John Langton

Chancellor of England and Bishop of Chichester
Person human Q6244013
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John Langton

Summary

John Langton is a human[1]. He was born on 1300[2]. He died on July 19, 1337[3]. He worked as a Catholic priest[4], judge[5], and Catholic bishop[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Langton was born on 1300[2].
  • John Langton died on July 19, 1337[3].
  • John Langton worked as a Catholic priest[4].
  • John Langton's professions included judge[5].
  • John Langton's professions included Catholic bishop[6].
  • John Langton held the position of Roman Catholic Bishop of Chichester[8].
  • John Langton's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[9].
  • John Langton is recorded as male[10].
  • John Langton's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • John Langton's given name is recorded as John[12].
  • John Langton's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[13].
  • John Langton's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
  • John Langton's consecrator is recorded as Robert Winchelsey[15].

Body

Origins and Family

John Langton was born on 1300[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[4], judge[5], and Catholic bishop[6]. John Langton held the position of Roman Catholic Bishop of Chichester[8].

Personal Life

John Langton's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[9].

Death and Burial

John Langton died on July 19, 1337[3].

Why It Matters

John Langton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

What did John Langton do for work?

John Langton worked as Catholic priest[4], judge[5], and Catholic bishop[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation Catholic priest, judge, Catholic bishop
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32119|batch #32119]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (32)"
  2. 21d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Freebase id /m/04250n
    Date of death +1337-07-19T00:00:00Z
    Instance of human
    Catholic hierarchy person id langtoj
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30851|batch #30851]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (7)"
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