John Dicks

London publisher of popular, affordably priced fiction and drama (1818–1881)
Person human Q17308956
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John Dicks

Summary

John Dicks is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1818[2]. He died on January 1, 1881[3]. He worked as a businessperson[4] and publisher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • John Dicks was born on January 1, 1818[2].
  • John Dicks died on January 1, 1881[3].
  • John Dicks worked as a businessperson[4].
  • John Dicks's professions included publisher[5].
  • John Dicks is recorded as male[7].
  • John Dicks's instance of is recorded as human[8].
  • John Dicks's Commons category is recorded as John Dicks[9].
  • John Dicks's family name is recorded as Dicks[10].
  • John Dicks's given name is recorded as John[11].
  • John Dicks's work location is recorded as 7 Wellington Street North[12].
  • John Dicks's described at URL is recorded as https://blogs.gre.ac.uk/andrewking/2013/08/25/john-dicks-publisher-and-dicks-english-library-of-standard-works/[13].
  • John Dicks's has works in the collection is recorded as Australian National Maritime Museum[14].
  • John Dicks's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired[15].

Body

Origins and Family

John Dicks was born on January 1, 1818[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include businessperson[4] and publisher[5].

Death and Burial

John Dicks died on January 1, 1881[3].

Why It Matters

John Dicks ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did John Dicks do for work?

John Dicks worked as businessperson[4] and publisher[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [2] . Australian National Maritime Museum. wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . Australian National Maritime Museum. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Price One Penny. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . 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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  1. 6w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fast id 1528591
    Idref id 07791113X
    Work location 7 Wellington Street North
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1412]]: [[Q1860]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/263717|batch #263717]]"
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