John Howard Benson

American calligrapher and stonecarver (1901-1956)
Person human Q43399591
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Summary

John Howard Benson was born on July 6, 1901[1], in Newport[2]. He died on February 23, 1956[3], in Newport[4]. He worked as an engraver[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[7]
  • Employer: Rhode Island School of Design[8]
  • Educated at: Rogers High School[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Commons category: John Howard Benson[11]
  • Given name: John[12]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[13]
  • Writing language: English[14]
  • Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights[15]
  • P14883: 7424[16]

FAQs

Where was John Howard Benson born?

John Howard Benson's place of birth was Newport[2].

Where did John Howard Benson die?

John Howard Benson passed away in Newport[4].

What did John Howard Benson do for work?

John Howard Benson worked as an engraver[5].

Where did John Howard Benson go to school?

John Howard Benson was educated at Rogers High School[9].

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  3. [10] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

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  1. 14d ago · Xavier Numista · 2026-09-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'en', 'gl']
    P14883 → 7424
    Sitelink count → 3
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14883: 7424, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/279031|batch #279031]]"
  2. 15w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Philadelphia museum of art entity id → 65312
    Date of birth → +1901-07-06T00:00:00Z
    Library of congress authority id → nr89008339
    Place of birth → Newport
    + 38 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Newman numismatics portal id: 232, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/157448120|John Howard Benson (#157448120)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6101|Newman "
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