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John Cecil

English Roman Catholic priest and spy
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John Cecil

Summary

John Cecil is a human[1]. He was born on +1558-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1626-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a Catholic priest[4] and spy[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • John Cecil was born on +1558-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • John Cecil died on +1626-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Cecil died on +1607-02-02T00:00:00Z[7].
  • John Cecil held citizenship in Kingdom of England[8].
  • John Cecil worked as a Catholic priest[4].
  • John Cecil worked as a spy[5].
  • John Cecil's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[9].
  • John Cecil is recorded as male[10].
  • John Cecil's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • John Cecil's ISNI is recorded as 0000000374678984[12].
  • John Cecil's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 90727095[13].
  • John Cecil's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr93002004[14].
  • John Cecil's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13320341x[15].
  • John Cecil's given name is recorded as John[16].
  • John Cecil's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 067854354[17].
  • John Cecil's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, first supplement[18].
  • John Cecil's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 4978[19].
  • John Cecil's Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID is recorded as 10002247[20].
  • John Cecil's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJxWRxBjRyYFbcCKrVtqcP[21].

Body

Origins and Family

John Cecil was born on +1558-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[4] and spy[5].

Personal Life

John Cecil's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[9].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1626-00-00T00:00:00Z[3] and +1607-02-02T00:00:00Z[7].

Why It Matters

John Cecil ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did John Cecil do for work?

John Cecil worked as Catholic priest[4] and spy[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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