John Lewis

department store founder, born 1836
Person human Q6244750
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John Lewis

Summary

John Lewis is a human[1]. He was born in Shepton Mallet[2]. He was born on +1836-02-24T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Hampstead[4]. He died on +1928-06-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a businessperson[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Lewis was born in Shepton Mallet[2].
  • John Lewis died in Hampstead[4].
  • John Lewis was born on +1836-02-24T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Lewis died on +1928-06-08T00:00:00Z[5].
  • A child of John Lewis was John Spedan Lewis[8].
  • A child of John Lewis was Oswald Lewis[9].
  • John Lewis held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • John Lewis held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[11].
  • John Lewis's professions included businessperson[6].
  • John Lewis held the position of member of London County Council[12].
  • John Lewis's education included a stint at Heath Mount School[13].
  • John Lewis's image is recorded as John Lewis in the 1920s.jpg[14].
  • John Lewis is recorded as male[15].
  • John Lewis's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • John Lewis was affiliated with the Progressive Party[17].
  • John Lewis's Commons category is recorded as John Lewis (department store founder)[18].
  • John Lewis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02y_j0x[19].
  • John Lewis's family name is recorded as Lewis[20].
  • John Lewis's given name is recorded as John[21].
  • John Lewis's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • John Lewis's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 49323[23].
  • John Lewis's Open Plaques subject ID is recorded as 6589[24].
  • John Lewis's National Portrait Gallery is recorded as mp145619[25].
  • John Lewis's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Lewis-44209[26].
  • John Lewis's Prabook ID is recorded as 2231394[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Lewis was born in Shepton Mallet[2]. He was born on +1836-02-24T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

John Lewis's education included a stint at Heath Mount School[13].

Career and Affiliations

John Lewis worked as a businessperson[6]. He held the position of member of London County Council[12].

Personal Life

Children include John Spedan Lewis[8], a businessperson[28], 1885–1963[29], of United Kingdom[30] and Oswald Lewis[9], a barrister[31], 1887–1966[32], of United Kingdom[33]. John Lewis was affiliated with the Progressive Party[17].

Death and Burial

John Lewis died on +1928-06-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Hampstead[4].

Why It Matters

John Lewis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was John Lewis born?

John Lewis was born in Shepton Mallet[2].

Where did John Lewis die?

John Lewis died in Hampstead[4].

What did John Lewis do for work?

John Lewis worked as businessperson[6].

Where did John Lewis go to school?

John Lewis was educated at Heath Mount School[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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