John Lewis

typographer and illustrator, born 1912
Person human Q6244768
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John Lewis

Summary

John Lewis is a human[1]. He was born on December 14, 1912[2]. He died on June 14, 1996[3]. He worked as a graphic designer[4] and type designer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • John Lewis was born on December 14, 1912[2].
  • John Lewis died on June 14, 1996[3].
  • John Lewis held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • John Lewis held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[8].
  • John Lewis worked as a graphic designer[4].
  • John Lewis worked as a type designer[5].
  • John Lewis's education included a stint at Goldsmiths, University of London[9].
  • John Lewis's education included a stint at Charterhouse School[10].
  • John Lewis is recorded as male[11].
  • John Lewis's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • John Lewis's family name is recorded as Lewis[13].
  • John Lewis's given name is recorded as John[14].
  • John Lewis's given name is recorded as Noel[15].
  • John Lewis's given name is recorded as Claude[16].
  • John Lewis's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].
  • John Lewis's start of work period is recorded as January 1, 1947[18].
  • John Lewis's end of work period is recorded as January 1, 1970[19].

Body

Origins and Family

John Lewis was born on December 14, 1912[2].

Education

Educated at Goldsmiths, University of London[9], a public research university[20], in United Kingdom[21], founded in 1891[22], headquartered in London[23] and Charterhouse School[10], a boarding school[24], in United Kingdom[25], founded in 1611[26], headquartered in Godalming[27].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include graphic designer[4] and type designer[5].

Death and Burial

John Lewis died on June 14, 1996[3].

Why It Matters

John Lewis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did John Lewis do for work?

John Lewis worked as graphic designer[4] and type designer[5].

Where did John Lewis go to school?

John Lewis was educated at Goldsmiths, University of London[9] and Charterhouse School[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [2] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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