James Playfair was born on +1738-12-19T00:00:00Z^[8].
• James Playfair died on +1819-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• James Playfair died on +1819-05-00T00:00:00Z^[9].
• James Playfair died on +1819-05-26T00:00:00Z^[10].
• James Playfair's father was George Playfair^[11].
• James Playfair's mother was Jean Roger^[12].
• Among James Playfair's spouses was Margaret Lyon^[13].
• A child of James Playfair was Jean Playfair^[14].
• A child of James Playfair was George Playfair^[15].
• A child of James Playfair was William Davidson Playfair^[16].
• A child of James Playfair was Hugh Lyon Playfair^[17].
• James Playfair held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain^[18].
• James Playfair held citizenship in United Kingdom^[19].
• James Playfair's professions included pastor^[4].
• James Playfair's professions included cleric^[5].
• James Playfair worked as a historian^[6].
• James Playfair's image is recorded as David Martin (1737-1797) - James Playfair (1738–1819), DD - HC216 - Wardlaw Museum.jpg^[20].
• James Playfair is recorded as male^[21].
• James Playfair's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• James Playfair's ISNI is recorded as 000000006668387X^[23].
• James Playfair's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 67993865^[24].
• James Playfair's GND ID is recorded as 172309786^[25].
• James Playfair's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n87869381^[26].
• James Playfair's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA17065077^[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include +1738-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2] and +1738-12-19T00:00:00Z^[8]. James Playfair's father was George Playfair^[11]. His mother was Jean Roger^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pastor^[4], cleric^[5], and historian^[6].

Personal Life

James Playfair was married to Margaret Lyon^[13]. Children include Jean Playfair^[14], 1777–1852^[28]; George Playfair^[15], 1782–1846^[29]; William Davidson Playfair^[16]; and Hugh Lyon Playfair^[17], a photographer^[30], 1787–1861^[31], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[32], awarded the Knight Bachelor^[33].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1819-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3], +1819-05-00T00:00:00Z^[9], and +1819-05-26T00:00:00Z^[10].

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).^[7]

FAQs

Who were James Playfair's parents?

James Playfair's father was George Playfair^[11]. James Playfair's mother was Jean Roger^[12].

Who was James Playfair married to?

James Playfair's spouses include Margaret Lyon^[13].

What did James Playfair do for work?

James Playfair worked as pastor^[4], cleric^[5], and historian^[6].