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John Godfrey Saxe

American poet (1816-1887)
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John Godfrey Saxe
published by Dodd, Mead and Co, NY, 1898 · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
June 2, 1816
Date of death
March 31, 1887
Place of birth
Highgate
Place of death
Albany
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
poet, politician, writer
Educated at
Wesleyan University, Middlebury College[12][13]
Mother
Elizabeth Saxe[9]
Child
John Theodore Saxe[10]
Described by source
Library of the World's Best Literature, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17][18]
Family name
Saxe[15]
Given name
John[16]
Place of burial
Green-Wood Cemetery[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Godfrey Saxe en John Godfrey Saxe I he ג'והן גודפריי סאקס ja ジョン・ゴドフリー・サックス zh 約翰·戈弗瑞·薩克斯
🔖 Identifiers · 37
ISNI
0000000063209398
VIAF cluster ID
8565285
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n88085868
GND ID
133078868
American Academy in Rome ID
12433797
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/96369
BVMC person ID
685
Ben Yehuda author ID
673
CCAB ID
000153142
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01100916
Carnegie Hall agent ID
93176
DBC author ID
87097919421600
Show all 37 identifiers +25
FAST ID
249729
Find a Grave memorial ID
42326393
Freebase ID
/m/05q5_l
Geni profile ID
6000000047918945905, 6000000049193233360
J9U entity ID
987007276891805171
Libraries Australia ID
35477773
LibriVox author ID
1154
LiederNet author ID
27593
Lucerna person ID
6002649
MusicBrainz artist ID
b011c1a3-4a04-428c-a425-975ff6320a5d
NLA Trove people ID
967257
National Library of Chile ID
000050399
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000493196
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073308404
Online Books Page author ID
Saxe, John Godfrey, 1816-1887
Open Library ID
OL1385513A
OpenMLOL author ID
23122
Our Campaigns candidate ID
67082
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100443801
Prabook ID
3728972, 1080209
SNAC ARK ID
w6d79dh2
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/339015
WikiTree person ID
Saxe-44
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJv8G7CWJDYWdYdqYxkdQq
Yale LUX ID
person/aa815f3b-6d28-48a1-bf7d-d4a7dd93fb56

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
writer, poet, politician
Educated at 2
Wesleyan University, Middlebury College
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Described by source 1
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Highgate
Place of burial 1
Green-Wood Cemetery
Place of death 1
Albany
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

John Godfrey Saxe was born on June 2, 1816[1], in Highgate[2]. He died on March 31, 1887[3], in Albany[4]. He worked as a poet[5], politician[6], and writer[7].

FAQs

Where was John Godfrey Saxe born?

John Godfrey Saxe's place of birth was Highgate[2].

Where did John Godfrey Saxe die?

John Godfrey Saxe passed away in Albany[4].

Who were John Godfrey Saxe's parents?

John Godfrey Saxe's mother was Elizabeth Saxe[9].

What did John Godfrey Saxe do for work?

John Godfrey Saxe worked as a poet[5], politician[6], and writer[7].

Where did John Godfrey Saxe go to school?

John Godfrey Saxe was educated at Wesleyan University[12] and Middlebury College[13].

Related Entities

United States Wesleyan University

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · So29375609982 · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → John Theodore Saxe
    Geni profile ID → 6000000047918945905, 6000000049193233360
    "Merged from another item"
  2. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of burial → Green-Wood Cemetery
    Place of death → Albany
    Mother → Elizabeth Saxe
    Family name → Saxe
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30848: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
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