John Hornby

British explorer
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John Hornby

Summary

John Hornby is a human[1]. He was born on +1880-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1927-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an explorer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • John Hornby was born on +1880-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • John Hornby died on +1927-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Hornby's father was A. N. Hornby[6].
  • John Hornby held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[7].
  • John Hornby's professions included explorer[4].
  • John Hornby's education included a stint at Harrow School[8].
  • John Hornby's image is recorded as John Hornby holding a puppy under arm - N-1987-016-0232.jpg[9].
  • John Hornby is recorded as male[10].
  • John Hornby's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • John Hornby's ISNI is recorded as 0000000073740107[12].
  • John Hornby's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 40443139[13].
  • John Hornby's GND ID is recorded as 128982489[14].
  • John Hornby's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82075269[15].
  • John Hornby's IdRef ID is recorded as 068886667[16].
  • John Hornby's Commons category is recorded as John Hornby[17].
  • John Hornby's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05zvyk[18].
  • John Hornby's family name is recorded as Hornby[19].
  • John Hornby's given name is recorded as John[20].
  • John Hornby's National Library of Israel ID is recorded as 000445036[21].
  • John Hornby's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX1690034[22].
  • John Hornby's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 074981153[23].
  • John Hornby's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2018149336[24].
  • John Hornby's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • John Hornby's FAST ID is recorded as 93306[26].
  • John Hornby's Dictionary of Canadian Biography ID is recorded as hornby_john_15[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Hornby was born on +1880-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. His father was A. N. Hornby[6].

Education

John Hornby was educated at Harrow School[8].

Career and Affiliations

John Hornby's professions included explorer[4].

Death and Burial

John Hornby died on +1927-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

John Hornby ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Who were John Hornby's parents?

John Hornby's father was A. N. Hornby[6].

What did John Hornby do for work?

John Hornby worked as explorer[4].

Where did John Hornby go to school?

John Hornby was educated at Harrow School[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [12] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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