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John Bonnycastle

British maths teacher
Person human Q6222464

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
December 29, 1751
Date of death
May 15, 1821
Place of birth
Buckinghamshire, Hardwick[7]
Place of death
Woolwich
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[11]
Occupation
mathematician, teacher
Employer
Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, George Fermor, 2nd Earl of Pomfret[12][13]
Educated at
Old School Room Chapel[14]
Child
Richard Henry Bonnycastle, Charles Bonnycastle[9][10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[19]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[18]
Family name
Bonnycastle[16]
Given name
John[17]
Place of burial
St Luke's Church, Charlton[8]
Significant person
Henry Fuseli[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Bonnycastle
🔖 Identifiers · 34
ISNI
0000000066688179
VIAF cluster ID
75245160
Library of Congress authority ID
n84024106
GND ID
117618721
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
John Bonnycastle.png ↗
Alvin ID
alvin-person:7649
British Museum person or institution ID
166272
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00301169
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11847071
DDB person (GND) ID
117618721
FAST ID
1962949
Find a Grave memorial ID
119906332
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Freebase ID
/m/0j7ks5m
IdRef ID
235306231
Libraries Australia ID
35282198
MacTutor biography ID
Bonnycastle
Museo Galileo authority ID
5910
Museum-digital ID
182399
NLA Trove people ID
896213
NUKAT ID
n2019066454
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000033851
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000022874
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007258838405171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810557646305606
National Library of Portugal ID
1674973
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1619740
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
128675918
Open Library ID
OL2451909A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
2855
Prabook ID
2221558
SNAC ARK ID
w6vh886s
Shakeosphere person ID
28513
Wellcome Collection concept ID
wrwtubq5
WorldCat Entities ID
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Occupation 2
teacher, mathematician
Place of birth 2
Buckinghamshire, Hardwick
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Employer 1
Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Place of death 1
Woolwich
Sex or gender 1
male
Significant person 1
Henry Fuseli
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Henry Fuseli
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Summary

John Bonnycastle was born on December 29, 1751[1], in Buckinghamshire[2]. He died on May 15, 1821[3], in Woolwich[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and teacher[6].

FAQs

Where was John Bonnycastle born?

John Bonnycastle's place of birth was Buckinghamshire[2].

Where did John Bonnycastle die?

John Bonnycastle passed away in Woolwich[4].

What did John Bonnycastle do for work?

John Bonnycastle worked as a mathematician[5] and teacher[6].

Where did John Bonnycastle go to school?

John Bonnycastle was educated at Old School Room Chapel[14].

Related Entities

Henry Fuseli United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Languages spoken, written or signed: English, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/263717|batch #263717]]"
  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Woolwich
    Child → Richard Henry Bonnycastle, Charles Bonnycastle
    Instance of → human
    Given name → John
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32119|batch #32119]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (32)"
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