John Leland

English poet and antiquary
Person human Q1398356
John Leland
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John Leland

Summary

John Leland is a human[1]. His place of birth was London[2]. He was born on +1502-09-13T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in London[4]. He died on +1552-04-18T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a librarian[6], historian[7], archaeologist[8], and topographer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month, #7,243 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in London[2], John Leland…
  • John Leland died in London[4].
  • John Leland was born on +1502-09-13T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Leland was born on +1506-01-01T00:00:00Z[11].
  • John Leland was born on +1503-01-01T00:00:00Z[12].
  • John Leland was born on +1503-09-13T00:00:00Z[13].
  • John Leland died on +1552-04-18T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Leland is buried at St Michael-le-Querne[14].
  • John Leland held citizenship in Kingdom of England[15].
  • John Leland worked as a librarian[6].
  • John Leland's professions included historian[7].
  • John Leland worked as an archaeologist[8].
  • John Leland worked as a topographer[9].
  • John Leland's education included a stint at Christ's College[16].
  • John Leland's education included a stint at St Paul's School[17].
  • John Leland's image is recorded as John Leland.jpg[18].
  • John Leland is recorded as male[19].
  • John Leland's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • John Leland's ISNI is recorded as 0000000062999738[21].
  • John Leland's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 14849374[22].
  • John Leland's GND ID is recorded as 117635022[23].
  • John Leland's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85144126[24].
  • John Leland's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12366084h[25].
  • John Leland's IdRef ID is recorded as 032677332[26].
  • John Leland's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA02225511[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Leland was born in London[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1502-09-13T00:00:00Z[3], +1506-01-01T00:00:00Z[11], +1503-01-01T00:00:00Z[12], and +1503-09-13T00:00:00Z[13].

Education

Educated at Christ's College[16], a college of the University of Cambridge[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1505[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and St Paul's School[17], an independent school[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1509[34], headquartered in London[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include librarian[6], historian[7], archaeologist[8], and topographer[9].

Death and Burial

John Leland died on +1552-04-18T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in London[4]. He is buried at St Michael-le-Querne[14].

Why It Matters

John Leland ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month, #7,243 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

FAQs

Where was John Leland born?

John Leland's place of birth was London[2].

Where did John Leland die?

John Leland died in London[4].

What did John Leland do for work?

John Leland worked as librarian[6], historian[7], archaeologist[8], and topographer[9].

Where did John Leland go to school?

John Leland was educated at Christ's College[16] and St Paul's School[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [21] . wikidata.org.
  15. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [23] . wikidata.org.
  17. [24] . wikidata.org.
  18. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [26] . wikidata.org.
  20. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [11] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . datos.bne.es. 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
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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