John Forrest

Canadian clergyman and professor
Person human Q6233645
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John Forrest

Summary

John Forrest is a human[1]. His place of birth was New Glasgow[2]. He was born on +1842-11-25T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1920-06-23T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a writer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • John Forrest was born in New Glasgow[2].
  • John Forrest was born on +1842-11-25T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Forrest died on +1920-06-23T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Among John Forrest's spouses was Annie E. Prescott Duff[7].
  • A child of John Forrest was William Duff Forrest[8].
  • A child of John Forrest was Archibald Alexander Forrest[9].
  • John Forrest held citizenship in Canada[10].
  • John Forrest worked as a writer[5].
  • John Forrest was employed by Dalhousie University[11].
  • John Forrest's religion is recorded as Presbyterianism[12].
  • John Forrest's image is recorded as John Forrest 1842-1920 in 1910.jpg[13].
  • John Forrest is recorded as male[14].
  • John Forrest's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • John Forrest's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 104482987[16].
  • John Forrest's Commons category is recorded as John Forrest (Canadian clergyman)[17].
  • John Forrest's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05b5qd1[18].
  • John Forrest's family name is recorded as Forrest[19].
  • John Forrest's given name is recorded as John[20].
  • John Forrest's described at URL is recorded as https://findingaids.library.dal.ca/forrest-john-rev[21].
  • John Forrest's different from is recorded as John Forrest[22].
  • John Forrest's different from is recorded as John Forrest[23].
  • John Forrest's different from is recorded as John Forrest[24].
  • John Forrest's different from is recorded as Haughton Forrest[25].
  • John Forrest's Dictionary of Canadian Biography ID is recorded as forrest_john_14[26].
  • John Forrest's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Forrest-1607[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in New Glasgow[2], John Forrest… he was born on +1842-11-25T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

John Forrest worked as a writer[5]. Among his employers was Dalhousie University[11].

Personal Life

John Forrest was married to Annie E. Prescott Duff[7]. Children include William Duff Forrest[8], a politician[28], 1874–1939[29], of Canada[30] and Archibald Alexander Forrest[9], b. 1874[31]. His religion is recorded as Presbyterianism[12].

Death and Burial

John Forrest died on +1920-06-23T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

John Forrest ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was John Forrest born?

Born in New Glasgow[2], John Forrest…

Who was John Forrest married to?

John Forrest's spouses include Annie E. Prescott Duff[7].

What did John Forrest do for work?

John Forrest worked as writer[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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