John Ball

English rebel and priest (1338-1381)
Person human Q505824
John Ball
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John Ball

Summary

John Ball is a human[1]. His place of birth was St Albans[2]. He was born on +1338-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Coventry[4]. He died on +1381-07-15T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a presbyter[6] and politician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #7,212 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • John Ball's place of birth was St Albans[2].
  • John Ball died in Coventry[4].
  • John Ball was born on +1338-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Ball died on +1381-07-15T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Ball held citizenship in Kingdom of England[9].
  • John Ball worked as a presbyter[6].
  • John Ball worked as a politician[7].
  • John Ball's education included a stint at St Albans School[10].
  • John Ball's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[11].
  • John Ball's image is recorded as John Ball encouraging Wat Tyler rebels from ca 1470 MS of Froissart Chronicles in BL.jpg[12].
  • John Ball is recorded as male[13].
  • John Ball's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John Ball's movement is recorded as Lollardy[15].
  • John Ball's ISNI is recorded as 0000000078595236[16].
  • John Ball's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 18019526[17].
  • John Ball's GND ID is recorded as 118849069[18].
  • John Ball's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr88010187[19].
  • John Ball's IdRef ID is recorded as 268603561[20].
  • John Ball's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 61540592[21].
  • The cause of death was hanged, drawn, quartered and decapitated[22].
  • John Ball's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02gxgz[23].
  • John Ball's family name is recorded as Ball[24].
  • John Ball's given name is recorded as John[25].
  • John Ball's significant event is recorded as excommunication[26].
  • John Ball's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 1682591865100[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in St Albans[2], John Ball… he was born on +1338-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

John Ball was educated at St Albans School[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include presbyter[6] and politician[7].

Personal Life

John Ball's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[11].

Death and Burial

John Ball died on +1381-07-15T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Coventry[4]. The cause of death was hanged, drawn, quartered and decapitated[22].

Why It Matters

John Ball ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #7,212 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was John Ball born?

John Ball was born in St Albans[2].

Where did John Ball die?

John Ball died in Coventry[4].

What did John Ball do for work?

John Ball worked as presbyter[6] and politician[7].

Where did John Ball go to school?

John Ball was educated at St Albans School[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Communism in History and Theory. wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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