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John Leighton Wilson

American Christian missionary (1809-1886)
Person Human Q16198720

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
March 25, 1809
Date of death
July 13, 1886
Place of birth
Sumter, Salem[6]
Place of death
Mayesville
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
missionary
Educated at
Columbia Theological Seminary, Union College[8][9]
Work location
Cape Palmas, Gabon[13][14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[15]
Family name
Wilson[11]
Given name
John[12]
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🔖 Identifiers · 19
ISNI
0000000447819611
VIAF cluster ID
315534351
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no90000707
GND ID
138210166X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
John Leighton Wilson.jpg ↗
American National Biography ID
0801675
BLPL author ID
18332
CiNii Research ID
1140563741516848896
FAST ID
263311
Freebase ID
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Geni profile ID
6000000178767656935
KBR person ID
14169178
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA11085253
Open Library ID
OL696737A
Prabook ID
1097736
RERO ID (legacy)
A024782765
Unz Review author ID
WilsonJLeighton
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/8f65474e-1710-4488-b727-cc65103b7d56

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🔗 Connections
Educated at 2
Union College, Columbia Theological Seminary
Place of birth 2
Sumter, Salem
Work location 2
Gabon, Cape Palmas
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Wilson
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Occupation 1
missionary
Place of death 1
Mayesville
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

John Leighton Wilson was born on March 25, 1809[1], in Sumter[2]. He died on July 13, 1886[3], in Mayesville[4]. He worked as a missionary[5].

FAQs

Where was John Leighton Wilson born?

John Leighton Wilson was born in Sumter[2].

Where did John Leighton Wilson die?

John Leighton Wilson passed away in Mayesville[4].

What did John Leighton Wilson do for work?

John Leighton Wilson worked as a missionary[5].

Where did John Leighton Wilson go to school?

John Leighton Wilson was educated at Columbia Theological Seminary[8] and Union College[9].

Related Entities

Gabon United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . American National Biography Online. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . American National Biography Online. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . American National Biography Online. wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Occupation → missionary
    Family name → Wilson
    Given name → John
    Place of death → Mayesville
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