John Clare

English poet (1793-1864)
Person human Q981572
John Clare
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John Clare

Summary

John Clare is a human[1]. He was born in Clare Cottage[2]. He was born on July 13, 1793[3]. He died in Northampton[4]. He died on May 20, 1864[5]. He worked as a writer[6], poet[7], naturalist[8], and farmworker[9]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,052 views/month, #7,066 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Clare Cottage[2], John Clare…
  • John Clare passed away in Northampton[4].
  • John Clare passed away in St Andrew's Hospital[11].
  • John Clare was born on July 13, 1793[3].
  • John Clare was born on January 1, 1793[12].
  • John Clare died on May 20, 1864[5].
  • John Clare died on January 1, 1864[13].
  • Burial took place at Helpston[14].
  • John Clare held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[15].
  • John Clare held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[16].
  • John Clare held citizenship in United Kingdom[17].
  • English was John Clare's native language[18].
  • John Clare's professions included writer[6].
  • John Clare worked as a poet[7].
  • John Clare worked as a naturalist[8].
  • John Clare worked as a farmworker[9].
  • John Clare's field of work was poetry[19].
  • John Clare's field of work was Romantic literature[20].
  • John Clare is recorded as male[21].
  • John Clare's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • John Clare is associated with the Romanticism movement[23].
  • John Clare's Commons category is recorded as John Clare[24].
  • John Clare's family name is recorded as Clare[25].
  • John Clare's given name is recorded as John[26].
  • John Clare's depicted by is recorded as John Clare[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Began / founded: 1793-07-13[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1864-05-20[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 61bf7fcc-2274-42bb-980c-0bb546917549[31]

Body

Origins and Family

John Clare was born in Clare Cottage[2]. Recorded date of birth include July 13, 1793[3] and January 1, 1793[12]. English was his native language[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], poet[7], naturalist[8], and farmworker[9]. Fields of work include poetry[19], a literary form[32] and Romantic literature[20], a literary movement[33].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include May 20, 1864[5] and January 1, 1864[13]. Recorded place of death include Northampton[4], a county town[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1189[36] and St Andrew's Hospital[11], a hospital[37], in United Kingdom[38], founded in 1838[39]. John Clare is buried at Helpston[14].

Why It Matters

John Clare ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,052 views/month, #7,066 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was John Clare born?

Born in Clare Cottage[2], John Clare…

Where did John Clare die?

John Clare died in Northampton[4].

What did John Clare do for work?

John Clare worked as writer[6], poet[7], naturalist[8], and farmworker[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → john-clare
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: john-clare, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289939294|john clare (#289939294)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #m"
  2. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Occupation → —
    Movement → Romanticism
    Native language → English
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1871]]: cnp01050520, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257929|batch #257929]]"
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