John Alexander

Scottish painter and engraver of the 18th century (1686-1766)
Person human Q12052838
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John Alexander

Summary

John Alexander is a human[1]. He was born in Aberdeen[2]. He was born on +1686-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Scotland[4]. He died on +1766-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a painter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Alexander's place of birth was Aberdeen[2].
  • John Alexander passed away in Scotland[4].
  • John Alexander was born on +1686-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Alexander died on +1766-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Alexander's father was Q135225040[8].
  • A child of John Alexander was Isabella Alexander[9].
  • A child of John Alexander was Cosmo Alexander[10].
  • John Alexander held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[11].
  • John Alexander's professions included painter[6].
  • John Alexander's image is recorded as John Alexander and his wife Marjory Jamesone - George Jamesone - ABDAG000026.jpg[12].
  • John Alexander is recorded as male[13].
  • John Alexander's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John Alexander's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 96678660[15].
  • John Alexander's GND ID is recorded as 1089588798[16].
  • John Alexander's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500184881[17].
  • John Alexander's Commons category is recorded as John Alexander (painter)[18].
  • John Alexander's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cbn_b[19].
  • John Alexander's RKDartists ID is recorded as 1075[20].
  • John Alexander's family name is recorded as Q1511218[21].
  • John Alexander's given name is recorded as John[22].
  • John Alexander's work location is recorded as London[23].
  • John Alexander's work location is recorded as Paris[24].
  • John Alexander's work location is recorded as Florence[25].
  • John Alexander's work location is recorded as Rome[26].
  • John Alexander's work location is recorded as Edinburgh[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Alexander was born in Aberdeen[2]. He was born on +1686-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Q135225040[8].

Education

John Alexander studied under Giuseppe Chiari[28].

Career and Affiliations

John Alexander's professions included painter[6].

Personal Life

Children include Isabella Alexander[9] and Cosmo Alexander[10], a painter[29], 1724–1772[30], of Scotland[31], specialised in painting[32].

Death and Burial

John Alexander died on +1766-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Scotland[4].

Why It Matters

John Alexander ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was John Alexander born?

John Alexander was born in Aberdeen[2].

Where did John Alexander die?

John Alexander passed away in Scotland[4].

Who were John Alexander's parents?

John Alexander's father was Q135225040[8].

What did John Alexander do for work?

John Alexander worked as painter[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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