John Leighton Wilson

American Christian missionary (1809-1886)
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John Leighton Wilson

Summary

John Leighton Wilson is a human[1]. He was born in Sumter[2]. He was born on +1809-03-25T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Mayesville[4]. He died on +1886-07-13T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a missionary[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Leighton Wilson's place of birth was Sumter[2].
  • John Leighton Wilson was born in Salem[8].
  • John Leighton Wilson died in Mayesville[4].
  • John Leighton Wilson was born on +1809-03-25T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Leighton Wilson died on +1886-07-13T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Leighton Wilson held citizenship in United States[9].
  • John Leighton Wilson worked as a missionary[6].
  • John Leighton Wilson's education included a stint at Columbia Theological Seminary[10].
  • John Leighton Wilson was educated at Union College[11].
  • John Leighton Wilson's image is recorded as John Leighton Wilson.jpg[12].
  • John Leighton Wilson is recorded as male[13].
  • John Leighton Wilson's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John Leighton Wilson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000447819611[15].
  • John Leighton Wilson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315534351[16].
  • John Leighton Wilson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no90000707[17].
  • John Leighton Wilson's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA11085253[18].
  • John Leighton Wilson's Commons category is recorded as John Leighton Wilson[19].
  • John Leighton Wilson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0zc0kg9[20].
  • John Leighton Wilson's Open Library ID is recorded as OL696737A[21].
  • John Leighton Wilson's family name is recorded as Wilson[22].
  • John Leighton Wilson's given name is recorded as John[23].
  • John Leighton Wilson's work location is recorded as Cape Palmas[24].
  • John Leighton Wilson's work location is recorded as Gabon[25].
  • John Leighton Wilson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • John Leighton Wilson's BLPL author ID is recorded as 18332[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Sumter[2], a city in the United States[28], in United States[29], founded in 1845[30] and Salem[8], a town in the United States[31], in United States[32]. John Leighton Wilson was born on +1809-03-25T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Columbia Theological Seminary[10], a seminary[33], in United States[34], founded in 1828[35] and Union College[11], a private university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1795[38], headquartered in Schenectady[39].

Career and Affiliations

John Leighton Wilson worked as a missionary[6].

Death and Burial

John Leighton Wilson died on +1886-07-13T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Mayesville[4].

Why It Matters

John Leighton Wilson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was John Leighton Wilson born?

John Leighton Wilson's place of birth was Sumter[2].

Where did John Leighton Wilson die?

John Leighton Wilson died in Mayesville[4].

What did John Leighton Wilson do for work?

John Leighton Wilson worked as missionary[6].

Where did John Leighton Wilson go to school?

John Leighton Wilson was educated at Columbia Theological Seminary[10] and Union College[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . American National Biography Online. wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . American National Biography Online. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . American National Biography Online. wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Library of Congress Authorities. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Library of Congress Authorities. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . 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. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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