John Dryden

English writer
Person human Q17002359
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John Dryden

Summary

John Dryden is a human[1]. He was born on +1668-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died in Rome[3]. He died on +1701-01-28T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a writer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • John Dryden passed away in Rome[3].
  • John Dryden was born on +1668-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • John Dryden died on +1701-01-28T00:00:00Z[4].
  • John Dryden's father was John Dryden[7].
  • John Dryden's mother was Elizabeth Howard[8].
  • John Dryden's professions included writer[5].
  • John Dryden was educated at Westminster School[9].
  • John Dryden is recorded as male[10].
  • John Dryden's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • John Dryden's ISNI is recorded as 000000002337345X[12].
  • John Dryden's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 57517466[13].
  • John Dryden's GND ID is recorded as 12330735X[14].
  • John Dryden's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83177863[15].
  • John Dryden's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 104676818[16].
  • John Dryden's SBN author ID is recorded as PALV050884[17].
  • John Dryden's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01222g4s[18].
  • John Dryden's Open Library ID is recorded as OL6082914A[19].
  • John Dryden's given name is recorded as John[20].
  • John Dryden's National Library of Israel ID is recorded as 000455967[21].
  • John Dryden's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 8109[22].
  • John Dryden's CERL Thesaurus ID is recorded as cnp00965087[23].
  • John Dryden's FAST ID is recorded as 118153[24].
  • John Dryden's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Dryden-406[25].
  • John Dryden's sibling is recorded as Sir Erasmus Henry Dryden, 5th Baronet[26].
  • John Dryden's sibling is recorded as Charles Dryden[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Dryden was born on +1668-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. His father was he[7]. His mother was Elizabeth Howard[8].

Education

John Dryden's education included a stint at Westminster School[9].

Career and Affiliations

John Dryden worked as a writer[5].

Death and Burial

John Dryden died on +1701-01-28T00:00:00Z[4]. He passed away in Rome[3].

Why It Matters

John Dryden ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where did John Dryden die?

John Dryden passed away in Rome[3].

Who were John Dryden's parents?

John Dryden's father was John Dryden[7]. John Dryden's mother was Elizabeth Howard[8].

What did John Dryden do for work?

John Dryden worked as writer[5].

Where did John Dryden go to school?

John Dryden was educated at Westminster School[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] . Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . 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] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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