John Sewell

British publisher, bookbinder, bookseller, printer (1733/34-1802)
Person human Q24175553
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Summary

John Sewell was born on 1733[1]. He died on November 19, 1802[2]. He worked as a bookseller[3], publisher[4], printer[5], and bookbinder[6]. He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Commons category: John Sewell (publisher)[10]
  • Family name: Sewell[11]
  • Given name: John[12]
  • Work location: London[13]
  • Product or material produced: European Magazine[14]
  • Start of work period: January 17, 1762[15]
  • End of work period: January 17, 1802[16]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Scheepvaartmuseum Wikidataproject[17]
  • Has works in the collection: Yale Center for British Art[18], Het Scheepvaartmuseum[19]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[20]

FAQs

What did John Sewell do for work?

John Sewell worked as a bookseller[3], publisher[4], printer[5], and bookbinder[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . British Book Trade Index. wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . British Book Trade Index. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . British Book Trade Index. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . British Book Trade Index. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. wikidata.org.
  9. [2] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . British Book Trade Index. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . British Book Trade Index. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Q132230989. Retrieved . n2t.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    British book trade index id → 61884
    Isni → 0000000437583609
    Worldcat entities id → E39PBJtCGvF3QDrTVcXx3Dbjmd
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