John Allen Giles

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John Allen Giles

Summary

John Allen Giles is a human[1]. He was born in Somerset[2]. He was born on October 26, 1808[3]. He died in London Borough of Sutton[4]. He died on September 24, 1884[5]. He worked as a historian[6], Hofmeister[7], and translator[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • John Allen Giles's place of birth was Somerset[2].
  • John Allen Giles passed away in London Borough of Sutton[4].
  • John Allen Giles died in Bibliothèque nationale de France[10].
  • John Allen Giles was born on October 26, 1808[3].
  • John Allen Giles was born on January 1, 1808[11].
  • John Allen Giles died on September 24, 1884[5].
  • John Allen Giles died on January 1, 1884[12].
  • A child of John Allen Giles was Herbert Giles[13].
  • John Allen Giles held citizenship in United Kingdom[14].
  • John Allen Giles's professions included historian[6].
  • John Allen Giles's professions included Hofmeister[7].
  • John Allen Giles worked as a translator[8].
  • John Allen Giles's field of work was history[15].
  • John Allen Giles's field of work was translating activity[16].
  • John Allen Giles held the position of Anglican priest[17].
  • John Allen Giles was educated at Charterhouse School[18].
  • John Allen Giles's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[19].
  • John Allen Giles is recorded as male[20].
  • John Allen Giles's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • John Allen Giles's Commons category is recorded as John Allen Giles[22].
  • John Allen Giles's family name is recorded as Giles[23].
  • John Allen Giles's given name is recorded as John[24].
  • John Allen Giles's given name is recorded as Allen[25].
  • John Allen Giles's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[26].
  • John Allen Giles's described by source is recorded as Q19036877[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Somerset[2], John Allen Giles… Recorded date of birth include October 26, 1808[3] and January 1, 1808[11].

Education

John Allen Giles's education included a stint at Charterhouse School[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[6], Hofmeister[7], and translator[8]. Fields of work include history[15] and translating activity[16]. John Allen Giles held the position of Anglican priest[17].

Personal Life

A child of John Allen Giles was Herbert Giles[13]. His religion is recorded as Anglicanism[19].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include September 24, 1884[5] and January 1, 1884[12]. Recorded place of death include London Borough of Sutton[4], a London borough[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1965[30] and Bibliothèque nationale de France[10], a national library[31], in France[32], founded in 1537[33], headquartered in 2nd arrondissement of Paris[34].

Why It Matters

John Allen Giles ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was John Allen Giles born?

Born in Somerset[2], John Allen Giles…

Where did John Allen Giles die?

John Allen Giles died in London Borough of Sutton[4].

What did John Allen Giles do for work?

John Allen Giles worked as historian[6], Hofmeister[7], and translator[8].

Where did John Allen Giles go to school?

John Allen Giles was educated at Charterhouse School[18].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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