John Davidson

Scottish poet (1857-1909)
Person human Q4171981
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John Davidson

Summary

John Davidson is a human[1]. He was born in Barrhead[2]. He was born on April 11, 1857[3]. He passed away in Penzance[4]. He died on March 23, 1909[5]. He worked as a linguist[6], translator[7], poet[8], and writer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • John Davidson's place of birth was Barrhead[2].
  • John Davidson passed away in Penzance[4].
  • John Davidson was born on April 11, 1857[3].
  • John Davidson was born on 1857[11].
  • John Davidson died on March 23, 1909[5].
  • John Davidson died on 1909[12].
  • John Davidson held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[13].
  • John Davidson worked as a linguist[6].
  • John Davidson's professions included translator[7].
  • John Davidson's professions included poet[8].
  • John Davidson worked as a writer[9].
  • John Davidson was educated at University of Edinburgh[14].
  • John Davidson is recorded as male[15].
  • John Davidson's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • John Davidson's Commons category is recorded as John Davidson (poet)[17].
  • The cause of death was drowning[18].
  • John Davidson's family name is recorded as Davidson[19].
  • John Davidson's given name is recorded as John[20].
  • John Davidson's manner of death is recorded as suicide[21].
  • John Davidson's described by source is recorded as A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature[22].
  • John Davidson's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, second supplement[23].
  • John Davidson's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • John Davidson's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25].
  • John Davidson's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[26].
  • John Davidson's described by source is recorded as Library of the World's Best Literature[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]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1857-04-11[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1909-03-23[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: fdb445e6-ca31-4ee8-9a5f-137015701e44[32]

Body

Origins and Family

John Davidson was born in Barrhead[2]. Recorded date of birth include April 11, 1857[3] and 1857[11].

Education

John Davidson was educated at University of Edinburgh[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[6], translator[7], poet[8], and writer[9].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include March 23, 1909[5] and 1909[12]. John Davidson passed away in Penzance[4]. The cause of death was drowning[18].

Why It Matters

John Davidson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

FAQs

Where was John Davidson born?

John Davidson was born in Barrhead[2].

Where did John Davidson die?

John Davidson died in Penzance[4].

What did John Davidson do for work?

John Davidson worked as linguist[6], translator[7], poet[8], and writer[9].

Where did John Davidson go to school?

John Davidson was educated at University of Edinburgh[14].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: 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.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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