John Davenant

British bishop
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Summary

John Davenant was born on May 20, 1572[1], in London[2]. He died on April 20, 1641[3], in Salisbury[4]. He worked as a theologian[5], Anglican priest[6], and bishop[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (216 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 1576[9]
  • Date of death: 1641[10]
  • Father: John Davenant[11]
  • Position held: Bishop of Salisbury[12]
  • Educated at: Queens' College[13]
  • Religion or worldview: Protestantism[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Commons category: John Davenant[16]
  • Given name: John[17]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[18]
  • P14608: 12852653X[19]

Why It Matters

John Davenant is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

Where was John Davenant born?

John Davenant's place of birth was London[2].

Where did John Davenant die?

John Davenant died in Salisbury[4].

Who were John Davenant's parents?

John Davenant's father was John Davenant[11].

What did John Davenant do for work?

John Davenant worked as a theologian[5], Anglican priest[6], and bishop[7].

Where did John Davenant go to school?

John Davenant was educated at Queens' College[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 17d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sbn author id → BVEV092197
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  3. 25d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Salisbury
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'ko']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56926|batch #56926]]: Import places of birth, death from dewiki"
  4. 16w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 12852653X
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  5. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → theologian, Anglican priest, bishop
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32119|batch #32119]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (32)"
  6. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp02293718
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  7. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Occupation → theologian, Anglican priest, bishop
    Given name → John
    Religion or worldview → Protestantism
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30851|batch #30851]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (7)"
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