James Williamson

British photographer and filmmaker (1855-1933)
Person human Q1389016
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James Williamson

Summary

James Williamson is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kirkcaldy[2]. He was born on +1855-11-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames[4]. He died on +1933-08-18T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a film director[6], screenwriter[7], cinematographer[8], film producer[9], and photographer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • James Williamson was born in Kirkcaldy[2].
  • James Williamson passed away in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames[4].
  • James Williamson was born on +1855-11-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • James Williamson died on +1933-08-18T00:00:00Z[5].
  • James Williamson held citizenship in United Kingdom[12].
  • James Williamson held citizenship in Kingdom of Scotland[13].
  • James Williamson's professions included film director[6].
  • James Williamson worked as a screenwriter[7].
  • James Williamson's professions included cinematographer[8].
  • James Williamson's professions included film producer[9].
  • James Williamson's professions included photographer[10].
  • James Williamson's professions included actor[14].
  • James Williamson's field of work was film[15].
  • James Williamson's field of work was film direction[16].
  • James Williamson's image is recorded as James.williamson.1900.jpg[17].
  • James Williamson is recorded as male[18].
  • James Williamson's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • James Williamson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000100429956[20].
  • James Williamson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 32832512[21].
  • James Williamson's GND ID is recorded as 120645165[22].
  • James Williamson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n97002971[23].
  • James Williamson's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 150798507[24].
  • James Williamson's IdRef ID is recorded as 160178916[25].
  • James Williamson's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0932055[26].
  • James Williamson's Commons category is recorded as James Williamson (film pioneer)[27].

Body

Origins and Family

James Williamson's place of birth was Kirkcaldy[2]. He was born on +1855-11-08T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director[6], screenwriter[7], cinematographer[8], film producer[9], photographer[10], and actor[14]. Fields of work include film[15] and film direction[16], an activity[28].

Death and Burial

James Williamson died on +1933-08-18T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames[4].

Why It Matters

James Williamson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was James Williamson born?

James Williamson was born in Kirkcaldy[2].

Where did James Williamson die?

James Williamson died in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames[4].

What did James Williamson do for work?

James Williamson worked as film director[6], screenwriter[7], cinematographer[8], film producer[9], and photographer[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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