John Ledyard

American explorer and adventurer (1751-1789)
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John Ledyard
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John Ledyard

Summary

John Ledyard is a human[1]. His place of birth was Groton[2]. He was born on +1751-11-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Cairo[4]. He died on +1789-01-10T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an explorer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Ledyard's place of birth was Groton[2].
  • John Ledyard was born in British America[8].
  • John Ledyard died in Cairo[4].
  • John Ledyard was born on +1751-11-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Ledyard died on +1789-01-10T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Ledyard's father was John Ledyard[9].
  • John Ledyard's mother was Abigail Moore[10].
  • John Ledyard held citizenship in United States[11].
  • John Ledyard's professions included explorer[6].
  • John Ledyard was educated at Dartmouth College[12].
  • John Ledyard's image is recorded as John Ledyard.jpg[13].
  • John Ledyard is recorded as male[14].
  • John Ledyard's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • John Ledyard's ISNI is recorded as 0000000081330116[16].
  • John Ledyard's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 54268126[17].
  • John Ledyard's GND ID is recorded as 123094291[18].
  • John Ledyard's military branch is recorded as Royal Marines[19].
  • John Ledyard's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80097855[20].
  • John Ledyard's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12619918d[21].
  • John Ledyard's IdRef ID is recorded as 10187426X[22].
  • John Ledyard's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA09162125[23].
  • John Ledyard's Commons category is recorded as John Ledyard[24].
  • John Ledyard's SBN author ID is recorded as LO1V296841[25].
  • John Ledyard's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35296856[26].
  • John Ledyard's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 28064872[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Groton[2], a New England town[28], in United States[29], founded in 1705[30] and British America[8], a crown colony[31], in British Empire[32], founded in 1607[33]. John Ledyard was born on +1751-11-01T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was he[9]. His mother was Abigail Moore[10].

Education

John Ledyard's education included a stint at Dartmouth College[12].

Career and Affiliations

John Ledyard's professions included explorer[6].

Death and Burial

John Ledyard died on +1789-01-10T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Cairo[4].

Why It Matters

John Ledyard ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

FAQs

Where was John Ledyard born?

Born in Groton[2], John Ledyard…

Where did John Ledyard die?

John Ledyard passed away in Cairo[4].

Who were John Ledyard's parents?

John Ledyard's father was John Ledyard[9]. John Ledyard's mother was Abigail Moore[10].

What did John Ledyard do for work?

John Ledyard worked as explorer[6].

Where did John Ledyard go to school?

John Ledyard was educated at Dartmouth College[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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