John Joscelyn

English clergyman and antiquarian as well as secretary to Matthew Parker
Person human Q10307857
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John Joscelyn

Summary

John Joscelyn is a human[1]. He was born on +1529-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1603-12-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a historian[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • John Joscelyn was born on +1529-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • John Joscelyn was born on +1529-00-00T00:00:00Z[6].
  • John Joscelyn died on +1603-12-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Burial took place at High Roding[7].
  • John Joscelyn held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • John Joscelyn worked as a historian[4].
  • John Joscelyn's education included a stint at Queens' College[9].
  • John Joscelyn's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[10].
  • John Joscelyn's image is recorded as Blmscottontiberiusbivfol20r.jpg[11].
  • John Joscelyn is recorded as male[12].
  • John Joscelyn's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • John Joscelyn's ISNI is recorded as 0000000025460098[14].
  • John Joscelyn's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 64029615[15].
  • John Joscelyn's GND ID is recorded as 121394948[16].
  • John Joscelyn's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85112464[17].
  • John Joscelyn's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 120726408[18].
  • John Joscelyn's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b6j7h8[19].
  • John Joscelyn's given name is recorded as John[20].
  • John Joscelyn's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 177245212[21].
  • John Joscelyn's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[22].
  • John Joscelyn's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 15130[23].
  • John Joscelyn's CERL Thesaurus ID is recorded as cnp01323712[24].
  • John Joscelyn's Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID is recorded as 10006729[25].
  • John Joscelyn's National Library of Wales Authority ID is recorded as joscelyn-john-1529-1603[26].
  • John Joscelyn's BNB person ID is recorded as JoscelynJohn1529-1603[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include +1529-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

John Joscelyn was educated at Queens' College[9].

Career and Affiliations

John Joscelyn's professions included historian[4].

Personal Life

John Joscelyn's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[10].

Death and Burial

John Joscelyn died on +1603-12-28T00:00:00Z[3]. Burial took place at High Roding[7].

Why It Matters

John Joscelyn ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did John Joscelyn do for work?

John Joscelyn worked as historian[4].

Where did John Joscelyn go to school?

John Joscelyn was educated at Queens' College[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . CERL Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth +1529-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1529-00-00T00:00:00Z
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  2. 27d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
    Sex or gender male
    Educated at Queens' College
    Occupation
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