John Cabot

Italian navigator and explorer (c. 1450 – c. 1499)
Person human Q85642
John Cabot
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John Cabot

Summary

John Cabot is a human[1]. Born in Gaeta[2], he… he was born on 1450[3]. He died in North Atlantic Ocean[4]. He died on 1498[5]. He worked as a gestor[6], sailor[7], and slave trader[8]. He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9]

Key Facts

  • John Cabot's place of birth was Gaeta[2].
  • John Cabot died in North Atlantic Ocean[4].
  • John Cabot was born on 1450[3].
  • John Cabot died on 1498[5].
  • John Cabot's father was Giulio Caboto[10].
  • A child of John Cabot was Sebastian Cabot[11].
  • John Cabot held citizenship in Republic of Venice[12].
  • John Cabot worked as a gestor[6].
  • John Cabot's professions included sailor[7].
  • John Cabot's professions included slave trader[8].
  • John Cabot is recorded as male[13].
  • John Cabot's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John Cabot's Commons category is recorded as Giovanni Caboto[15].
  • John Cabot's family name is recorded as Caboto[16].
  • John Cabot's given name is recorded as Giovanni[17].
  • John Cabot's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Giovanni Caboto[18].
  • John Cabot's depicted by is recorded as Giovanni Caboto plaque[19].
  • John Cabot's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[20].
  • John Cabot's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[21].
  • John Cabot's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • John Cabot's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[23].
  • John Cabot's described by source is recorded as Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography[24].
  • John Cabot's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25].
  • John Cabot's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[26].
  • John Cabot's participant in is recorded as John Cabot's Second Voyage (1497)[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Cabot's place of birth was Gaeta[2]. He was born on 1450[3]. His father was Giulio Caboto[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include gestor[6], sailor[7], and slave trader[8].

Personal Life

A child of John Cabot was Sebastian Cabot[11].

Death and Burial

John Cabot died on 1498[5]. He died in North Atlantic Ocean[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for John Cabot include Cabot Tower[28], an observation tower[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 1898[31]; Cabot Trail[32], a highway[33], in Canada[34]; John Cabot University[35], a university[36], in Italy[37], founded in 1972[38], headquartered in Rome[39]; Cabot Square, Montreal[40], a square[41], in Canada[42]; USS Cabot[43], a light aircraft carrier[44]; Cabot Square[45], a square[46], in United Kingdom[47]; and Cabot Strait[48], a strait[49], in Canada[50].

Why It Matters

John Cabot has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] He is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

Entities named for him include Cabot Tower[28], an observation tower[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 1898[31]; Cabot Trail[32], a highway[33], in Canada[34]; John Cabot University[35], a university[36], in Italy[37], founded in 1972[38], headquartered in Rome[39]; Cabot Square, Montreal[40], a square[41], in Canada[42]; USS Cabot[43], a light aircraft carrier[44]; and Cabot Square[45], a square[46], in United Kingdom[47].

FAQs

Where was John Cabot born?

John Cabot was born in Gaeta[2].

Where did John Cabot die?

John Cabot died in North Atlantic Ocean[4].

Who were John Cabot's parents?

John Cabot's father was Giulio Caboto[10].

What did John Cabot do for work?

John Cabot worked as gestor[6], sailor[7], and slave trader[8].

References

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [48] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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