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James Wilson

British explorer (1760-1814)
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James Wilson

Summary

James Wilson is a human[1]. His place of birth was Newcastle upon Tyne[2]. He was born on January 1, 1760[3]. He passed away in London[4]. He died on August 12, 1814[5]. He worked as an explorer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Newcastle upon Tyne[2], James Wilson…
  • James Wilson died in London[4].
  • James Wilson was born on January 1, 1760[3].
  • James Wilson died on August 12, 1814[5].
  • James Wilson held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[8].
  • James Wilson held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9].
  • James Wilson worked as an explorer[6].
  • James Wilson is recorded as male[10].
  • James Wilson's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • James Wilson's military branch is recorded as Royal Navy[12].
  • James Wilson's Commons category is recorded as James Wilson (explorer)[13].
  • James Wilson's family name is recorded as Wilson[14].
  • James Wilson's given name is recorded as James[15].
  • James Wilson's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • James Wilson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].
  • James Wilson's writing language is recorded as English[18].
  • James Wilson's P14585 is recorded as 42707[19].

Body

Origins and Family

James Wilson was born in Newcastle upon Tyne[2]. He was born on January 1, 1760[3].

Career and Affiliations

James Wilson's professions included explorer[6].

Death and Burial

James Wilson died on August 12, 1814[5]. He passed away in London[4].

Why It Matters

James Wilson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

Where was James Wilson born?

Born in Newcastle upon Tyne[2], James Wilson…

Where did James Wilson die?

James Wilson died in London[4].

What did James Wilson do for work?

James Wilson worked as explorer[6].

Related Entities

Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Q124535956. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → London
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'ru', 'tr']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56925|batch #56925]]: Import places of birth, death from dewiki"
  2. 4w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14585 → 42707
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14585]]: 42707, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/320586165|James Wilson (#320586165)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8378|Klassik Stiftung Wei"
  3. 11w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Instance of → —
    Family name → Wilson
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43062|batch #43062]]: substitute P887 reference with P227 reference (3)"
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