John Harrison

English cloth merchant in Leeds
Person human Q6237988
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John Harrison

Summary

John Harrison is a human[1]. He was born on +1579-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1656-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a draper[4] and philanthropist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • John Harrison was born on +1579-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • John Harrison died on +1656-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Harrison's professions included draper[4].
  • John Harrison worked as a philanthropist[5].
  • John Harrison's image is recorded as John Harrison - Leeds.jpg[7].
  • John Harrison is recorded as male[8].
  • John Harrison's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • John Harrison's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03c8st_[10].
  • John Harrison's family name is recorded as Harrison[11].
  • John Harrison's given name is recorded as John[12].
  • John Harrison's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[13].
  • John Harrison's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 12436[14].
  • John Harrison's Open Plaques subject ID is recorded as 5096[15].
  • John Harrison's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 146005[16].
  • John Harrison's National Portrait Gallery is recorded as mp53627[17].
  • John Harrison's Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID is recorded as 10005591[18].
  • John Harrison's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Harrison-22130[19].
  • John Harrison's UK National Archives ID is recorded as F69216[20].

Body

Origins and Family

John Harrison was born on +1579-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include draper[4] and philanthropist[5].

Death and Burial

John Harrison died on +1656-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

John Harrison ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did John Harrison do for work?

John Harrison worked as draper[4] and philanthropist[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . Harrison, John. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . Harrison, John. wikidata.org.
  6. [2] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . Open Plaques. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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