John Sheepshanks

British bishop
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John Sheepshanks

Summary

John Sheepshanks is a human[1]. His place of birth was Belgravia[2]. He was born on +1834-02-23T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1912-06-06T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as an Anglican priest[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • John Sheepshanks's place of birth was Belgravia[2].
  • John Sheepshanks was born on +1834-02-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Sheepshanks died on +1912-06-06T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Burial took place at Norwich Cathedral[7].
  • John Sheepshanks's father was Thomas Sheepshanks[8].
  • John Sheepshanks's mother was Katherine Smith[9].
  • A child of John Sheepshanks was Mary Sheepshanks[10].
  • A child of John Sheepshanks was Thomas Herbert Sheepshanks[11].
  • A child of John Sheepshanks was Katherine Sheepshanks[12].
  • John Sheepshanks held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[13].
  • John Sheepshanks is identified as part of the British ethnic group[14].
  • John Sheepshanks worked as an Anglican priest[5].
  • John Sheepshanks held the position of Anglican Bishop of Norwich[15].
  • John Sheepshanks was educated at Christ's College[16].
  • John Sheepshanks's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[17].
  • John Sheepshanks's image is recorded as Bp John Sheepshanks.jpg[18].
  • John Sheepshanks is recorded as male[19].
  • John Sheepshanks's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • John Sheepshanks's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110020177[21].
  • John Sheepshanks's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 104506241[22].
  • John Sheepshanks's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2011011749[23].
  • John Sheepshanks's Commons category is recorded as John Sheepshanks (bishop)[24].
  • John Sheepshanks's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 21948[25].
  • John Sheepshanks's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06_t_c5[26].
  • John Sheepshanks's Open Library ID is recorded as OL2528845A[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Belgravia[2], John Sheepshanks… he was born on +1834-02-23T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Thomas Sheepshanks[8]. His mother was Katherine Smith[9]. He is identified as part of the British ethnic group[14].

Education

John Sheepshanks's education included a stint at Christ's College[16].

Career and Affiliations

John Sheepshanks worked as an Anglican priest[5]. He held the position of Anglican Bishop of Norwich[15].

Personal Life

Children include Mary Sheepshanks[10], a pedagogue[28], 1872–1960[29], of United Kingdom[30]; Thomas Herbert Sheepshanks[11], a civil servant[31], 1895–1964[32], of United Kingdom[33]; and Katherine Sheepshanks[12], 1881–1963[34], of United Kingdom[35]. John Sheepshanks's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[17].

Death and Burial

John Sheepshanks died on +1912-06-06T00:00:00Z[4]. He is buried at Norwich Cathedral[7].

Why It Matters

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

FAQs

Where was John Sheepshanks born?

John Sheepshanks was born in Belgravia[2].

Who were John Sheepshanks's parents?

John Sheepshanks's father was Thomas Sheepshanks[8]. John Sheepshanks's mother was Katherine Smith[9].

What did John Sheepshanks do for work?

John Sheepshanks worked as Anglican priest[5].

Where did John Sheepshanks go to school?

John Sheepshanks was educated at Christ's College[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [4] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . 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
  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. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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