James Postlethwayt

English writer on finance and demography; (1711-1761)
Person human Q18759300
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

James Postlethwayt

Summary

James Postlethwayt is a human[1]. He was born on +1711-01-17T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1761-09-06T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a writer[4].

Key Facts

  • James Postlethwayt was born on +1711-01-17T00:00:00Z[2].
  • James Postlethwayt died on +1761-09-06T00:00:00Z[3].
  • James Postlethwayt held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[5].
  • James Postlethwayt worked as a writer[4].
  • James Postlethwayt was a member of Royal Society[6].
  • James Postlethwayt is recorded as male[7].
  • James Postlethwayt's instance of is recorded as human[8].
  • James Postlethwayt's ISNI is recorded as 0000000063153208[9].
  • James Postlethwayt's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 64355225[10].
  • James Postlethwayt's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no91007534[11].
  • James Postlethwayt's IdRef ID is recorded as 200727419[12].
  • James Postlethwayt's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36041399[13].
  • James Postlethwayt's family name is recorded as Postlethwayt[14].
  • James Postlethwayt's given name is recorded as James[15].
  • James Postlethwayt's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 213600021[16].
  • James Postlethwayt's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[17].
  • James Postlethwayt's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 22597[18].
  • James Postlethwayt's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11bw5_j7tg[19].
  • James Postlethwayt's sibling is recorded as Malachy Postlethwayt[20].
  • James Postlethwayt's past Fellow of the Royal Society ID is recorded as NA7607[21].
  • James Postlethwayt's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJkhMF3jxBbMY46gDdwcT3[22].
  • James Postlethwayt's KBR person ID is recorded as 14188836[23].
  • James Postlethwayt's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/6112fb45-1e4d-493c-a46c-5aa9afb254c8[24].

Body

Origins and Family

James Postlethwayt was born on +1711-01-17T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

James Postlethwayt worked as a writer[4].

Death and Burial

James Postlethwayt died on +1761-09-06T00:00:00Z[3].

FAQs

What did James Postlethwayt do for work?

James Postlethwayt worked as writer[4].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). James Postlethwayt. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/james-postlethwayt
MLA “James Postlethwayt.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/james-postlethwayt.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_james-postlethwayt_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{James Postlethwayt}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/james-postlethwayt}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): James Postlethwayt — https://4ort.xyz/entity/james-postlethwayt (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/james-postlethwayt · Last refreshed: