John Owen

English cleric and chess player (1827–1901)
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John Owen

Summary

John Owen is a human[1]. Born in Staffordshire[2], he… he was born on +1827-04-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Twickenham[4]. He died on +1901-11-24T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a chess player[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Staffordshire[2], John Owen…
  • John Owen passed away in Twickenham[4].
  • John Owen was born on +1827-04-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Owen died on +1901-11-24T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Owen held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[8].
  • John Owen worked as a chess player[6].
  • John Owen held the position of vicar[9].
  • John Owen was educated at Repton School[10].
  • John Owen's education included a stint at Trinity College[11].
  • John Owen's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[12].
  • John Owen's image is recorded as Burn-Owen.jpg[13].
  • John Owen is recorded as male[14].
  • John Owen's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • John Owen's sport is recorded as chess[16].
  • John Owen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0299tr[17].
  • John Owen's family name is recorded as Owen[18].
  • John Owen's given name is recorded as John[19].
  • John Owen's country for sport is recorded as England[20].
  • John Owen's Cambridge Alumni Database ID is recorded as OWN846J[21].
  • John Owen's Chessgames.com player ID is recorded as 10365[22].
  • John Owen's different from is recorded as John Owen[23].
  • John Owen's 365Chess.com player ID is recorded as John_Owen[24].
  • John Owen's Prabook ID is recorded as 2234024[25].

Body

Origins and Family

John Owen's place of birth was Staffordshire[2]. He was born on +1827-04-08T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Repton School[10], an independent school[26], in United Kingdom[27], founded in 1908[28] and Trinity College[11], a college of the University of Cambridge[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 1546[31], headquartered in Cambridge[32].

Career and Affiliations

John Owen worked as a chess player[6]. He held the position of vicar[9].

Personal Life

John Owen's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[12].

Death and Burial

John Owen died on +1901-11-24T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Twickenham[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for John Owen include Owen's Defence[33], a chess opening[34].

Why It Matters

John Owen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

Entities named for him include Owen's Defence[33], a chess opening[34].

FAQs

Where was John Owen born?

John Owen's place of birth was Staffordshire[2].

Where did John Owen die?

John Owen died in Twickenham[4].

What did John Owen do for work?

John Owen worked as chess player[6].

Where did John Owen go to school?

John Owen was educated at Repton School[10] and Trinity College[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . 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. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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